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Global Impact Recognized for Leadership, Dedication and Financial Responsibility

Alexandria, VA (December 12, 2011) – Stanley Berman, Certified Public Accountant and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Global Impact, was selected as the 2012 Nonprofit CFO of the Year. Each year the Nonprofit CFO Awards recognizes the contributions of nonprofit financial executives who demonstrate a vision for operational excellence, innovation in finance and management, exceptional leadership and a commitment to improving financial reporting.

Originally founded by Tate & Tryon and West, Lane and Schlager Realty Advisors and now presented in partnership with Association TRENDS, this award has been bestowed upon the nation’s leading nonprofit and association CFOs.

“Global Impact’s integrity and sound governance are at the core of our success,” said Renée S. Acosta, President, Global Impact. “Stan’s strong fiscal management helps to drive Global Impact’s standards and accountability.”

Virginia Business named Mr. Berman the 2010 Virginia’s CFO of the Year for small nonprofit organizations, and in 2009, Mr. Berman was the only nonprofit CFO to be recognized as a “Smart CPA" by SmartCEO magazine.

Global Impact’s practices result in a series of awards and recognition, including a Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating for exceptional fiscal management for the sixth consecutive year, a distinction achieved by only five percent of rated charities, and Seal Holder status from the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance for the sixth consecutive year for meeting each of the 20 standards for charity accountability.

About Global Impact

Global Impact raises funds to meet critical humanitarian needs around the world. Global Impact supports an alliance of 58 U.S.-based international charities through innovative partnerships and employee giving programs and provides solutions to meet the unique giving needs of organizations and donors. Additionally, Global Impact distributes charitable donations for some of America’s top corporations and manages two of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns: the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.3 billion to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people. Learn more at www.charity.org.

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Press Contact

Ann Canela
Global Impact
Marketing & Communications
Tel: 703.717.5221
E-mail: ann.canela@charity.org
www.charity.org

Give Grandma a bit of credit! These holidays, would she rather receive a silly reindeer sweater or help a schoolchild acquire glasses to see the blackboard clearly for the first time? 

Choosing the perfect holiday gift is one of life’s greater challenges, modestly more difficult than earning a Ph.D. in astrophysics. So it is time for my annual gift guide.

For starters, the Web sites of the major humanitarian organizations offer alluring holiday gifts. Through the International Rescue Committee, $30 buys a flock of chickens for a needy family. At CARE, $29 gets a girl a school uniform. Through Heifer International, you can stock a fish pond for $300. With Mercy Corps, $69 can start a female entrepreneur in the sewing business.

Beyond those organizations, here are some lesser-known charities that may help put a grin on Grandma — and on someone else.

Read more at The New York Times.

Alexandria, VA (November 29, 2011) – Global Impact is a proud sponsor of the Food for All Summit, a virtual philanthropic event that brings together people and organizations that are leading the charge to solve world hunger.

This year, the Summit will host various speakers including Marianne Williamson, John Robbins, Andrew Harvey, actor Josh Radnor and former U.S. Rep Tony Hall. The speakers will discuss the alleviation of world hunger, the larger philanthropic effort to achieve that goal and instructions on how individuals can make a noticeable difference.
Join the online Food for All Summit to become an important part of the movement to create "a world where all are fed."

• Learn about new long- and short-term solutions to truly create a hunger-free world. You'll hear from pioneers in advocacy, financial literacy, micro-finance (now reaching 137 million people around the world in 2010) and more.
• Find out how you can take immediate action and do something positive to help feed people with our letter-writing workshop.
• Unlock your "inner activist" as you discover how you can make a big impact with even the smallest effort.
• Learn how your lifestyle and your mindset can be shifted so that you're truly part of the solution.
• Be inspired by heroic stories of courage, perseverance and success and the ways people just like you are helping end world hunger.

Let's create a wave of positive actions that can help address one of our most basic human needs.

Co-Sponsors:
The Shift Network, Humanity's Team, The Shift Movie, MaestroConference, International Cities of Peace, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Food Not Bombs, Free Child Project, Global Impact, Bread for the World and Oxfam International.

About Global Impact

Global Impact raises funds to meet critical humanitarian needs around the world. Global Impact supports an alliance of 58 U.S.-based international charities through innovative partnerships and employee giving programs and provides solutions to meet the unique giving needs of organizations and donors. Additionally, Global Impact distributes charitable donations for some of America’s top corporations and manages two of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns: the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.3 billion to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people.

Press Contact

Ann Canela
Global Impact
Marketing & Communications
Tel: 703.717.5221

New report highlights partnerships, strategic efforts to help vulnerable populations around the world

Alexandria, VA (November 28, 2011) – Global Impact, whose mission is to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people, released its 2011 Annual Report today, Partnerships: For People, For Impact, For Giving, For Results. The report outlines Global Impact’s sustained effort to meet critical humanitarian needs around the world, and underscores Global Impact’s success in building strategic partnerships and alliances with the corporations, non-governmental organizations and government entities to increase charitable giving and strengthen donor engagement.

“Over the last 12 months, Global Impact focused on establishing partnerships to help communities hardest hit by prolonged poverty and limited educational and health care resources, in addition to the impact of disasters, be they natural or manmade,” said Renée Acosta, President, Global Impact. “Looking forward, Global Impact will continue to seek innovative partners to meet immediate needs and to address long-term sustainable change for the people who need help the most.”

The annual report highlights Global Impact’s successes over the previous year, which include:

• $110.4 million raised
• A new Accelerator Fund to support strategic investments in unfunded or underfunded international programs

Global Impact’s practices resulted in a series of ratings, including a Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating for exceptional fiscal management for the sixth consecutive year, a distinction achieved by only five percent of rated charities, and Seal Holder status from the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance for the sixth consecutive year for meeting each of the 20 standards for charity accountability.

About Global Impact

Global Impact raises funds to meet critical humanitarian needs around the world. Global Impact supports an alliance of 58 U.S.-based international charities through innovative partnerships and employee giving programs and provides solutions to meet the unique giving needs of organizations and donors. Additionally, Global Impact distributes charitable donations for some of America’s top corporations and manages two of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns: the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.3 billion to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people.

Follow Global Impact on Twitter or "Like" us on Facebook.

Press Contact

Ann Canela
Global Impact
Director, Marketing & Communications
Tel: 703.717.5221

New executive team member to streamline operations and leverage technology to grow business through new partnerships and alliances

Alexandria, VA (November 14, 2011) – Global Impact, whose mission is to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people, announced today the appointment of Mark Oliphant as the chief information and operating officer. Mr. Oliphant will report to Renée S. Acosta, president of Global Impact, and oversee technology, operations and business processes. In his new role, Mr. Oliphant will focus on organization-wide initiatives to develop key strategies for project management and evaluation through restructured internal processes, systems integration and online giving.

Mr. Oliphant joined Global Impact in 2009, as vice president, responsible for cross-functional business process reengineering and technology product development. Notably, Mr. Oliphant introduced cloud computing to help manage the customer support function for the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and Overseas to make the online giving component more user-friendly for campaign contributors. He also led other successful efforts to increase donor participation and reduce expenses through e-Giving. 
“Mr. Oliphant’s proven ability and track record of success to lead others in improving programs and operations make him a welcome addition to the executive team,” said Ms. Acosta. “His continued expertise will guide our planning as we strengthen our infrastructure and implement new methods to do business.”

Mr. Oliphant’s career spans nearly three decades and includes previous work at GE and Fannie Mae. In addition to his professional duties, Mr. Oliphant served on the Mortgage Bankers Association Governance Committee and several boards, including Ellie Mae and Dexma, Inc. He also owns two patents related to electronic documentation.
Mr. Oliphant has a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Bucknell University and an M.S. degree in Systems Engineering from George Mason University.

About Global Impact

Global Impact raises funds to meet critical humanitarian needs around the world. Global Impact supports an alliance of 58 U.S.-based international charities through innovative partnerships and employee giving programs and provides solutions to meet the unique giving needs of organizations and donors. Additionally, Global Impact distributes charitable donations for some of America’s top corporations and manages two of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns: the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.3 billion to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people.

Press Contact

D’An Hagan
Global Impact
Manager, Executive Communications
Tel: 703-717-5222

Alexandria, VA (October 24, 2011) - Update: Rescue workers and residents in eastern Turkey battled near-freezing temperatures and darkness searching for survivors after Sunday's earthquake - the country's most powerful in more than a decade. Using flashlights, shovels, heavy machinery and even their hands to lift debris, rescuers climbed over collapsed buildings in search of victims.

As of Tuesday morning, at least 360 people are dead, said Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin, and the death toll is expected to increase as workers uncover additional damage. Another 350 people were injured. The 7.2 magnitude quake struck Sunday afternoon at 1:41 p.m. local time near the city of Van, which borders Iran.

Roughly 20 aftershocks rattled eastern Turkey in one of the nation's poorest areas, with the largest measuring at a magnitude of 6.0. Many of Global Impact’s 58 charity alliance members have programs in Turkey including, International Medical Corps who currently has a team on the ground in Ankara, Turkey, monitoring the situation. “International Medical Corps has a relief team and supplies on standby in the region,” said Rabih Torbay, International Medical Corps’ Vice President of International Operations. “We are currently liaising with Turkish authorities via our local implementing partners to determine the extent of the damage and the potential needs in the area, and are ready to respond as needed.” Because of its position on major geological fault lines, Turkey is very susceptible to earthquakes.

Global Impact’s charities will continue to monitor the situation on the ground and provide support to those in need.

About Global Impact

Global Impact raises funds to meet critical humanitarian needs around the world. Global Impact supports an alliance of 58 U.S.-based international charities through innovative partnerships and employee giving programs and provides solutions to meet the unique giving needs of organizations and donors. Additionally, Global Impact distributes charitable donations for some of America’s top corporations and manages two of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns: the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. Since 1956, Global Impact has generated more than $1.3 billion to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people.

Press Contact

Ann Canela
Global Impact
Marketing & Communications
Tel: 703.717.5221

A successful operation to separate four-month-old conjoined twin girls in China highlights the pioneering work of U.S. humanitarian organization Project HOPE, which trained the medical team that conducted the high stakes procedure.

The six-hour operation took place at Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC), which was established with the support of the Virginia-based NGO, Project HOPE, a member of Global Impact’s charity alliance, and its mission of forging lasting health care around the world.

Chief Pediatric Surgeon, Dr. Chen Qi Ming, cardiovascular surgeon and SCMC President, Dr. Liu  Jinfen, and their medical team operated to separate twin girls “An An” and “Xin Xin” who were born in April, connected at the liver and pericardium - the sac that contains the heart.

“The wonderful medical team at SCMC made history again by operating on the twin baby girls - the third set of conjoined twins who underwent this procedure successfully at SCMC.  Project HOPE is also very proud to share in this achievement as all of the clinicians and nurses who participated in the surgery and clinical care were HOPE-trained fellows,” said Lily Hsu, of Project HOPE in Shanghai. 

The Shanghai Children’s Medical Center is one of the world’s premier pediatric heart centers, performing lifesaving heart surgery on nearly 2,500 children each year.  Project HOPE helped develop the facility, which opened in 1998,  and has provided more than $30 million in medical equipment. HOPE continues to support SCMC through at least 16 training programs for professional health care workers in the areas of diabetes, children’s nutrition, HIV/AIDS and nurse training.

"This intricate surgery is another indication of how Project HOPE's mission of training local doctors, nurses and health professionals can offer the gift of life for generations to come," said John P. Howe III, M.D. and President and CEO of Project HOPE.

"It also shows how cooperation between US-based groups and Chinese authorities can create expertise and enhance public health in fast emerging China."

Project HOPE has been involved in efforts to improve the health of communities in China for more than 28 years through a strong partnership with the Ministry of Health in addressing needs and advancing health professional training with the support of corporate partners.  China’s large population, diverse demography, and rapid economic development have had a major impact on the needs for and distribution of health care services.

About Project HOPE

Founded in 1958, Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is dedicated to providing lasting solutions to health crises, with the mission of helping people to help themselves. Identifiable to many by the SS HOPE, the world’s first peacetime hospital ship, Project HOPE now conducts land-based medical training and health education programs in 35 countries across five continents.