GlobalGiving's Everybody Can Win! Challenge is an opportunity for donors to help innovative children's health and education projects earn up to $25,000. View the leaderboard here What is GlobalGiving?GlobalGiving is a global marketplace for philanthropy that helps donors support causes they are passionate about. Using its public website, GlobalGiving connects donors to more than 500 community based projects worldwide. The site hosts projects which range in topic from education and the environment to healthcare and human rights in more than 69 countries. Over the past 5 years, more than 600 organizations have raised over $13 million using GlobalGiving's website. Click here for more information about GlobalGiving. What is the challenge?Just for participating, Project Leaders start out with a $2,500 prize! But to keep it, projects must raise $5,000 from 50 unique donors (at least 50 different people) between November 15 and December 15, 2008. In addition to keeping the $2,500, projects can compete for other rewards. The project that recruits the most unique donors will earn an extra $15,000, and the project that raises the most money will earn an extra $10,000. Who are the participants?Participants are pre-screened, pre-selected project leaders from around the world who are working on health or education projects that support children. Unfortunately, at this time, GlobalGiving is not taking additional applications for this Challenge. If you have a project that you would like to enter in a future challenge, please visit this page for more information. Why give?Your donation matters! Every donation supports the health and education needs of children around the world. And from November 15 Ð December 15, your donation has the potential to have an even greater impact by helping these projects get one step closer to these amazing opportunities.
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