As a grassroots organization without any government assistance and only a few small foundation grants, we at Global Girl Project rely almost entirely on the support of our regular donors. And today, we wanted to share a little more recognizing their contribution to our organization.
The GGP monthly donor program was started by our founder about four years ago. On a flight back from Sierra Leone to Los Angeles, after interviewing girls for the next exchange program, she happened to strike a conversation with a fellow passenger who also ran her own charity.
We learned that a regular donor program enabled them to cover her salary so she could focus on her work and then fundraise for the rest of the associated costs. And that’s how our recurring donor program found its start.
We have 50 beautiful souls who believe in our mission and cheer us on with their giving on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. They have provided us with the stability that we need to be able to plan, just like any business does, in terms of what we can offer.
That we can cover the salaries of both our full-time director and part time program manager so they can then focus on the work of fundraising for our efforts. It is really through the generosity of our global changemakers that we were able to continue with our growth over this last year.
We will soon be searching for more people to become part of our recurring donor program (and have a campaign launching in September so stay tuned for more details on that!) but we wanted to give a shoutout on the blog today to those who have been with us through it all.
To all our regular donors and supporters from the beginning of GGP and to everyone who joined us along the way to where we are now: Your encouragement means the world to us. Our girls truly benefit from your kindness and for that we are immensely grateful.
Much gratitude,
Julia Lynch, Founding Director