For information on Zynga’s Haiti Relief Fund, please click here.
Our Global Commitment
Our in-game efforts are focused on creating a positive impact around the world, given our global user base and Zynga’s foundation in Play, Invest, and Express.
Our Local Commitment
Zynga employees volunteer their time in and around our hometown of San Francisco, representing our commitment to a hands-on, intimate approach.
Connecting with a Purpose
"Our mission at Zynga is to connect people through games in a way that is fun and exciting. With Zynga.org, we hope to empower players to change the world while they engage in an activity that brings meaning to those connections.”
Mark Pincus
CEO, Zynga
Leading the Charge
Zynga is partnering with Professor Laura Hartman, a globally recognized expert, published author, academic scholar and consultant, to enable our players and colleagues to transform the world through games.
"The World Food Programme (WFP) is grateful for the generous donations made by Zynga players in support of our Haiti emergency operation. The US$1.5 million raised is being used to help hungry people in Haiti. WFP would like to thank Zynga and the many players who have supported WFP and we look forward to continuing our partnership with them in the future."
— Nancy Roman, Director of Communications, Public Policy, Communications and Private Partnerships, World Food Programme
We offer enormous gratitude and honor to Zynga Players, who have raised over $1.5 million for Haiti in 5 days and over $2.7 million since October, 2009!
We are all deeply pained to witness the suffering experienced by the Haitian community and others since the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and its consequences. As humans, our natural tendency is to want to help those in distress. In 5 days, more than 250,000 Zynga game players have stepped up to help!! Through Zynga’s top four games, users from 47 countries donated to U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) by buying limited edition items in FarmVille, FishVille, Mafia Wars and Zynga Poker.
The proceeds from these purchases went to WFP, which has an emergency response team distributing food and other relief to millions affected by the earthquake. “We are extremely grateful to Zynga for this contribution,” said Nancy Roman, WFP’s director of communications. “Through their donations, Zynga players are helping us to bring urgently needed food assistance to people who have been plunged into hunger by this devastating earthquake. We started distributing food within 24 hours of the earthquake, and in the coming weeks, we aim to deliver weekly rations to 2 million people.”
“We’re humbled by the response from our users and the speed with which they rallied from everywhere to help so many in Haiti,” said Zynga CEO Mark Pincus. Thank you for your ongoing support of our Zynga.org initiatives and you can still donate directly to the World Food Program by clicking the Donate link below.
ZYNGA HAITI RELIEF FUND
“The devastation in Haiti is unimaginable, and anything we or our users can do is tiny compared to the utter loss for this nation,” said Mark Pincus, Zynga’s founder and CEO. “In our small way, I hope we can enable our users to help and touch Haiti in a meaningful way where every dollar raised can make a difference.”
What People Are Saying
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“Social networks have quickly become a powerful yet inexpensive tool to raise money and awareness for charities.”
Social network updates a friend to charities
SF Chronicle, 10/26/09
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Buying Virtual Goods That Also Do Good
NYT, 10/21/09
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“Zynga's Sweet Seeds for Haiti promotion in FarmVille may in fact be the single largest amount of money raised for charity through sale of specific virtual goods to date.”
FarmVille's Sweet Seeds Raise $487K For Charity
Virtual Goods News, 10/20/09
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Farmville gamers donate to Haiti’s poor via virtual goods
Venturebeat, 10/20/09
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“With programs like these in place I'd be much more inclined to buy myself a new virtual sword or magic spell if I knew it was for a good cause. It's great marketing for Zynga as well, giving the gaming giant a good face in society and putting it up there with gaming companies already donating to charities like GamesThatGive and Freerice.com.”
Zynga donates $487,500 to Haiti's children
Vator News, 10/20/09
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“Call us idealistic, but we sorta like the idea of making the world a better place, one social game at a time.”
FarmVille's 'Sweet Seeds' Raises $427,000 for Charity
Game.com, 10/20/09
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“Zynga should also be commended for disclosing how much revenue it’s sharing with charities, as a number of other gaming applications on Facebook purport to be dedicated to social causes, yet actually keep almost all of the money for themselves.”
FarmVille Users Grow Virtual Goods, Raise $320,000 for Charity
Inside Social Games, 10/07/09
Ongoing Initiatives
Zynga’s YoVille Campaign has been selling bulldogs and tabby cats since Spring 2009 and in May, was proud to contribute over $90,000 to the SF/SPCA. These special pets are still available at Pete’s Pets in YoVille.