After years of experience working with nonprofits across various sectors, the founding Board of Directors for the Gryphon Foundation for Global Change saw a disturbing pattern that seemed to have no solution.
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It is unnecessarily hard and expensive to start and grow a non-profit. We have seen, time and time again, that founders struggle when they lack access to capital or as they navigate complicated bureaucracy. This disproportionately impacts people of color, non-native English speakers, and international NGOs.
Consider that international NGOs and brand new organizations can't even host a simple Facebook fundraiser, no matter how established the organization or how worthy their cause.
OUR TEAM
"We founded Gryphon because we’ve seen too many brilliant ideas fail due to a lack of support and resources. I believe that if you know how to solve a problem then you have an obligation, to the world and to yourself, to do your best to solve it.
We founded Gryphon because we’ve seen too many brilliant ideas fail due to a lack of support and resources."
Lee Domaszowec
Executive Director
"Living in Ukraine, I understand the immense pressure nonprofit leaders face, especially as they operate in the midst of war. The constant balancing between organizational growth, securing funding, managing donor relations, and ensuring the safety and security of personnel.
Living in Ukraine, I understand the immense pressure nonprofit leaders face, especially as they operate in the midst of war. The constant."
Marta Skurska
founding Board Director
"Living in South Africa as a person with a disability, I've personally experienced the barriers that exist in the nonprofit sector. Being part of The Gryphon Foundation is important to me because we're intentionally breaking down these obstacles.
Living in South Africa as a person with a disability, I've personally experienced the barriers that exist in the nonprofit."
Nicole Vergos
Founding Board Director
"We founded Gryphon because we’ve seen too many brilliant ideas fail due to a lack of support and resources. I believe that if you know how to solve a problem then you have an obligation, to the world and to yourself, to do your best to solve it.
We founded Gryphon because we’ve seen too many brilliant ideas fail due to a lack of support and resources."
Lee Domaszowec
Executive Director
"Living in Ukraine, I understand the immense pressure nonprofit leaders face, especially as they operate in the midst of war. The constant balancing between organizational growth, securing funding, managing donor relations, and ensuring the.
Living in Ukraine, I understand the immense pressure nonprofit leaders face, especially as they operate in the midst of war."
Marta Skurska
founding Board Director
"Living in South Africa as a person with a disability, I've personally experienced the barriers that exist in the nonprofit sector. Being part of The Gryphon Foundation is important to me because we're intentionally breaking down these obstacles.
Living in South Africa as a person with a disability, I've personally experienced the barriers that exist in the nonprofit."
Nicole Vergos
Founding Board Director
"We founded Gryphon because we’ve seen too many brilliant ideas fail due to a lack of support and resources. I believe that if you know how to solve a problem then you have an obligation, to the world and to yourself, to do your best to solve it.
We founded Gryphon because we’ve seen too many brilliant ideas fail due to a lack of support and resources."
Lee Domaszowec
Executive Director
The Gryphon Foundation for Global Change is redefining how nonprofits are built and sustained.
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We provide comprehensive support—including mentorship, financial aid, and operational tools—to help emerging nonprofits thrive. Our model not only accelerates U.S.-based organizations but also helps international NGOs establish U.S. sister entities and secure global funding.
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