UniversalGiving is an online
nonprofit
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organization based in
San Francisco
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. The organization focuses on raising money for international charities through its web-based marketplace and matches
volunteers
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with global opportunities. Visitors of their website can search by country or cause and are given a list of opportunities to give and/or volunteer.
UniversalGiving uses a
venture capital
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...
approach to vetting charities that appear on their site, vetting all opportunities. They do not take any share on donations made through their website.
UniversalGiving was founded in 2002 by
Pamela Hawley, one of the co-founders of
VolunteerMatch.
In 2009, UniversalGiving received a Jefferson Award for Public Service, and in 2010 was a Finalist for
Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 2010 also saw the launch of two partnerships in Community Based Journalism, with
Link TV
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and the
Christian Science Monitor
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.
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References
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External links
Official Website
Charities based in California
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