Global Citizen: Leveraging IoT for Social Impact

Global Citizen is a community that connects individuals who are passionate about making a significant impact on the world's most pressing issues. The organization's primary focus is to raise awareness and draw attention to social justice, climate change, and the eradication of extreme poverty. Their efforts have been supported by leading political figures, philanthropists, and global organizations. Global Citizen's advocacy efforts extend beyond the online sphere, with initiatives such as the Global Citizen Music Festival, which brings together activists and music fans. The organization has a very active network where members share their actions to make the world a better place.

Global Citizen is a community that aims to connect individuals who are passionate about making a significant impact on the world's most pressing issues. The organization's primary focus is to raise awareness and draw attention to social justice, climate change, and the eradication of extreme poverty. Their efforts have been supported by leading political figures, philanthropists, and global organizations. However, Global Citizen's advocacy efforts are not limited to the online sphere. Since 2012, they have successfully organized the Global Citizen Music Festival, bringing together activists and music fans. Despite these efforts, Global Citizen faced challenges in delivering high-quality content and connecting like-minded users in real-time. They needed a solution that could support their active network, where members share their actions to make the world a better place.

To address these challenges, Global Citizen turned to Stream, a provider of feed technology and hosting services. Stream offered its services free of charge to Global Citizen, recognizing the organization's non-profit status and its mission to make a difference in the world. Stream's technology allowed Global Citizen to provide real-time updates and facilitate the signing of petitions, thereby enhancing the power of their global community. Matt Webster, CTO at Global Citizen, praised Stream's ease of implementation and features. Stream's infrastructure enabled Global Citizen to offer an engaging experience without having to allocate valuable developer time to maintain their feeds. This solution allowed Global Citizen to focus on their core mission of making a significant impact on global issues.

• The implementation of Stream's technology significantly enhanced Global Citizen's operational efficiency. The organization was able to focus more on its core mission of making a significant impact on global issues, rather than allocating valuable developer time to maintain their feeds. The real-time updates and the facilitation of signing petitions empowered the global community, making a huge impact one pledge at a time. The size of Global Citizen’s user base is a testament to Stream's platform in terms of scalability. The partnership with Stream has allowed Global Citizen to offer an engaging experience to its users, thereby increasing its impact on social justice, climate change, and the eradication of extreme poverty.

• Global Citizen was able to help pass the Water for the World Act.
• The organization raised $100 million for the eradication of Polio.
• Global Citizen raised awareness around gender inequality.