GlobalGiving

Mission

To build the world's richest marketpace for international aid and giving.

Programs

GlobalGiving features hundreds of projects from over 50 countries and spanning 9 different themes. Projects range from protecting rainforests in Honduras to building water pumps in India to providing scholarships for girls in Zimbabwe.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Urgent Aid for Kenya-- Food, Supplies, and Support	Solar Energy & Radio Communication for Wayling	Support the GlobalGiving Fund for Bangladesh	Taghia Village Education and Safety project
Earthquake Relief: Pakistan, India, Afghanistan	Hurricane Katrina Rebuilding Fund	Provide Relief to Indonesian Earthquake Victims	West Africa Food Crisis: Relief & Prevention
London: Relief and Long-Term Peace Building Fund	Malaysia Tsunami Relief Fund	Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Fund	Flood Relief - Help the people of Mumbai Rebuild
Indonesia Tsunami Relief Fund	Relief for Darfur: Fund to Rebuild Sudan	Thailand Tsunami Relief Fund

Personnel Overview

Dennis Whittle - Executive Chair
Until Oct. 2000, Dennis was part of a troika that led the World Bank's Corporate Strategy and Innovation units. From 1992-1997, he led a variety of initiatives in the Bank's Russia program. Before that, Dennis was an economist in the World Bank's Jakarta office for 5 years. Dennis graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and did graduate work in development studies and economics at Princeton University.

Mari Kuraishi - Chief Operating Officer
Mari joined the World Bank in 1992 where she managed and created some of the Bank's most innovative projects. Mari helped organized the first series of strategic forums and the first ever Innovation and Development Marketplaces. She also designed a range of investment projects in the Russia reform program. She completed undergraduate and graduate studies at Harvard and Georgetown Universities.

Personnel Statistics

Dennis Whittle,
Chief Executive Officer
Founded in 2000
Employees: 22
Volunteers: 3