We empower amazing humans to champion the causes they love and care about.
The GivenGain network of foundations, based in the USA, UK, and Switzerland, operates globally.
Since 2001, we have empowered donors and fundraising champions in 190 countries, supporting great causes in over 100 countries.
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Today, GivenGain is the global leader in cloud-based activism.
Meet our team.
Marius is passionate about caring for orphaned and vulnerable children. He loves using his birthday as an opportunity to request donations, instead of gifts, to support LIV Village in South Africa. The funds raised help LIV hire more teachers, fostering the development of the next generation of leaders.
Otman loves crafting intuitive and engaging web interfaces. He looks forward to using his skills to teach kids to code, inspiring the next generation of web developers.
Julia has spent most of her career leading the marketing departments for two Climate Tech start-ups. Passionate about the environment, Julia supports various renewable energy development projects in South Africa. She also loves the adrenaline rush of “marketing for good,” where each email sent helps raise funds for life-saving initiatives around the globe.
Liam has worked closely with South African non-profits to enhance the impact of their causes and empower local communities. A firm believer in learning from history to build a brighter future, he analyzes data patterns to guide growth.
Brendon is passionate about the outdoors and environmental protection, engages in beach clean-ups and vegetation clearing. Previously tutoring high school students in maths and science, he now values working for a company supporting meaningful charity work.
Will comes from an ultra-endurance sports background, playing a key role in helping raise tens of millions of pounds across major events. He's a well practised fundraiser himself, from summiting Kili for Dementia UK, to running a 24-hour relay for Alzheimer's Research UK. A Dad to two little ones, he's also passionate about helping children's charities.
Grant likes to combine his various different passions for books, adventuring and exploring into initiatives that he can use to raise money or awareness for a cause he loves. He once cycled solo from Cairo to Cape Town to raise funds for Shine Literacy - helping to build a school library to improve children’s literacy skills.
George is dedicated to both animal and human causes. He makes a positive impact by donating to and volunteering at animal shelters and supporting initiatives that help people in need.
Jannie survived the Camino de Santiago on a bike and used the trip to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. Embracing his love for cold water plunges, he has also spent part of his birthday in the icy Atlantic Ocean as a dare to support the National Sea Rescue Institute.
Maryke has a great passion for making a difference in her community and beyond. She raised funds while running a 10km race for The Helen Harder Foundation who supports young woman fighting the battle against breast cancer. At GivenGain Maryke uses her purpose as a financial accountant to contribute to her passion of doing good. She believes that working at GivenGain her purpose gets to meet her passion on a daily basis.
Bryan has worked in the non-profit technology space since 2014 with major events such as the Boston, Chicago and New York City marathons, with Tough Mudder and Ironman, as well as the likes of well known charities, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross and many more. Bryan serves on many non-profit boards including Project Purple®, Chike Springer Foundation and Running USA. On the personal side, Bryan is a family-first-kind-of-guy who enjoys running, yoga, dancing under the stars and a great holiday sweater.
Annie is dedicated to supporting the third-sector, building meaningful relationships with causes close to her heart. She recently completed her first half marathon, raising funds for a charity she has championed for over 15 years. Her passion and commitment are evident in everything she does.
Feyruz believes that humans should use their intellect to improve the world for all living beings and create opportunities for the less fortunate. Previously, he conducted genomic research for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on vaccine development against pathogenic bacteria to reduce disease burden in children in low-income countries. In recent years, he has transitioned to software development for non-profits like GivenGain.
Stacey has a heart for the local community and is dedicated to those in need, young and old. She is a First Responder and passionate about charities like Community Medics and the Blood Service. Her calling is to be in service to others.
When not thinking of ways to improve the platform or thinking of better ways to make fabric for spacesuits, Kyle dedicates a lot of his considerable fundraising platform expertise towards helping smaller non-profits and organizations improve their digital presence.
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Johannes is a composer, poet and entrepreneur. He studied music, languages and philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch, where he won various first prizes in composition. Prior to founding Humanstate with his brother Jaco in 2001, Johannes built a marketing and distribution business with a presence in more than 16 countries, co-founded a leading contemporary music organisation, and worked as a music journalist at the University of South Africa.
Eduard is a chartered management accountant. He completed his training at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and worked in various industries covering financial services, retail and construction. As CFO, Eduard played a key role in setting up the UK financial operations of a large financial services group. As well as comprehensive experience in setting up and overseeing finance functions with sound financial control, Eduard has core knowledge in dealing with UK - and EU - regulated entities, including the preparation and submission of licence applications. Eduard is based in Sevenoaks, United Kingdom.
Frans is an admitted Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa (Western Cape Sector), a diplomat (representing South Africa at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva from 1973 to 1977 – during 1976 as acting ambassador), a businessman (managing director of Stellenbosch Farmers Winery from 1990 to 2000) and keen conservationist, having worked closely with Dr. Anton Rupert for nearly three decades. He was CEO of WWF-SA, a founder member of the Peace Parks Foundation, a founder trustee of the SA National Parks Trust and an international board member of the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Edward is a London-based corporate law partner at Osborne Clarke LLP. Aside from acting for global corporates, founders and their businesses and private capital on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, Edward is a social impact angel investor.
Benoît Merkt is a Swiss lawyer admitted to the Bar of Geneva. He holds a doctorate in law and a Master in European and Comparative Law (MJur) of Oxford University. Since 2006, Benoît Merkt is a partner of the Swiss law firm Lenz & Staehelin of which he is co-head of the Competition law practice group and head of the Foundations / Philanthropy practice groups. He is recognized as a leading Swiss law practitioner and is a regular speaker at conferences and author of several publications and books in the fields of competition law and foundation law, as well as being a member of Legal Council of SwissFoundations.
Stephan currently serves as one of the founders and the president of the board of the National Christian Foundation of South Florida. He also manages his own small boutique consulting firm, The Caleb Group, specializing in assisting select non-profits and for-profits with comprehensive project management, from idea through implementation phases. Stephan also serves on the board of directors of OneHope, National Christian Foundation of South Florida, Sharable, and Cimarron Insurance Company. He comes from an interesting heritage, born as the eldest grandchild of the Reverend Dr. Billy Graham.
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