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Global Fund for Children announces new Board member

Global Fund for Children announces new Board member

Kelly Pettit is the Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, and Associate General Counsel at General Atlantic. Based in New York, she leads the firm’s investment funds practice, oversees its global regulatory compliance program, and supports general corporate matters as part of the Legal & Compliance team. She also oversees General Atlantic’s privacy program and previously served on the firm’s IDEA Council.

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Meet Corey, GFC’s Vice President of Programs

Meet Corey, GFC’s Vice President of Programs

Meet Corey Oser! GFC’s Vice President of Programs shares how she got involved in activism from a young age and what motivated her to join GFC more than five years ago.


Fund for youth-led social change celebrates one year of progress

Fund for youth-led social change celebrates one year of progress

The Spark Fund has awarded $546,000 in flexible funding to 56 youth-led and youth-focused groups tackling injustice and inequality and driving transformational change.


New video series: Children and young people chat with GFC’s President and CEO

New video series: Children and young people chat with GFC’s President and CEO

We are excited to launch GFC’s “Kids Chat with CEO” video series! Children and young people of all ages and backgrounds asked GFC President and CEO John Hecklinger about everything from GFC’s work to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the world of Star Wars.


Meet Rodrigo, GFC’s Regional Co-Director for the Americas

Meet Rodrigo, GFC’s Regional Co-Director for the Americas

Meet Rodrigo Barraza! GFC’s Regional Co-Director for the Americas shares what drew him to GFC and why, after five years, he still believes this work is so important.


Meet Joe, GFC’s Senior Director of Global Grantmaking

Meet Joe, GFC’s Senior Director of Global Grantmaking

Meet Joseph (Joe) Bednarek! GFC's Senior Director of Global Grantmaking and longest-serving team member shares why he has stuck around and why this work is so important to him. 


Meet Nina, GFC’s new Thailand Partnerships Catalyst

Meet Nina, GFC’s new Thailand Partnerships Catalyst

Meet Wanwarin (Nina) Yensuk! As Thailand Partnerships Catalyst on GFC’s Asia team, Nina builds relationships and fosters strong communication with GFC’s Thailand partners through participatory learning, capacity building, and grantmaking.  


Meet Ashani, GFC’s new Senior Communications and Marketing Specialist

Meet Ashani, GFC’s new Senior Communications and Marketing Specialist

Meet Ashani Ratnayake. As part of the communications team, Ashani contributes to developing and implementing GFC’s communication strategy with a particular focus on digital marketing and fundraising campaigns, online communications, and storytelling.


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