CONTACT: Joan Ochi of GlobalGiving, +1-301-652-8455,
jochi@globalgiving.com.

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"Through GlobalGiving, communities can form around shared interests to
drive real change," said Doug Solomon , vice president of investments at
Omidyar Network., provides financial services institutions with
many of the services and benefits of the more-expensive Premier tier,
including participation in bi-weekly threat conference calls, a secure chat
room, and 24x7 access to FS/ISAC's security operations center.

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GlobalGiving's mission
is to build a highly efficient marketplace where individuals , corporations,
and other institutions can find and fund projects around the world.

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This bottom-up model of giving complements traditional channels
such as large aid agencies. Premier and Founding members attend these meetings at no cost.fsisac.

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million) and the Hewlett Foundation ($800,000) . "Rather than supporting top down, prescriptive measures,
GlobalGiving enables communities to develop the most relevant solutions to
their challenges and aggregates thousands of donors to fund those solutions. Industry Early-Warning Group Improves Speed, Accuracy of Notifications

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In addition to the new membership tier, the FS/ISAC will now offer
discounted attendance at its bi-annual member meetings to Core and Standard
members.

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To get projects on the site , GlobalGiving partners with 31 NGOs, which
support the work of social entrepreneurs around the globe through fellowship
and awards programs.
"Funding from Omidyar and Hewlett will enable us to continue enhancing our
technology and processes, creating a scalable platform with global reach to
the village level," said Dennis Whittle, co-founder and chairman of
GlobalGiving.

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"By allowing donors to
fund projects directly, more money can get to communities where it will have
the greatest impact. Additional
funding has been provided by the WK Kellogg Foundation, the Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation, and HP. For further information, visit
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Since
GlobalGiving launched in 2002, it has facilitated the flow of $2 million to
over 400 projects.

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Both organizations support
GlobalGiving's mission to build a marketplace that helps fund social and
economic development projects around the world, while creating an engaging
donor experience.

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WASHINGTON, GlobalGiving , an Internet-based service
focused on making international philanthropy more efficient and high impact ,
received a second round of operational grant money from Omidyar Network ($1.

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"These modifications will make it easier for mid-sized firms to take advantage
of the benefits of FS/ISAC membership," says Gorman.

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"We are pleased to learn of expanded support from Omidyar and Hewlett ,"
said Dan Runde, Director of USAID's Global Development Alliance, which joined
foundations and the private sector to help fund GlobalGiving's launch. These NGOs see GlobalGiving as an additional channel of
funding for their social entrepreneurs' work.

About GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving was founded by two former World Bank executives who led the
team that created the World Bank Development Marketplace, at which social
entrepreneurs from around the world compete for grants.

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For example , in addition to enabling the general
public to find and fund projects, GlobalGiving works with organizations such
as USAID to spur public-private sector partnerships, amplifying this powerful
new channel of international aid and philanthropy.

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GlobalGiving donors have access to over 400 projects in 60 countries in a
broad range of themes such as education, environment, health, and economic
development.

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Social enterprise refers to income-producing business ventures whose ultimate purpose is to support a social purpose, rather than to make money.

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"GlobalGiving is building a new model for international philanthropy,"
said Susan Bell, Vice President, Hewlett Foundation. "We
view GlobalGiving as a promising avenue for getting aid funds to innovative
and high-impact initiatives.

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About FS/ISAC
Established in 1999 under Presidential Decision Directive 63, the
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS/ISAC) is
charged with disseminating trusted and timely information to increase sector
wide-knowledge about physical and cyber security operating risks faced by the
financial services sector.

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Major funding partners include Omidyar Network, the Hewlett Foundation,
the Skoll Foundation, USAID, and the Sall Family Foundation.

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"Increasing
participation in member meetings will build trust between organizations that
will promote and enhance information sharing.

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