Hear personal stories from some of our 10% pledgers
Real experiences from people who decided to give more effectively—and found it transformed their relationship with money, purpose, and impact.
Am I really sacrificing that much, keeping 90% of my income? I'm doing all the same things I normally would be doing, this was a simple way for me to live up to my morals.
Alex Savard
🔸 10% Pledger since 2019
Am I really sacrificing that much, keeping 90% of my income? I'm doing all the same things I normally would be doing, this was a simple way for me to live up to my morals.
Alex Savard
🔸 10% Pledger since 2019
I've probably saved a couple of toddlers with my donations, if I do nothing else in my life, I think that's incredible.
Gemma Patterson
🔸 10% Pledger since 2021
I've probably saved a couple of toddlers with my donations, if I do nothing else in my life, I think that's incredible.
Gemma Patterson
🔸 10% Pledger since 2021
There's some sense of excitement and joy you get from helping others and that lasts much longer than spending on yourself.
James Ozden
🔸 10% Pledger since 2022
There's some sense of excitement and joy you get from helping others and that lasts much longer than spending on yourself.
James Ozden
🔸 10% Pledger since 2022
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If you're thinking about donating, you're probably the type of person who cares about others, and then, if you make that a habit, it will feel really good.
Eleanor McAree
🔸 10% Pledger since 2022
If you're thinking about donating, you're probably the type of person who cares about others, and then, if you make that a habit, it will feel really good.
Eleanor McAree
🔸 10% Pledger since 2022
I could go outside and not get bit by a mosquito and die, there’s no worms in the dirt, I get vitamin A from the cereal because they fortify it, I didn’t choose any of that, it was just this crazy roll of the dice.
Justin Portela
🔸 10% Pledger since 2025
I could go outside and not get bit by a mosquito and die, there’s no worms in the dirt, I get vitamin A from the cereal because they fortify it, I didn’t choose any of that, it was just this crazy roll of the dice.
Justin Portela
🔸 10% Pledger since 2025
After having kids, I feel that the thought experiment of a child drowning in a pond is so much more powerful.
Trevor and Carolyn Sarif-Killea
🔸 10% Pledgers since 2022
After having kids, I feel that the thought experiment of a child drowning in a pond is so much more powerful.
Trevor and Carolyn Sarif-Killea
🔸 10% Pledgers since 2022
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