UniversalGiving

{{Short description|Non-profit organization in San Francisco}}

UniversalGiving is an American non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. The organization operates as a web-based marketplace mobilizing resources for international charities, and aims to promote global philanthropy.

UniversalGiving uses a venture capital approach to vetting all charities that appear on its site. UniversalGiving does not take any share on donations made through its website.{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/dec2008/ca20081224_387821.htm |title=Profile of a Social Entrepreneur - BusinessWeek |website=www.businessweek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227213144/http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/dec2008/ca20081224_387821.htm |archive-date=2008-12-27}}

UniversalGiving was founded in 2002 by Pamela Hawley, one of the co-founders of VolunteerMatch.

In 2009, UniversalGiving received a Jefferson Award for Public Service,{{cite web |url=http://cbs5.com/jeffersonawards/Jefferson.Awards.Hawley.2.1257580.html |title=Portal Links Volunteers With Global Projects - cbs5.com |website=cbs5.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115202034/http://cbs5.com/jeffersonawards/Jefferson.Awards.Hawley.2.1257580.html |archive-date=2009-11-15}} and in 2010 was a Finalist for Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. 2010 also saw the launch of two partnerships in Community Based Journalism with Link TV and the Christian Science Monitor.{{cite web |url=http://www.sbnonline.com/Local/Article/20152/80/0/Finding_a_purpose.aspx?Category=124 |title=Finding a purpose - How Pamela Hawley grew UniversalGiving from a childhood experience |website=www.sbnonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708014427/http://www.sbnonline.com/Local/Article/20152/80/0/Finding_a_purpose.aspx?Category=124 |archive-date=2010-07-08}}