The GlobalGiving Index highlights what's hot (and what's not) in charity giving. It lists the top five funded projects (these projects that have received the most donations in the previous week), the average donation size for all GlobalGiving-supported projects, and the theme and geographic area that received the most donors.
Now in its second year, the GlobalGiving Index has been enhanced to better represent marketplace activity, seasonality, and major donations. Specifically, instead of using a single number as the average weekly donation for the entire year, we are now using a weekly metric.
The Index is now calculated as follows:
Current Week's Volume / (Same Month Last Year's Volume/Number of Days in the Month)x7
Example:
January 2006 Volume = $202,990.78
January 2007 Indexed Volume:
(($202,990.78 Total January Volume)/(31 days))*(7 days in week) = $45,836.63
Therefore for the week of January 1-7, the GGI was 31. It was calculated as follows:
($14,359 (actual volume for the week)/$45,836.63 (indexed volume for the each week in January)*100 = 31 for the week
In addition, a second plot has been added to the graph in blue that shows the actual number of donations in that given week.
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Week of April 21 to 27
Top 5 Projects
The GlobalGiving Index (GGI) shot up to 213 this week and the number of donations also increased to 406. The number one project was the Quality education for rural China project, with $3,460 in donations. Economic Development came in as the most popular theme again this week. The Quality education for rural China project supports rural teachers to develop new curriculum and teaching approaches that foster students' well-rounded development and ability to contribute to their rural communities. This project has received over $5,000 to date.
The GlobalGiving Index (GGI) increased to 72 this week and the number of donations also increased to 247. The number one project was the VFPServ General Fund project, with $3,631 in donations. Economic Development came in as the most popular theme of the week for the first time since early March. The Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program (VFPServ) is a public-private partnership of the US government to make short-term volunteering abroad by skilled Americans more affordable. This project has received over $5,000 to date.
The GlobalGiving Index (GGI) dropped to 67 this week and the number of donations also dropped to 169. The number one project was Providing Life Saving Bed Nets in Africa project, with $1,115 in donations, which saw continued benefit from its promotion through the Idol Gives Back initiative. Health edged out Education as the most popular theme of the week. Providing Life Saving Bed Nets in Africa provides life saving insecticide treated bed nets to women and children at risk for malaria. This project has received over $7,000 to date.
The GlobalGiving Index (GGI) declined 15% this week to 120. But the number of donations increased 32% to 259, driven mostly by the 81 donations to the Providing Life Saving Bed Nets in Africa project, which ranked second in total amount received. Democracy and Governance led as the most popular theme for the first time since February - the last time Providing Volunteer Opportunities in Japan was the leading project for overall donation volume. Providing Volunteer Opportunities in Japan makes it easy for both foreigners and Japanese to volunteer to help the Tokyo community, no matter what language they speak. This project has received over $60,000 to date.
The GlobalGiving Index (GGI) returned to normal range this week after spiking last week with the awards from the Case Foundation for the America's Giving Challenge. Education continued as the most popular theme, and Youth Venture United States received the most volume, with $15,000. Youth Venture® leads an international community of young people who are powerful changemakers. It inspires and invests in them to create and launch sustainable ventures benefiting communities. This project has received over $38,000 to date.
GlobalGiving experienced a quadrupling of the average donation size this week due to the receipt of 50 $1,000 awards from the Case Foundation for America’s Giving Challenge. Education proved to be the most popular project theme, and the GlobalGiving Matching Fund received the most volume. The GlobalGiving Matching Fund is a general "pool" that helps projects that are almost fully funded reach their budget target, provide matching incentives, etc. This Fund has received over $167,000 to date.
GlobalGiving saw a significant traffic increase this week after being featured on popular blog, perezhilton.com. The most popular project was Pakistan Earthquake Medical Relief Clinics, which provides four 24-hour primary/emergency care medical facilities with 7 full-time doctors and health education programs to 150,000 people in the mountainous and remote area of Kashmir, Pakistan.
Number of donations increased slightly this week, and Education was the favorite theme by a wide margin. The top project was Youth Venture United States. This organization inspires and invests in young people who create and launch their own sustainable ventures benefiting communities.
GlobalGiving shined this week, experiencing a 158 percent increase in average donation. Economic Development proved to be the most popular project theme, and the Human Capabilities Fund received the most volume. In short, the Human Capabilities Fund is aimed at expanding what people are actually able to do or be… their capability. This project has received nearly $1 million to date!
This week, Combating Child Trafficking in Ghana – a project supports 648 trafficked children rescued by IOM from various fishing villages where they were forced to work under hazardous conditions – received the most volume through our marketplace. To date, this project has received nearly $19,000 in funding.
Site traffic increased steadily over the course of February, peaking on the 27th at just under 4,000 visits.
A gift from a major donor made Providing Volunteer Opportunities in Japan the project generating the most volume this week. This project, based in Tokyo, enables individuals to provide community support through volunteering; and has raised nearly $50,000 to date.
Pakistan Earthquake Medical Relief Clinics also performed well, raising nearly $5,000 through a fund-raising event. This project provides treatment for patients in 24-hour primary/emergency care medical facilities located in remote areas of Kashmir.
The GlobalGiving index dipped slightly this week, a predictable shift given the recent surge of donation activity through GlobalGiving.org. Despite the change in total giving volume, website visits exceeded those of the same week last year by nearly 100 percent; a fresh flow of traffic came from feature articles in Odemagazine.com and on ESPN.com. Health was by far the top theme, generating nearly $15,000 in donation volume.
Following a record-breaking week last week as a result of America's Giving Challenge, the number of donations dropped off considerably, but the GGI remained strong, buoyed by a significant corporate contribution to Sports to Promote Women's Rights in Rwanda , a project in the Women & Gender theme. This project aims to use sport to empower Rwandan women and girls to create a strong forum of advocacy on women’s rights, HIV/AIDS prevention and management and issues of unity and reconciliation.
The GlobalGiving Index hit an all time high, both in terms of the index and the number of donations, bolstered by a frenetic race for the finish through America's Giving Challenge. The number of donations increased by 167% over the previous week. Top finishers and recipients of the four $50,000 awards will be announced by February 21, so stay tuned. Over five projects competing in the Challenge generated over 1,000 donations each, and Education was the top theme.
There were very encouraging signs in the Marketplace this week, as we approach the end of America’s Giving Challenge. The number of donations skyrocketed—increasing almost 100% over the previous week—while the average donation has fallen. Small donations through America’s Giving Challenge are dominating Marketplace activity this week, and we expect to see an even bigger surge as we approach the January 31st deadline.
The GGI has reached record heights this week, driven by America’s Giving Challenge and a major donor’s contribution to the Human Capabilities Fund, a project that supports social investments in the Balkans, Kenya, and the United States.
America’s Giving Challenge is winding down – Give today to your favorite cause and help it earn $50,000. In addition, to liven up the competition over the next four days, GlobalGiving is offering additional incentives to the fundraisers that generate the most unique donations within a 24-hour period. See who's in the lead.
It's not too late to enter America's Giving Challenge and get $50,000 towards your favorite cause. In the last week, top fundraisers have mobilized hundreds of donations to their projects. Get in on the action now!
Top America's Giving Challenge Fundraiser Last Week:
The end of year momentum in donation volume has continued into the New Year, dominated by peer-to-peer and workplace gifting. Last week, donors gave more than $100,000 to projects in 57 countries. Year on year, the number of projects receiving funding in 2007 was up 34% over 2006.
