Causes: Economic Development, International, International Economic Development, Microfinance, Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion

Mission: GlobalGiving''s mission is to build an efficient, open, thriving marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them.

Programs: With support for over 700 projects worldwide, through GlobalGiving, donors support local leaders, many of them women, who are implementing strategies in education, health and other services that will improve the long term sustainability of their communities. Donors have the option of directly communicating with the extraordinary social entrepreneurs who run these projects and can receive reports and updates directly from the field. By supporting the GlobalGiving Foundation and its projects donors are investing in global prosperity.