Find answers to your questions:
If I respond to an offer or need, am I obligated to proceed?
No. Responding to an offer or need does not obligate either side to proceed. It simply facilitates initial dialogue. Further questions can be asked and the parties can then determine whether they have found a “match” or not. A "partnership guide":/en/documents/7538, helping parties navigate...
Do offers made on the site go live immediately?
Almost. Whenever a new offer appears, our team of specialists is alerted. They undertake due diligence by checking it before they release it for public view. Should there be any problem, they make contact with the person who placed the offer and discuss options. What might make an offer...
Does Global Hand undertake checks on corporations making offers?
To provide a real time, international brokerage service, facilitating immediate interaction, it is impossible to vet every company making an offer, as soon as it comes on site, wherever it happens to be. Our recommendation, however, is that NGOs ask the hard questions as they engage in dialogue...
What is the Global Commons Alliance?
Here at Global Hand, our desire is to do all we can to help you find partners that match your interests in global need. The Global Commons Alliance is a group of like-minded NGOs. All of those within it have an understanding that, if they cannot find a match for organisations making an offer,...
What if I have a bad experience with a partner I find through Global Hand?
Please make contact with our office using the "general feedback form":/en/feedback or by email to our "general enquiries":mailto:enquiries@globalhand.org address.
Will the Global Hand site be in different languages?
Yes, eventually. At present, the public version of the site is in English only. Behind the scenes, however, work has already begun in other languages. Watch this space!
Is Global Hand appropriate for local applications as well as international?
Yes, it is appropriate for both. We often say that Global Hand can be used across the road or across the world. It can connect people anywhere: whether inside a community or in separate hemispheres.
Is Global Hand for individuals or organisations?
Global Hand has services for you as an individual and for organisations. Some of our services, however, are more effective for organisations to use. h3. Are you making a request? It is essential that you belong to a registered organisation if you are making a request on the site. This is in...
Global Hand: Background story
Global Hand’s development has been spearheaded by "Crossroads Foundation":http://www.crossroads.org.hk, a Hong Kong based non-profit organisation that sits at the nexus between over 1,000 corporations and 2,000 NGOs. It leverages donated freight, corporate expertise and product, and is currently...
Global Hand: Privacy Notice
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