One for the World

One for the World was co-founded in 2014 by two then MBA students, Kate Epstein and Josh McCann, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. During their program, both Kate and Josh realized that their classmates were interested in learning about effective giving and high impact nonprofit organizations, but lacked the tools to take action. In order to empower their peers with the education and tools to evangelize effective giving on campus, the first One for the World chapter was established at Wharton and quickly expanded to include chapters on campuses around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

Every strategic decision we make aims to expand awareness of effective giving and increase the amount that we funnel to our nonprofit partners every year. We strongly encourage individuals to donate at least 1% of their income to our nonprofit partners that are on the ground fighting extreme poverty through cost effective interventions. We have also invested in the development of leaders across university campuses all over the world to organize One for the World chapters; training volunteers to recruit 1% Pledgers, coordinate events, and support various One for the World initiatives.