Help Where it is Needed Most

And where you can make the biggest difference

Working with more than 450 community leaders and field-based consultants all over the world, GGI is one of the world’s leading advisers in international philanthropy. Through our existing Funds, or a custom fund designed with you, our primary goal is always to maximize the impact of your charitable giving. We identify international giving opportunities that offer a hand-up, not a handout. We fund and support leaders and leading organizations at the local level, and through our extensive due diligence and monitoring processes, we can protect against the corruption and waste that make so many apprehensive about international granting.

The Power of Focused Effort

Geneva Global's funds offer you the opportunity to leverage your giving by joining other donors who share your passions in a philanthropic mutual fund, focusing on specific development challenges, or on certain regions of the world. Our cost-effective funds invest in existing initiatives that have been carefully selected by Geneva Global to effectively address critical needs in the world’s most difficult places.  Our funds come in two varieties.  Our macro funds combine multiple initiatives focused on specific issues – such as orphans and vulnerable children, or prevention of human trafficking – or on geographic areas of the world. Our focused funds tackle specific problems in specific countries – such as forced child labor in Ghana or clean water for communities in Rwanda – allowing an opportunity for you to further direct your giving. Whichever fund you choose to invest in, you’ll be expanding the fund’s impact and providing a critical mass of support to unsung heroes tackling priority poverty issues in the world’s hardest places.

We Make It Easy to Get Involved

Geneva Global has long catered to the high-net worth individual or foundations with substantial endowments, but now our Funds are accessible to nearly anyone with a heart for giving and a mind for doing so wisely. We accept contributions from $5,000 for any of our existing, high-impact charitable macro Funds, or from $25,000 for our focused Funds. For donors looking to invest $500,000 per year, we will work with you to create a customized Fund designed to make a lasting impact on the poverty issues you are passionate about.

3 Levels of Involvement

  • Invest in one of our macro Funds (min. $5,000)
  • Expand the scale and scope of a focused Fund (min. $25,000)
  • We'll help you create a customized fund (min. $500,000 a year)
It is better to give than to receive, but it is best to know that your gift is received.
Doug Balfour, CEO

We have pioneered an innovative, tactical approach to international giving. Our approach is a focused collaboration of people, resources and capital related to a particular social problem in a specific geographic area. We are able to coordinate the efforts of otherwise isolated programs and increase the size and depth of the impact. We achieve greater efficiency by avoiding the duplication of effort, minimizing overhead and hastening the time-line for change. Each of our Funds employs this approach to bring about maximum results. We have calculated that results through Geneva Global are up to 30 times more effective than traditional means such as child sponsorship programs.

Places we impact

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South and Southeast Asia
  • China
  • Latin America
  • Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Issues we impact

  • Health
  • Slavery & Human Liberty
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Education
  • Environment

We'd love to talk

To contribute to one of our Funds, or to discuss how we can work with you to create a customized Fund, contact us at 1-610-254-0000 or use our contact form. We look forward to helping you make the most of your generosity.

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