What do chess and charity evaluation have in common? It’s hard to compare things that are difficult to measure. Like quantifying a chess player’s skill level, measuring the impact of some charities (especially those whose work can have effects years and decades in the future) can be highly uncertain, subjective, and imprecise. Our Research team has developed a new charity ratings system (inspired by the one used in chess) to better evaluate impact amidst uncertainties and unknowns. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVjj_tXr
Founders Pledge
Non-profit Organizations
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We exist to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and the charities making the most difference in the world.
About us
We are a global nonprofit empowering entrepreneurs to do the most good possible with their charitable giving --- Members pledge to give a small percentage of their personal proceeds to the charities of their choice following an exit, and the community also meets up for dinners, forums and talks exploring the latest news at the intersection of charity and technology. Founders Pledge is bridging the gap between the private and social sector, by encouraging entrepreneurs to apply the same rigour and thoughtfulness to their philanthropy as they do to their business. We also provide research, consultancy and support around every donation, so that pledgers can feel confident that their funds are going to charities that are evidence based, transparent, and impactful. Membership and all services provided, including events, online content and research, are completely free, meaning that 100% of every donation made goes directly to the members' charities of choice. To learn more about what we do, visit founderspledge.com
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2013
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Around 1 in 3 women worldwide suffer from acts of physical or sexual violence. We've investigated high-leverage pathways to reduce violence against women and girls. More research into this will be valuable, but we’ve found three especially promising interventions. Learn more in our report: https://lnkd.in/eG6ksrVu
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⭐ New recommendation for protecting women and girls Raising Voices have developed an evidence-based community program to prevent violence against women. SASA! empowers activism to shift harmful social norms within local communities. Based in Uganda, they’re a leader in the field; their program has been implemented in at least 30 countries and more than 75 organizations. With more funding, they can scale up their programming and expand into new countries in West Africa. Learn more https://lnkd.in/ePuz9N9i
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We’re always excited when we find a very promising project that could save lives. GOAL 3 is bringing durable, low-cost, easy-to-use vital signs monitoring (part of a comprehensive system) to aid neonatal and child healthcare in low-resource settings in Africa. We're happy that the Founders Pledge community can help them continue validating their system, which could accelerate their scale-up and expansion!
GOAL 3 received a 260K grant from Founders Pledge and its community for potential exceptional cost effectiveness! 🎉 💰 Founders Pledge is an organization that works with entrepreneurs who ‘pledge’ a certain amount of their shares and/or profit to high-impact organizations. 🔬 Because giving to impactful organizations is at the core of what they do, Founders Pledge performs a thorough research and vetting process for all organizations they support, only donating to organizations with (the potential of) immense impact, and well, GOAL 3 fit the description. 👶🏽 Our early results show a 42% reduction in child mortality compared to the same period a year before implementation of the IMPALA System. Based on these pilot results, IMPALA has a cost effectiveness of approximately $208 per life saved, making it potentially up to 20x more cost effective than leading global health interventions like anti-malaria nets and vitamin A supplements! 👩🏽🔬 We will use the grant to perform further research in Rwanda and Malawi to further strengthen the evidence of IMPALA’s impact, accelerating the scale-up of the IMPALA System across Africa. 🏥 We are exceptionally grateful to Founders Pledge and its community for their trust and for awarding us this grant, and we know that with it, many more health workers will be empowered, and lives will be saved. Would you like to stay up to date with the work GOAL 3 is doing? Be sure to follow us on LinkedIn 👍 P.S. Check out the full story on our website (linked in the comments). P.P.S. You can also find our cost-effectiveness calculations on the impact page of our website.
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Maybe you are just at the beginning of your journey, but can you commit now to sharing a portion of your income when you “exit” your venture? Last week, we held a think tank meeting with 60 people under the umbrella of Founders Pledge in Agafay Desert in Morocco. It was a meeting where no business pitches were discussed, only how to do meaningful and high-impact work for the world. I could also describe it as a short camp that offered inspiring talks and training sessions. Founders Pledge is an organization that encourages entrepreneurs to donate a certain percentage of their gains to NGOs that benefit the world after achieving commercial success. During the process until your venture “exits,” they provide you with training on what the current global issues are, which problems you can help solve and through which NGOs you can do this. So, when you become a member, you make a commitment to “give back to society.” We made this commitment 8-9 years ago with the early discovery of Türkiye Entrepreneurship Foundation. We couldn’t remain indifferent to David Goldberg's extraordinary idea and inspiring entrepreneurship. Gaining the awareness of giving back to society at the beginning of the journey is already a tremendous necessity for the whole world. However, the training and guidance during the process are equally valuable. Because doing something that will impact society is one thing, but taking the right steps when you have the power to do so is another… Sometimes it is necessary to directly meet nutrition and medicine needs, while other times it may be more beneficial to provide solutions for the eyeglasses needs of people of a certain age, enabling them to participate in the production process and create an environment for them to earn their own income. A cultural change that affects the entire society is happening… In a period when the world’s problems are increasing day by day, it was inspiring to strip away everything and question “what can I do, how can I make an impact” and to do this together with high-impact leaders. While in the desert, some people opted for a camel tour 🐫 , but I found greater enjoyment in cycling. 🚴
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How do you increase a country’s happiness? There are a number of ways, and the most promising might be by increasing GDP. In an analysis of Richard Easterlin’s latest research, Senior Researcher Vadim Albinsky reviewed the available data. He found that three of the other promising routes to boosting national happiness – health, pollution, a social safety net – appear to have a smaller impact than boosting GDP. It’s not the only solution, (in fact, we believe income is only part of what we should focus on), but we shouldn’t dismiss the potential of economic growth. See Vadim’s analysis: https://lnkd.in/gEAJpDRh Learn more about how we value economic growth: https://lnkd.in/g6aACKcd
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⭐ New recommendation Taimaka treat childhood malnutrition in Nigeria with a proven method: community management of acute malnutrition. They work in an area where other nutrition-focused NGOs don’t operate, despite exceptionally high rates of malnutrition. Their program is especially cost-effective and shows high recovery rates among the children treated. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e8SuWmBT
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Lead poisoning is a huge but solvable problem. That's why we've recommended Lead Exposure Elimination Project since 2022. They work with governments and manufacturers to regulate and remove lead from paint. And now they're partnering with USAID to scale. We're excited to see USAID, UNICEF & Open Philanthropy launch the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future and accelerate progress to end lead poisoning! https://lnkd.in/dn_hrkKV
Opinion | We can protect millions of kids from a global killer — without billions of dollars
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We’re hiring an Advisor and an Advisory Associate! These roles will provide critical support for the team and for our members' philanthropic giving, allowing us to empower more entrepreneurs to do immense good. Learn more, share and apply: Advisor - https://lnkd.in/etsHiXMb Advisory Associate - https://lnkd.in/eT2SvmPg