donor matching: how it works 

  donor matching for equipment

Instead of asking you just to donate money, we match sponsors up directly with volunteers. This has been referred to as Adopt a Personal Gladiator! Here is how it works:
1) We receive requests for sponsorship from volunteers in Ukraine. About 95% of them come from military volunteers but a few humanitarians as well. They include requests for vehicles, vehicle repairs, optics, scopes, night vision, gas masks, drones, drone jammers, uniforms, boots, socks, food, etc.
2) We vet the applicants to ensure they are deserving of funding. For military volunteers, other volunteers currently fighting in Ukraine contact the applicant. They verify there is a current military contract, they are actively engaged with their unit, and have a good reputation amongst colleagues without discipline issues. They also verify that the requested funding is reasonable and necessary given their role in Ukraine. Two of the volunteers who vet our applicants are nominated for awards for valor. All vetters have been in combat in Ukraine and are military veterans in their home countries.
3) If the applicant passes the vetting stage, we match them with a donor or donors to help with their request. Donors can sign up with a $25/month commitment or $100 one time. We put multiple donors together. We then introduce the donors and volunteer together in a Signal chat. They are free to talk to one another and arrange how to transfer necessary funding.

donor matching for flights

1) We help military veterans, medics, and other highly qualified volunteers afford flights by matching them with donors who directly pay for the flight using money or airline miles.
2) Once an applicant applies for a flight, we verify that they are returning to an NGO or a military unit, have no known discipline issues, and are a volunteer whose skills are in high demand. The same vetting team for gear sponsorship vets flight applicants. We then match the volunteers with a donor whose airline miles or budget is appropriate for their flight. A volunteer who is an expert on reward booking assists donors and volunteers to book the flights.

About us 

The needs of soldiers and other volunteers in Ukraine are ongoing. In particular, there are many American (and other) military veterans who are volunteering to fight and assist in Ukraine. These foreign volunteer soldiers self-mobilize and spend much or all of their own savings to equip themselves and travel to Ukraine, leaving jobs, homes and financial security.  
Protect a Volunteer is a program that matches soldiers and other volunteers with donors to assist with flight costs, life saving gear, medical kits, cold weather clothing, and other expenses. Individuals or a group of people together can sponsor or "adopt" soldiers/volunteers.  
We have volunteers actively waiting for donor support. Sponsors know exactly where their money goes since we match them directly to volunteers. Volunteers' ability to get to and remain longer in Ukraine is directly tied to donor support. They can focus on staying alive and providing assistance, not fundraising, as many soldiers/volunteers are forced to do.