NEW YORK, NY (September 19, 2022) – Today, Comic Relief US joined the Clinton Global Initiative to announce a commitment to deliver $1 billion in social impact over the next ten years to accelerate the organization’s efforts to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
Through new investments to Comic Relief US’ $10 million Innovation and Growth Fund, the nonprofit plans to scale its proven model of impact to bring awareness and funding to the world’s most pressing problems through new programs and funds.
WHAT: As part of the Clinton Global Initiative’s ‘Commitments to Action,’ Comic Relief US announced they will deliver $1 billion in social impact over the next ten years:
- Commitments to Action are new, specific, and measurable plans designed to address global challenges.
- New commitments to Comic Relief US’ $10 million Innovation & Growth Fund will build out and accelerate the organization's work toward breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
- Comic Relief US intends to scale its core programs with increased investment in community-based, front-line organizations and will launch fundraising campaigns to mobilize new audiences and donors with a fresh perspective.
- The organization will achieve this goal in partnership with high-impact and grantee partners, brand and media partners, and long-standing funders like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
WHO: Comic Relief US harnesses the power of entertainment to drive positive change to create a just world free from poverty. The nonprofit has raised over $380 million by mobilizing donors of all ages to engage with causes through powerful content-driven campaigns and new digital platforms.
WHEN/WHERE: Clinton Global Initiative, September 19-21, in New York, New York
Please contact Blayne Jeffries, Comic Relief US (b.jeffries@comicrelief.org; cell + 1 917-439-3979) or Alexander Bryden, One Hundred (alexander.bryden@porternovelli.com; cell +1 908-400-7056) for more information or interview requests.
About Comic Relief US
Comic Relief US harnesses the power of entertainment to drive positive change to create a just world free from poverty. The nonprofit has raised over $380 million by mobilizing donors of all ages to engage with causes through powerful content-driven campaigns and new digital platforms. Since 2015, Red Nose Day, Comic Relief US’ signature campaign to end child poverty has fundraised $324 million and positively impacted over 30 million children in the US and around the world. Donations are invested in grantee partners and social impact programs that ensure children are safe, healthy, educated and empowered and that address the root causes of poverty in communities most impacted.
Comic Relief US, also known as Comic Relief, Inc., is a registered U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity. For more information about Comic Relief US and its impact, visit www.comicrelief.org. Follow @ComicReliefUS on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 200 sitting and former heads of state, more than 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date, members of the CGI community have made more than 3,700 Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of more than 435 million people in more than 180 countries. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.org and follow us on Twitter @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.