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LONGITUDE is a tax exempt 501 (c)3 non-profit organization working with visionary leaders of grassroots educational and human rights initiatives in resource-poor countries.  You will receive an acknowledgement of your gift for your tax records.


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LONGITUDE allows donors flexibility in how their dollars are spent.  All donations go directly to the initiative you choose.  Per IRS guidance, it is our policy to inform our contributors that we have ultimate authority to use donations made to Longitude at our discretion, for purposes consistent with our tax exempt purpose.  Take some time to read through the current campaigns that are available and give your money to a cause that you feel is important. 



LONGITUDE is run by volunteers who work hard to keep overhead costs low to increase the impact of your gift.

  1. ❖100% of donations are used to support our partner agencies in Ghana and India.  At this point Longitude uses 7% of each donation to forward Longitude’s mission through marketing, website development, and bookkeeping expenses. 

  2. ❖All of Longitude's founders and staff work as volunteers for the organization.

  3. ❖Longitude supports its partner organizations by giving money directly to projects designed by local community leaders who know the specific needs of their community. 

Click here if you would like to support a Longitude project in Ghana.Ghana.htmlGhana.htmlGhana.htmlGhana.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
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Professional Secretarial Academy of Ghana (PROFESA) is a non-profit secretarial and job training school in Abeka, Ghana, run by Meshach Bondzie

Association of Relief Volunteers (ARV) is an Indian non-profit working on issues of human rights and caste discrimination in rural Indian villages.  ARV is run by Ravi Kumar.

LONGITUDE PROJECTS

Read What Our Volunteers Are Saying Throughout this trip, I’ve realized that returning to India to volunteer with Ravi and ARV is like going home to your family. There is so much love in the air that it’s hard to believe that you were ever away in the first place....MORE Volunteer_Story_Page.htmlVolunteer_Story_Page.htmlVolunteer_Story_Page.htmlVolunteer_Story_Page.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1
Providence Journal Calls Longitude, “Something Wonderful” Providence Journal columnist Bob Kerr sat down with Longitude Founder and director, Shawn Rubin. Read the full article here.http://www.projo.com/news/bobkerr/kerr_column_19_07-19-09_11F381J_v11.37de089.htmlhttp://www.projo.com/news/bobkerr/kerr_column_19_07-19-09_11F381J_v11.37de089.htmlhttp://www.projo.com/news/bobkerr/kerr_column_19_07-19-09_11F381J_v11.37de089.htmlhttp://www.projo.com/news/bobkerr/kerr_column_19_07-19-09_11F381J_v11.37de089.htmlshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1shapeimage_7_link_2
Longitude Featured On Huffington Post Our open letter to President Obama calls for greater support for grassroots leaders of struggling NGOs in Ghana. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shawn-rubin/my-letter-to-the-presiden_b_233542.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/shawn-rubin/my-letter-to-the-presiden_b_233542.htmlshapeimage_8_link_0

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With Longitude Every Dollar Counts

  1. ➡ 1 pint of ice-cream can paint a house in India

  2. ➡ 1 sub sandwich buys a textbook in Ghana

  3. ➡ Your donation can make a difference!

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