The 2007
Giving Challenge

You’ve learned the results for America’s Giving Challenge and the Causes Giving Challenge. Now check out some final facts and figures behind them!

America’s Giving Challenge

Donation partners: Network for Good and GlobalGiving. Network for Good, the Internet’s leading charitable resource, helps individuals donate to more than 1 million U.S. charities. GlobalGiving, an online marketplace for global philanthropy, enables individuals, corporations, and other organizations to find and direct their funds to more than 450 high-impact grassroots projects worldwide.

Total Number of Donations
Network for Good: 35,348
GlobalGiving: 13,363

Number of Nonprofits/Projects Who Received Donations
Network for Good: 809 nonprofits (including 481 using charity badges)
GlobalGiving: 125 projects

Number of “Charity Badges” Created
Network for Good: 1,810
GlobalGiving: 672

Average Donation Amount
Network for Good: $24.50
GlobalGiving: $25.07

Highest Number of Donations (in one day)
Network for Good: 5,408
GlobalGiving: 2,837

Highest Number of Donations (in one week)
Network for Good: 19,545
GlobalGiving: 8,891

Organization with Highest Number of Unique Donations
Network for Good: Engineers Without Borders (2,979)
GlobalGiving: Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children (1,650)

Shortest Existing Charity Badges to Reach Final Four
Network for Good: Engineers Without Borders (10 days)
GlobalGiving: Fuel Efficient Stove for 300 Hondurans in Need (9 days)

Longest Existing Charity Badges to Reach Final Four
Network for Good: 11th Hour Animal Rescue (47 days)
GlobalGiving: Invest in International Development (47 days)

Activity During First 10 Days
Network for Good: 779 donations totaling $34,235
GlobalGiving: 273 donations totaling $16, 612

Activity During Last 10 Days
Network for Good: 23,717 donations totaling $531,465
GlobalGiving: 10,177 donations totaling $229,165

Most Money Raised in a 24-hour Period
Network for Good: $157,561 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)
GlobalGiving: $80,605 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)

Most Donors in a 24-hour Period
Network for Good: 7,778 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)
GlobalGiving: 4,013 (Jan. 30, 3:00 p.m.—Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.)

Largest Single Donation
Network for Good: $9,700
GlobalGiving: $5,000

Most Popular Day of the Week to Donate
Network for Good: Thursday
GlobalGiving: Thursday

Most Popular Week to Donate
Network for Good: Jan. 24 to Jan 31
GlobalGiving: Jan. 24 to Jan. 31

Causes Giving Challenge

Donation partner: Causes on Facebook. Causes individuals create a cause and designate a beneficiary from over 1.5 million registered 501©(3) nonprofit organizations and over 83,000 Canadian registered charities.

Total Number of Donations
32,886

Total Donations Amount
$571,686

Number of Causes Created
3,936

Number of Nonprofits Who Received Support
747

Average Donation Amount
$17.38

Highest Number of Donations (in one day)
7,820

Highest Number of Donations (in one week)
16,252

Organization with Highest Number of Unique Donations
Love Without Boundaries

Shortest Existing Cause
Make Abortion Unthinkable (23 days)

Longest Existing Cause
We Can Cure Chordoma (50 days)

Activity During First 10 Days
2,782 donations totaling $57,290

Activity During Last 10 Days
16,262 donations totaling $249,470

Most Money Raised in a 24-hour Period
$110,510 (Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.—Feb. 1, 3:00 p.m.)

Most Donors in a 24-hour Period
7,545 (Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m.—Feb. 1, 3:00 p.m.)

Largest Single Donation
$2,000

Most Popular Day of the Week to Donate
Friday

Most Popular Week to Donate
Jan. 25 to Feb. 1

Guide to Good Giving