Awards & Recognitions
Give To Colombia Has Reached the GuideStar Candid Gold Participation Level as a Demonstration of Its Commitment to Transparency
Miami, January 12th, 2022 – Give To Colombia is pleased to announce that it has been awarded by Candid, previously known as GuideStar, the 2022 Gold Seal of Transparency, a leading symbol of the utmost level of transparency and accountability. As mentioned by GuideStar, the gold seal level demonstrates Give To Colombia’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability. Less than five percent of nonprofits registered with GuideStar have been recognized with a Gold Seal.
“We are honored to obtain the 2022 Gold Transparency Seal as we continue to strive to work hard in the pillars of Education, Health, Economic Development, Environment, Water & Sanitation, and Humanitarian Aid to support the most vulnerable populations of Colombia,” said President and Co-Founder Angela Maria Tafur. “As a Candid Exchange participant, we will continue to use their platform to share a wealth of up-to-date information about our work to our supporters and Candid’s immense online audience of nonprofits, grant makers, individual donors, and the media.”
“I encourage you to check out our G2C profile on GuideStar to see what we’re all about,” added Tafur. “We are engaged in exciting initiatives, and we are thrilled to have another platform for communicating our advancement and progress.”
About GuideStar
GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. Each year, millions of people use GuideStar’s information to make decisions about nonprofits and their work. In addition, donors explore charities and issues they want to support. More than 8 million visitors per year and a network of 200+ partners use GuideStar data to grow support for nonprofits. On February 2019, GuideStar merged with Foundation Center which, in turn, formed Candid. Candid maintains comprehensive databases on grant makers and their grants; issues a wide variety of print, electronic, and online information resources; conducts and publishes research on trends in foundation growth, giving, and practice; and offers education and training programs.
G2C Has Achieved Charity Navigator Highest Possible Rating
Miami, June 1th, 2019 – Charity Navigator, an entity that evaluates organization’s financial health including measures of stability, efficiency, sustainability and also tracks policies to ensure the good governance and integrity of the organizations, has once again given the 4-Star Rating to Give To Colombia for demonstrating strong financial health as well as commitment to accountability and transparency.
Michael Thatcher, Charity Navigator President and CEO, said that “Based on the most recent information available, we have issued a new rating for your organization. We are proud to announce that your organization has earned a 4-star rating. This is our highest possible rating and indicates that your organization adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way.“
Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that Give to Colombia exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets Give to Colombia apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness. Approximately only a quarter of rated charities have achieved this distinction.
G2C achievements and the 4-star rating will enhance the organization’s fundraising and public relations efforts. This favorable review of Give to Colombia’s financial health and commitment to accountability & transparency is now visible on Charity Navigator Website.
About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of roughly 5,500 mid-to-large sized charities that garner roughly 50% of all private contributions made in the USA each year (not including houses of worship). Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations, and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America’s charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 201, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.
Miami-Dade County Proclamation – Give to Colombia – Colombia Gives Back Day 2015
Miami, December 8th, 2015 – Give To Colombia (G2C) hosted its 2015 Colombia Gives Back Gala at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach Hotel in Miami. The funds raised at this 160-person gala will allow G2C to continue working towards its essential mission of increasing the flow of international donations and providing enduring, scalable and sustainable solutions to Colombia’s most vulnerable populations.
In the middle of the event, the power couple and bastions of Colombian pride Monica Fonseca and Juan Pablo Raba, who were masters of ceremony for the gala, introduced Marcos Regalado, CEO of Aidant Enterprises. He then gifted G2C President Angela Maria Tafur with a proclamation declaring December 8th as “Colombia Gives Back Day” on behalf of his brother Tomas Pedro Regalado, Major of the city of Miami, for G2C’s efforts in empowering communities in Colombia.
President and Co-Founder Angela Maria Tafur, Marco Antonio Ceballos Varea General Manager of EPMAPS, and Maria Cecilia Mijich on behalf of Rosario Municipality in Argentina.
Silver Drop Award 2014
Monterrey, November 4th, 2014 – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the FEMSA Foundation presented organizations in Bolivia, Colombia, and Argentina with the sixth edition of the BID-FEMSA Water and Sanitation Awards for Latin America and the Caribbean, in recognition of their innovative practices in the management of water, sanitation and solid waste. In the Sanitation category, Give To Colombia was awarded the “Silver Drop” thanks to its creative solution not only for providing sanitation to some of Colombia’s most vulnerable communities, but also for connecting the private and public sectors in order to develop a project they plan to replicate in the rest country one day.
Learn more about FEMSA Foundation.
Give To Colombia Has Reached the GuideStar Exchange Silver Participation Level as a Demonstration of Its Commitment to Transparency
Miami, January 14th, 2014 – Give To Colombia received the GuideStar Exchange Silver participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of non-profit information. This level demonstrates Give To Colombia’s deep commitment to non-profit transparency and accountability.
“We have worked hard to showcase our progress toward our mission, and our long-held belief in being transparent about our work, to our constituents,” said CEO and Co-Founder Angela Maria Tafur. “As a GuideStar Exchange participant, we use their platform to share a wealth of up-to-date information about our work to our supporters and GuideStar’s immense online audience of non-profits, grantmakers, individual donors, and the media.” Please visit GuidedStar’s website and learn more about G2C.
About GuideStar Exchange
GuideStar Exchange is an initiative designed to connect non-profits with current and potential supporters. With millions of people coming to GuideStar to learn more about non-profit organizations, GuideStar Exchange allows non-profits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with GuideStar’s many audiences. Becoming a GuideStar Exchange participant is free of charge. To join, organizations need to update their report pages, completing all required fields for participation. The GuideStar Exchange level logos, acknowledged as symbols of transparency in the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all Exchange participants’ non-profit reports.
Give To Colombia Earns 4-Star Rating on Charity Navigator
Miami, May 1st, 2013 – Give To Colombia’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the first time that Give To Colombia has earned this top distinction.
Since 2002, using data-driven analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added a second dimension of Accountability and Transparency (A&T) to its rating methodology, and now reviews 17 governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, providing information on its web site for each of the charities it evaluates. The A&T metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity’s overall rating, reveal which charities have “best practices” that minimize the chance of unethical activities and whether they freely share basic information about their organization with their donors and other stakeholders.
Give To Colombia’s coveted 4-star rating puts it in a very select group of high-performing charities,” according to Ken Berger, President and CEO, Charity Navigator. “Out of the thousands of nonprofits Charity Navigator evaluates, only one out of four earns 4 stars — a rating that, now, with our new Accountability and Transparency metrics, demands even greater rigor, responsibility and commitment to openness. Give To Colombia’s supporters should feel much more confident that their hard- earned dollars are being used efficiently and responsibly when it acquires such a high rating.”
“In the current economic environment, it’s important our donors trust that we’re using our funding wisely to create, promote and facilitate alliances between international donors and Colombian grassroots organizations,” said Give To Colombia CEO Angela Maria Tafur. “Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to our supporters that we take our fiduciary and governance responsibilities very seriously.”
Give To Colombia’s rating and other information about charitable giving and more-detailed information about Give To Colombia’s rating is available at Charity Navigator site.
About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of roughly 5,500 mid-to-large sized charities that garner roughly 50% of all private contributions made in the USA each year (not including houses of worship). Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America’s charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 201, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.