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This #givingseason , your generosity can go 52x further! ๐Ÿคฏ Until Dec 31, donations to Founders Pledge operating expenses will be matched up to $750,000. Imagine the impact! ๐Ÿš€
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๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—”๐—œ, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. This Giving Season, our Global Catastrophic Ricks fund is supporting the institutions that protect from threats that could reshape life for everyone. Our latest impact stories show what this looks like in practice, from restarting US-China nuclear dialogues to launching the first global advocacy group focused on catastrophic risk. If you want your giving to strengthen the systems that keep the world safe, start here. ๐Ÿ”— Read the blog: founderspledge.com/news/reduโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”— Donate to the GCR Fund: founderspledge.com/giving-seโ€ฆ
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๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐ŸŽฌ Find out how, with Founders Pledge, founders move from intention to real impact, and how a pledge becomes meaningful action in the world. Hereโ€™s what we make possible: ๐Ÿค— Supporting donors through every step of their giving journey ๐Ÿ”๏ธŽ Connecting members with research-backed opportunities ๐Ÿ’š Directing funds to cause areas that have the greatest impact At Founders Pledge, we help founders, entrepreneurs and change-makers use their problem-solving mindsets for good. When giving is thoughtful, strategic, and guided by evidence. Ready to start your giving journey? Join us ๐Ÿ‘‰ founderspledge.com/why-join
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NEW: ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ธ ๐—•๐˜†๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐ŸŒŽ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ is our ongoing blog series spotlighting how members of the Founders Pledge community approach giving. This edition features Erik Byrenius, Founder of Mudcake and a Founders Pledge member who centers his giving around one clear principle: helping people find the space and support to pursue the work that matters most to them. ๐Ÿ’ฌ "Today I try to maximize the overall impact of my time and capital through both investing and philanthropy, applying the same lens to identify neglected, high-upside opportunities." ๐Ÿ”— Read Erikโ€™s full journey and how heโ€™s shaping impact beyond entrepreneurship: founderspledge.com/news/lifeโ€ฆ
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A little holiday cheer from across Founders Pledge ๐ŸŽ„ These are a few photos from our teams in New York, California, and London taken as they came together to celebrate all that we accomplished in 2025. Being a global team, itโ€™s nice to have the chance to be in the same room with each other! Wishing everyone a restful end to the year and a strong start to the next one! ๐Ÿ’š
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โœจ ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜: ๐—•๐—ฎฬ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜…๐˜๐—ผ โœจ As part of our Giving Season campaign, weโ€™re highlighting members who chose to give now, when it matters most. One of them isย Barbara Calixto, Chief Marketing & Product Officer atย The Life You Can Save. This year, Bรกrbara chose action. Instead of holding her funds in her Donor Advised Fund, she put it to use, backing projects that need support today. Her giving is already making an impact through: ๐ŸŒ Bridges to Prosperity ๐ŸŒ Founders Pledgeโ€™s Global Catastrophic Risks Fund ๐Ÿ’š Our operating expenses ๐ŸŒ The Life You Can Save Bรกrbara, thank you for showing what thoughtful, timely giving looks like. Weโ€™re lucky to have you in this community. If youโ€™re still deciding where to give this season, weโ€™re here to help. ๐Ÿ”— Donate:ย founderspledge.com/giving-seโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“ท ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง: ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น What does philanthropy look like when resources shrink but needs keep growing? Katrina Sill, Global Health and Development Lead at Founders Pledge, joined Erin Collinson on the @CGDev podcast to talk about what catalytic philanthropy means today. Especially when funders want their support to unlock long-term systems change rather than short-term fixes. Listen in for a clear look at what it means to fund systems, not just fixes. ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ”—: cgdev.libsyn.com/philanthropโ€ฆ
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Climate action did not stall because of a single election or a single policy fight. It stalled because of deeper failures, some of which came from within the climate community itself. Our new report breaks down three of the most important failures and why they matter for anyone funding climate today. If you give to climate, understanding these failures is the first step in building a strategy that can survive moments like this. ๐Ÿ”— Start with this analysis & read the report: founderspledge.com/research/โ€ฆ
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๐ŸŽฅ NEW: The story behind the Catalytic Impact Fund โ€œ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.โ€ Katrina Sill, Global Health and Development (GHD) Research Lead Our latest video shares the amazing real-life impact that donations to the Founders Pledge ๐—š๐—›๐—— ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ make. Every donation funds programs that have at least ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ the projected impact of giving cash directly. Impact stories highlighted include: ๐ŸŒ LEEP - reducing and eliminating lead exposure ๐ŸŒ CHAI - supporting urgent foreign aid funding freeze gaps This Giving Tuesday, consider donating to our high impact funding opportunities and maximize your giving today ๐Ÿ‘‰ founderspledge.com/giving-seโ€ฆ
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For Jean-Baptiste Rudelle, giving means looking ahead and acting on what matters most for the long term. Supporting the GCR Fund to help reduce the global risks that could shape humanityโ€™s future, from AI to geopolitical crisis. ๐Ÿ”— Read more: founderspledge.com/news/reduโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”— Donate: founderspledge.com/giving-seโ€ฆ
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๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—”๐—œ, ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. This Giving Season, the GCR Fund is supporting the institutions that protect from the threats that could reshape life for everyone. Our latest impact stories show what this looks like in practice, from restarting US-China nuclear dialogue to launching the first global advocacy group focused on catastrophic risk. If you want your giving to strengthen the systems that keep the world safe, start here. Read the blog: founderspledge.com/news/reduโ€ฆ Donate to the GCR Fund: founderspledge.com/giving-seโ€ฆ
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Life on the Pledge continues with the story of Ben Medlock, Co-Founder of SwiftKey, who made the pledge in 2015 - one of our first members! ๐Ÿ™Œ Benโ€™s giving is grounded in a strong moral foundation and a simple belief: surplus resources should benefit others. He turns to Founders Pledge for the research, advice, and community that help him give with clarity and confidence. ๐Ÿ’ช Read his full giving journey: ๐Ÿ”— founderspledge.com/news/lifeโ€ฆ
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For founders like Peter Windischhofer, climate giving is most powerful when it supports work that actually drives progress. The Climate Fund backs high-impact, underfunded solutions, from smart policy to breakthrough innovation to global decarbonization. This Giving Season, your gift can help protect climate progress and push forward the solutions that matter most. ๐Ÿ”—Read how Peter and other members are giving for impact: founderspledge.com/news/becoโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”—Donate to the Climate Fund: founderspledge.com/giving-seโ€ฆ
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โ€œStart early. Identify what you truly care about. Unlock the heart of giving.โ€ โ€” Ignaz Forstmeier on high-impact philanthropy. ๐Ÿ”—Read the full blog for Ignazโ€™s insights: founderspledge.com/news/ignaโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”—Learn how to join our community: founderspledge.com/contact-fโ€ฆ
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