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This #givingseason , your generosity can go 52x further! 🤯 Until Dec 31, donations to Founders Pledge operating expenses will be matched up to $750,000. Imagine the impact! 🚀

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. 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. 🔗 Read the blog: founderspledge.com/news/reduce-gl… 🔗 Donate to the GCR Fund: founderspledge.com/giving-season

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 🎬 Find out how, with Founders Pledge, founders move from intention to real impact, and how a pledge becomes meaningful action in the world. Here’s what we make possible: 🤗 Supporting donors through every step of their giving journey 🔍︎ Connecting members with research-backed opportunities 💚 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 👉 founderspledge.com/why-join

NEW: 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 — 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗸 𝗕𝘆𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 🌎 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 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. 💬 "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." 🔗 Read Erik’s full journey and how he’s shaping impact beyond entrepreneurship: founderspledge.com/news/life-on-t…

A little holiday cheer from across Founders Pledge 🎄 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, it’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! 💚

✨ 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗕𝗮́𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗼 ✨ As part of our Giving Season campaign, we’re highlighting members who chose to give now, when it matters most. One of them is Barbara Calixto, Chief Marketing & Product Officer at The Life You Can Save. This year, Bárbara 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: 🌍 Bridges to Prosperity 🌍 Founders Pledge’s Global Catastrophic Risks Fund 💚 Our operating expenses 🌍 The Life You Can Save Bárbara, thank you for showing what thoughtful, timely giving looks like. We’re lucky to have you in this community. If you’re still deciding where to give this season, we’re here to help. 🔗 Donate: founderspledge.com/giving-season

📷 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗹 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. 💚 🔗: cgdev.libsyn.com/philanthropys-…

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. 🔗 Start with this analysis & read the report: founderspledge.com/research/clima…

🎥 NEW: The story behind the Catalytic Impact Fund “𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.” Katrina Sill, Global Health and Development (GHD) Research Lead Our latest video shares the amazing real-life impact that donations to the Founders Pledge 𝗚𝗛𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 make. Every donation funds programs that have at least 𝟭𝟱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 the projected impact of giving cash directly. Impact stories highlighted include: 🌍 LEEP - reducing and eliminating lead exposure 🌍 CHAI - supporting urgent foreign aid funding freeze gaps This Giving Tuesday, consider donating to our high impact funding opportunities and maximize your giving today 👉 founderspledge.com/giving-season

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 humanity’s future, from AI to geopolitical crisis. 🔗 Read more: founderspledge.com/news/reduce-gl… 🔗 Donate: founderspledge.com/giving-season

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. 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/reduce-gl… Donate to the GCR Fund: founderspledge.com/giving-season

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! 🙌 Ben’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. 💪 Read his full giving journey: 🔗 founderspledge.com/news/life-on-t…

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. 🔗Read how Peter and other members are giving for impact: founderspledge.com/news/become-a-… 🔗Donate to the Climate Fund: founderspledge.com/giving-season

“Start early. Identify what you truly care about. Unlock the heart of giving.” — Ignaz Forstmeier on high-impact philanthropy. 🔗Read the full blog for Ignaz’s insights: founderspledge.com/news/ignaz-for… 🔗Learn how to join our community: founderspledge.com/contact-form