1. Find your team. Check out our Upcoming Virtual Trips list and select the team you’d like to join. Then contribute the amounts listed above (anything, $250, $500) to join at that level. You can also create your own fundraising page from the team’s page if you wish to fundraise.
2. Give or Fundraise. The goal is to bring in enough money to fund the construction of a family’s new home, so get creative! Share your fundraising page on social media, plan a bake sale, host an online competition, etc.
3. Connect. Be in touch with your team leader to get the latest news on construction updates, family stories, and team meetings.

A standard fundraising goal will be the base cost of one home plus $500 to cover all related expenses, like hats, shirts, postage, and financial transaction fees. Your team can choose to sponsor more than one home if you’re feeling up to it. Visit our list of locations and find your chosen country’s webpage to learn more about that location, including house costs.

Ex: The cost of a new house in Haiti is $6000, so if your team plans to sponsor two homes there the fundraising goal is $12,500. ($6000 + $6000 + $500)

Raising enough funds to pay for the construction of homes is always crucial, but typically our international volunteer teams provide much of that funding and the pandemic has severely cut back travel. Raising money with a virtual team ensures we can still build homes with families even though volunteers can’t physically go there themselves.

Importantly, just like when we go, building homes in this way helps to create local jobs through the materials we purchase nearby and the construction work. Especially during the time of the pandemic, these essential construction jobs allow families a way to earn income even when much of the economy has been shuttered.

Your effort also helps spread the word and get more people involved, multiplying your impact over time!

Connection.

Donating as part of a Global Builders virtual team builds a connection between yourself, your team, and the international family you’re partnering with. Giving a one-off donation does make a difference, but most of the time you have no idea what the true impact is. Working with a virtual team, you’ll see the progress made in real time and get to know the family who will be the owners of this home. These aren’t faceless “others,” but real people with personalities, dreams, and stories.


Only on a virtual team can you make a difference and a connection like this without actually traveling abroad.

You can do that too!
You’ll contribute the virtual trip fee of at least $500 through payments and/or fundraising, receive the FCH hats and t-shirts like everyone else, and then get regular updates on the team’s progress during the build. Click the link at the top of the page to sign up as a virtual participant.

Here are the basic steps you’ll follow:

1. Propose your virtual trip.
2. Receive the link to your team’s fundraising page and start raising money.
3. Recruit people to join your team. You’ll be the primary point of contact between FCH and your participants.
4. Receive updates on the build progress and family story. Share these with your team and donors.