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2018 Smithfield Veteran Entrepreneur Retreat Recap

This year, The Global Good Fund launched our Veteran’s Leadership Program, in partnership with Smithfield Foods. Together, we’ve been able to provide personalized leadership development, executive mentorship, and targeted capital to invigorate the growth of six incredible vertan entrepeneurs.  “The goal of GGF is to accelerate the leadership development of socially-oriented entrepeneurs, so this partnership is […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Nov 07, 2018


Why Veterans Make Great entrepreneurs & how they benefit from our support

In a recent article published by the Coalition for Veteran Owned Business Misty Stutsman, author, states that “While 26 percent of Veterans want to start businesses, only 6 percent do.”  Some of the barriers to entrepreneurship for younger veterans include lack of contacts in the civilian community including the opportunity for identifying and establishing mentoring […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Nov 05, 2018


THE GLOBAL GOOD FUND ORIGIN STORY

Most of us are familiar with the concept pay it forward – the idea that one good deed can start a ripple effect; perhaps the person you treat kindly will pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else, sustaining a chain of small actions that amount to something great. This idea intrigued […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Oct 31, 2018


FALL 2018 FOUNDERS & FUNDERS DINNER, SAN FRANCISCO

If you’re searching for the most diverse, innovative, and inspirational group of social entrepeneurs & investors in one city – San Francisco is the place!  In partnership with 2017 Fellow, Brittany Déjean of AbleThrive, we executed our second Founders-Funders Dinner at the amazing One Market Restaurant. Thank you to all who joined us for the October event – for […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Oct 18, 2018


SPRING 2018 FOUNDERS & FUNDERS DINNER, BOSTON

On April 19, 2018, alongside 2017 Fellow, Phil Michaels, we hosted our first ever Founders-Funders dinner in Boston. We brought 25 brilliant young social innovators and seasoned investors together under one roof (at Trade Restaurant) for a night of food, drinks, networking, inspiration and collaboration. To top it off, John and Mark Cronin, Founders of John’s Crazy Socks, joined us […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Oct 03, 2018


BECOMING A GLOBAL GOOD FUND FELLOW

HERE’S THE DEAL: We invest in leaders who invest in the world. Those who dedicate each and every day to helping others, who sometimes forget to prioritize themselves along the way. We want a relationship. We want social entrepreneurs who not only want us, but need us. That’s why we have such an intensive application […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Sep 28, 2018


THE 2018 GLOBAL GOOD FUND COMMUNITY RETREAT IN SWITZERLAND

This trip meant the world to me and I cherished every moment. It’s incredibly rare to be able to put a pause on everything going on and spend three days surrounded by such an exceptional group of people. I found the experience to be revitalizing, inspiring, and just epic. From trekking through mountains to guided […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Sep 19, 2018


HOW TO CREATE A FACEBOOK FUNDRAISER

Thank you for helping us reach our Giving Tuesday goal:  $20,000 BY #GIVINGTUESDAY TO SUPPORT MORE FELLOWS! ___ Below are step-by-step instructions to help you set up your Facebook Fundraiser supporting The Global Good Fund. We tried to make it quick, easy and fun to help us. Let’s get started! Just follow the orange arrows.  1. CREATE YOUR […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Sep 12, 2018


WHAT IS #GIVING TUESDAY? WHAT IS #DONATESMALL?

In 2017, we kicked off the holiday season with our first Giving Tuesday campaign, #DonateSmall.  THE CONCEPT:  We engaged people who were interested in donating small amounts to a cause, or in our case, many causes. THE RESULT: $21,754 raised over the last two years for our global innovators. We were, and continue to be, inspired by how […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Sep 11, 2018


THE GLOBAL GOOD FUND/BRIDGE TO HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

By: Emma Forte Sczudlo (Project Coordinator, Bridge to Health) I believe that partnerships create possibilities. Successful people did not rise to the top on their own. Innovation stems from collaboration between intelligent people. Some of the world’s most pressing problems – poverty, hunger, illness – can be solved by benevolent acts. At Bridge to Health […]

Posted by globalgoodfund on Jun 26, 2018