Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030. On our platform, Global Citizens learn about the systemic causes of extreme poverty, take action on those issues, and earn rewards for their actions — as part of a global community committed to lasting change.
Since 2011, millions of Global Citizens around the world have taken over 24 million actions to targeting world leaders to end extreme poverty by 2030. To date, the actions by our global community along with our high level advocacy efforts and with our partners, have resulted commitments and policy announcements from leaders, valued at over $48 billion that have impacted more than 880 million people by 2030.
Global Citizen is headquartered in New York, with offices in Canada, South Africa, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The organization was co-founded by Hugh Evans, Simon Moss, Wei Soo in 2008.
The Global Citizen platform was co-founded with Ryan Gall and Riot House in 2012.
Global Citizen is a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030. Through our mix of content and events, grassroots organizing, and our action platform, we are building a movement to end poverty. We organize massive global campaigns to amplify the actions of Global Citizens from around the world.
The best way to contribute to Global Citizen is to take action on our platform. You can start by downloading the Global Citizen app and registering to be a Global Citizen. With every action you take, you'll earn points that you can redeem for Rewards, like attending a Global Citizen Festival, or seeing other music performances, sporting events, and more.
Global Citizen works in partnership with the NGO sector and with corporate sponsors to deliver audience and value in innovative and impactful ways. Our unique ability to mobilize mass audiences allows us to achieve demonstrable policy success.
Corporate Partners reach out to us at partners@globalcitizen.org.
The Red Circle is a network of our most cherished private donors who recognize the impact of a donation to our operations. Patrons of this network are dedicated to supporting our model through investments that allow us to continue to mobilize global citizens. Their return on investment is measured in the number lives affected by our campaigning efforts and financial commitments to achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and the advancement towards ending extreme poverty by 2030.
For more information about The Red Circle, please reach out to redcircle@globalcitizen.org.
For media inquiries, reach out to Charmion Kinder at media@globalcitizen.org.
To pitch story ideas to the editorial team, please email editorial@globalcitizen.org
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