Delivering unconditional cash directly to the world's poorest households via secure mobile transfers. 

Since 2009, GiveDirectly has delivered more than $580 million in unconditional cash transfers to families in need. These one-time cash transfers allow recipients to invest in what they need most and have been shown to improve their earnings, children’s school attendance, health, nutrition, and mental well-being.
 
GiveDirectly uses government data to target villages where most or all residents are living in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as earning under $2.15/day. In-country GiveDirectly staff enroll one member of each household in the entire village to receive a one-time transfer of about $1,000 USD sent in two installments using mobile money. Recipients can then withdraw the mobile funds as cash with local agents and use the funds to invest in what they need – whether it’s on starting a business, education, making their home safer/sturdier, healthcare, or livestock.
 
GiveDirectly uses rigorous experimental research (randomized controlled trials) to measure the impact of their unconditional cash programs and answer public policy questions, generating evidence on key design and implementation questions across varied contexts. You can find over 300 studies on the positive impacts of cash transfers in GiveDirectly’s Cash Research Explorer.

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Developing the roadmap for a sustainable, secure, and just global protein supply 🧫🌱


Check out what your support makes possible at gfi.org/your-impact. 

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a global network of nonprofit organizations developing the roadmap for a sustainable, secure, and just protein supply. Industry alone will not meet this challenge at the scale or speed we need. GFI is accelerating the transformation of the food system by identifying solutions and mobilizing resources to make alternative proteins the default way meat is made.

GFI is a network of nonprofits around the world strategically based in the most critical economies for alternative protein advancement. In Asia, Europe, Brazil, India, Israel, and the U.S., GFI’s teams are mobilizing the international community to use markets and technology to replace harmful practices with ones that are better for the climate and biodiversity, for food security, and for global health.

GFI’s Focus
As a nonprofit, GFI is uniquely positioned to accelerate the transition to alternative proteins by focusing on three programmatic priorities:

-Cultivating a strong scientific ecosystem | GFI’s science and technology teams map out the most neglected areas that will allow alternative proteins to compete on taste and price. GFI meets these challenges by developing open-access research and resources, educating and connecting the next generation of scientists and entrepreneurs, and funding research that benefits alternative protein development across the sector. 

-Influencing policy and securing government funding | GFI’s policy teams ensure that alternative proteins are a part of the policy discussion around climate change mitigation and global health. In every region where GFI has a presence, teams advocate for government funding and incentives to transition to alternative proteins and are paving the way for the approval of novel proteins such as cultivated meat.

-Ensuring industry prioritizes alternative proteins | GFI’s corporate teams are creating a transformation of our global meat supply. GFI works to replicate past market transformations by showing companies of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations, how alternatives to animal products can be profitable while meeting environmental, social, and governance goals.

Reimagining meat
The very real threats of climate change, global food insecurity, antibiotic resistance, and pandemics require us to imagine a different future of food. Alternative proteins are the solution that will securely and sustainably feed the world.

GFI’s global community of scientists, policy experts, and corporate specialists are creating a world where alternative proteins are no longer alternative.



The Good Food Institute

We sustainably reuse technology, enable digital access and provide education to create a community that empowers people to realize their potential.

Drop off your tax-deductible donations of used electronics and we'll train volunteers to refurbish them for grants to other nonprofits and schools. Come check out The Free Geek Store for affordable used electronics.

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Co-founder & Head of Product @ Every.org. Especially excited by small nonprofits doing big things for underprivileged people and our planet.

Life has been kind to me and it's my mission to share that kindness with the world. 

Ex-cofounder and Head of Engineering at Every.org. I work so others can receive the level of support I've personally benefited from.

I believe in gratitude+action and that together we can build a better world. Have the best job as Cofounder at Every.org :)

I've been really impressed by GiveDirectly's pioneering and research-driven approach to using direct cash transfers to help people climb out of poverty. They've helped show that just giving money to people so they can make their own decisions about what they need is not only empowering but also one of the most potent forms of aid. Thank you, GiveDirectly!

There is so much evidence to suggest that putting cash into the hands of families is far superior to complex programming designed by people a continent away. 

GiveDirectly is doing groundbreaking work researching the effectiveness of direct cash aid and universal basic income in alleviating poverty. As opposed to in-kind donations, I believe that the people who best know how to help the poor, are the poor themselves; as such they ought to receive the trust and dignity necessary to build their futures in spite of their structural lack of opportunity, and cash aid is the best way to do that.

Direct cash payments seem to be the most effective way to actually affect change.  I love that give directly is pioneering this approach and hope to see more of it!

We are what we eat!  Supporting the movement. 

Animal agriculture is the #1 cause of climate change; so, GFI's advocacy and research to make meat alternatives healthy and mainstream is critical. Check out the movie Cowspiracy for an accessible intro to the facts.

GFI is consistently rated among Animal Charity Evaluators top organizations for maximum per-dollar impact. 

Back in High School, I volunteered my time to Free Geek to help connect others with the same technology opportunities that I have been fortunate to receive. Now I can help financially to achieve the same ends. 

Learn how plant-based and cell-based meat can transform agriculture and prevent animal cruelty, climate change, and the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria in this TED talk https://bit.ly/3u9r1nf