Founders Pledge

At our latest event in Munich, “𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲,” we gathered with members to reflect on how Europe can turn strength in innovation into global impact. The conversation made one thing clear. Europe’s scientific depth, engineering talent, and mission-driven founders give the region a unique chance to influence how the world tackles climate and deep tech challenges. Thank you to UBS for hosting and to our panelists, Dr. Peter Schniering, Gerrit Jurilj 🇺🇦, Christian Meinerding for sharing their experience so openly. Also, thanks to our moderator Anouk Zarah Harde, for guiding a conversation that felt both realistic and optimistic. Moments like this strengthen the community pushing innovation forward. If you’d like to learn more about Founders Pledge and how we can help you make a real impact on the world’s biggest challenges, reach out to Lara Raven, our EMEA Growth Lead.

Some risks are hard to see until it’s too late. That’s why JB Rudelle is focused on building resilience now. He supports our Global Catastrophic Risks (GCR) Fund because this decade is uniquely decisive. With the rise of advanced AI and growing geopolitical tension, investing in global resilience is one of the few levers we have to reduce the risks that could alter humanity’s course. 🔗 Read how members are giving for long-term impact: https://lnkd.in/eeHnsfZZ  🔗 Donate to the GCR Fund: https://lnkd.in/e9YrQHDd

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. This Giving Season, the GCR Fund is supporting the institutions that protect from the threats that could reshape life for everyone. Our latest impact stories show what this looks like in practice, from restarting US-China nuclear dialogue to launching the first global advocacy group focused on catastrophic risk. If you want your giving to strengthen the systems that keep the world safe, start here. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/eeHnsfZZ  Donate to the GCR Fund: https://lnkd.in/e9YrQHDd 

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 is our ongoing blog series spotlighting how members of the Founders Pledge community approach giving. The series continues with the story of Ben Medlock, Co-Founder of SwiftKey, who made the pledge in 2015 - one of our first members! 🙌 Ben’s giving is grounded in a strong moral foundation and a simple belief: surplus resources should benefit others. He turns to Founders Pledge for the research, advice, and community that help him give with clarity and confidence. 💪 Read his full giving journey: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eiRq9WXu

For founders like Peter Windischhofer, climate giving is most powerful when it supports work that actually drives progress. The Climate Fund backs high-impact, underfunded solutions, from smart policy to breakthrough innovation to global decarbonization. This Giving Season, your gift can help protect climate progress and push forward the solutions that matter most.   🔗 Read how Peter and other members are giving for impact: https://lnkd.in/eCDiEXKy 🔗 Donate to the Climate Fund: https://lnkd.in/e9YrQHDd

We’re so glad to have Ben Stokes in the community! It’s a privilege to support entrepreneurs like you who are serious about turning success into impact. Looking forward to the journey ahead. 💚

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲? Ignaz Forstmeier, Co-Founder and ex-CMO of Personio, and a long-time Founders Pledge member, shares three lessons that shaped his approach to high-impact philanthropy. 1️⃣ Start early 2️⃣ Identify what you care about 3️⃣ Stay close to the people doing the work 🔗 Read the full blog for Ignaz’s insights: https://lnkd.in/ev8gFUtJ   🔗 Learn how to join our community: https://lnkd.in/e_thHjqv 

Thrilled to welcome Founders Pledge as our newest partner using Chariot Disbursements for safer, faster & easier grant payments - for everyone involved! 🥳 If you’re not familiar, Founders Pledge provides a DAF solution to entrepreneurs - over 2,100 of them that have pledge $12 billion to Charity 🤩 When I asked Travers J. Oliver, their Head of Philanthropic Services, why they made the move to Chariot he shared: “Our members are entrepreneurs—they know a good product, they create good products, and their expectations are high. We need to meet that standard. Chariot helps us deliver a best-in-market experience by making our grant payments faster, safer, and far less repetitive for the nonprofits we support.” Our team has been working incredibly hard to deliver a new standard in grant payments, so it makes me so proud to see it recognized by other industry leaders. We have more exciting partner announcements comings in the next few weeks - only becoming more and more compelling for all nonprofits to get on Chariot and feel the difference! It shouldn’t be a slow, painful process to get paid by DAFs and other platforms - see how great it can be with a solution built for and with nonprofits - not just grant makers 🤝 Please reach out if you have any questions! #philanthropy #donoradvisedfunds #nonprofit 

𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 🌍 This Giving Season, our Climate Fund is backing the work that moves climate solutions from ideas to real, measurable impact. Here is some of what your support has made possible: ✅ Established the Innovation Initiative after Breakthrough Energy shut down, to preserve the coordination of bipartisan organizations driving federal clean energy innovation policy ✅ Supported DEPLOY/US in building a vibrant field of right-of-center climate and clean energy organizations that can secure critical federal support for clean firm power and increased LPO funding Your gift fuels work that shapes policy, supports breakthrough technologies, and pushes climate progress where it matters most. 🔗 Read the full impact stories: https://lnkd.in/eCDiEXKy 🔗 Give to the Climate Fund: https://lnkd.in/e9YrQHDd