Member Stories

Member Stories
Double our Impact to Save Newborn Lives
By: Founders Pledge Team
New Incentives fundraising philanthropy Nigeria vaccines children

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Safeguarding the Future of Humanity: A $100k Giving Game
By: Founders Pledge Team
The results of our $100k Giving Game to safeguard the future of humanity, held at Founders Forum, are in!

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Game Founders for Climate 2021 - Raising $1 million to combat climate change
By: Kristian Segerstråle
Game Founders are raising $1M to combat climate change by matching your donations

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‘I didn’t have to convince anyone’: Joshua Wohle on pledging with his co-founders
By: Joshua Wohle
We recently sat down with Joshua, who has pledged alongside his co-founders at Bloom and made a 10% pledge, to find out more about Bloom, the team’s motivations and his approach to impact.

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The world’s biggest online art class: From smashing a world record to raising £50k
By: Rachel Baxter
Driven by Founders Pledge members Sam Barnett and Sebastien Blanc, the class broke an art world record and raised thousands of pounds for COVID relief.

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Why I don't want to gamble with giving
By: Erik Bergman
Erik Bergman, founder of Catena Media and Great.com, discusses his journey from becoming a millionaire overnight at the age of 28 to dedicating himself to charitable giving.

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Transforming through philanthropy
By: Damien Lane
Investor Damien Lane used to allocate his philanthropy without much care, until an event completely changed his outlook. He breaks down how his giving has transformed as a result.

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The art of impactful giving
By: Matt Hunter
Finding the right charity can be difficult. A philanthropist and entrepreneur reveals how he used principles from investing to find the most transparent and effective charities to donate to.

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What selling my business taught me about altruism
By: Matt Hunter
Want to give back to your community when your business scales? Entrepreneur Matt Hunter shares his most important lessons for smart donating after he sold his startup to Yelp.

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What I learned after 5 months of charity research
By: Sorosh Tavakoli
When Sorosh Tavakoli sold his startup, he decided to focus on finding the best charities to donate part of his proceeds to. This is what he found.

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The simple path to impact
By: Ben Medlock
Learn how Ben Medlock, technologist and founder of Swiftkey, applied his lessons from business to his philanthropy. Find out which charitable donation he found most impactful.

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I never thought I would exit
By: Alex Depledge
When British entrepreneur Alex Depledge exited her company, she had no strategy for giving back. Founders Pledge provided accountability and helped her stay true to her values with a few essential services.