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GOAL’s purpose is to save lives and empower communities to develop resilience and greater control over their lives and livelihoods. GOAL aims to increase the resilient wellbeing of the world’s poorest people and focuses on those who are excluded or marginalised, particularly those who are vulnerable due to socio-economic status, gender or age. Learn more about GOAL's work in action.
GOAL responds to emergencies by providing immediate life-saving relief such as food, water, shelter, and medical care. We also work on long-term recovery and resilience-building projects to help communities rebuild and prepare for future crises.
GOALies support vulnerable communities to withstand crises. Helping to build resilience, health, nutrition, food security, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), and livelihoods for the future.
Every year GOALies deliver vital aid to over 10 million people in the world's most vulnerable communities. This is only possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
If you would like to become a GOALie you can make a donation, help set up your own fundraiser, join an event or leave a lasting legacy in your will. You can also get involved by volunteering or joining the GOAL team.
GOAL receives its funding from a diverse range of sources, including government grants institutional donors such as the European Union and the United Nations. Corporate partnerships and private foundations also play a huge part. We're hugely grateful for the support provided by the general public through fundraising events, legacy donations, and direct donations.
Your generous donation will help fund lifesaving humanitarian programmes in the world's most vulnerable communities. 99% of donations go directly to families in need across the Middle East, Africa, Ukraine and Latin America. The remaining 1% is used to cover essential operational costs.
Emergency Appeals
In responding to and launching emergency appeals, 12.5% of funds raised will be allocated to ensure adequate supports are in place to deliver life-saving aid to communities in need. In the unlikely event that funds raised exceed needs or the ability to deliver programs is prohibited, the funds raised will be committed to those programmes and populations in greatest need in keeping with GOALs mission.
Yes, if you are resident in Ireland and donate over €250 in a year or €21 per month, your donations will go even further through tax-effective giving. It won't affect your tax status and only takes a minute!
Completing an Enduring Certificate (CHY3) form could increase your gift by 45% without costing you a cent more.
Simply fill out the form and return your completed form to the following address:
GOAL
PO Box 19
Dun Laoghaire
FREEPOST
DN6084
You can learn more about tax relief from charitable donations here.
GOAL teams are working across 14 countries, helping to transform lives in the world's most challenging environments. This change is only possible thanks to the generous support of GOALies across the world. You can meet some of our community partners and hear their stories of change via the Stories section of our website. Want to know more? Join over 25,000 GOALies and sign-up to our supporter newsletter.
GOAL proudly collaborates with governments, other NGOs (non-government organisations), local communities, and international agencies to maximise the impact of our programmes.
Please get in touch today if you or your organisation is interested in partnering with GOAL.
GOAL is registered with the Charities Regulatory Authority in Ireland, the Fundraising Regulator in the UK and is a registered 501(c)(3) organisation in the USA. In addition to this, GOAL has achieved ‘Triple Lock’ standard, as confirmed by Charities Institute Ireland.
Ethical Fundraising
GOAL’s board has formally adopted the 'Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public'. Staff and volunteers are fully trained on these requirements. We have implemented controls to ensure that all fundraising practices are in line with the 'Guidelines' and related Codes of Practice.
In addition, GOAL is a member of the Charities Institute of Ireland and registered with the Irish Charity Regulator and UK Fundraising Regulator.
Good Governance
GOAL’s board has formally adopted the 'Charities Governance Code' as devised by the Charities Regulatory Authority. GOAL complies with the six principles of governance, reaching - and in many cases surpassing - the expectations of core standards related to our organisational structure.
Find out more about the Charities Governance Code.
Other Commitments
GOAL also complies with the following charters, guidelines and codes:
For any additional information or queries on GOAL’s approach to governance and accountability, please email info@goal.ie.
GOAL is committed to maintaining the highest levels of good governance across our organisation and in our humanitarian programmes. We prioritise accountability with all our stakeholders, particularly the communities, donors and partners that we work with.
GOAL has strict financial controls and regularly undergo independent audits to ensure full transparency. We also publish Annual Reports to demonstrate our governance structure, programme activities, impact, and financial performance.
In 2023, with the support of our generous donors, partners, and supporters, GOAL teams reached over 10 million people in 14 countries across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Ukraine through our emergency response, resilient health, food and nutrition security and sustainable livelihood programmes, among others. You can view our full 2023 report here.
You can find previous Annual Reports and Financial Statements here.
To demonstrate our commitment to openness, transparency and integrity to donors and beneficiaries, GOAL adheres to the 'Triple Lock' standards (transparent reporting, good fundraising and governance), as published by the Charities Institute Ireland.
GOAL's Donor Charter
GOAL teams deliver vital support to over 10 million people every year. This would not be possible without the trust of of supporters, donors and the communities we work with. To outline our commitment to our supporters GOAL has developed a donor charter outlining our responsibilities.
Whether they're based in the field or an HQ office, GOAL's teams are dedicated to doing everything they can to supporting those in need.
If you are ready to take on challenging, rewarding and life-saving work, apply for one of our open positions today.
Whether they're based in the field or an HQ office, GOAL teams are dedicated to doing everything they can to supporting those in need.
If you are ready to take on challenging, rewarding and life-saving work, apply for one of our open positions today.
GOAL believes in a world where poverty no longer exists, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to well-being are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. By joining our team you can help bring this vision to life.
Workplace Integrity
Workplace integrity is central to life at GOAL. GOAL has a range of policies, procedures and systems to support our cultural commitment to accountability and integrity:
GOAL Child Protection Policy (CPP)
GOAL Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse Policy
GOAL Conflict of Interest Policy
GOAL Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy
For more information on this area, please contact info@goal.ie.
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