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Donor Services Landscape
Charities Review Council
February 14, 2013
Attorney General’s Website
• Is the organization legally registered to
fundraise in MN?
• Self-reported financials submitted by
organization
Better Business Bureau
• Used on a regular basis here at the Council
• BBB reviews national charities, that solicit nationwide
• BBB has 20 “Standards for Charity Accountability”
• Levels of Classification on Website (visible to donors)
BBB
CRC
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Meet Standards
Standards Not Met
Did Not Disclose
Review in Progress
Unable to Verify
Meet Standards
In Progress
Self-Reported
• No review of self-reported information including:
• Mission
• People
• Financials/990’s (also provided by IRS)
• Programs & Help
Donate
• Donors can donate to organization directly
from the Guidestar website
Donor Information
• Donors can identify nonprofits they believe
are most effective in specific cause areas
• Self-published reviews/ratings from donors
who have interacted with an organization
• “Take Action” allows donors to review cause areas to
find “most effective” orgs recommended by partners
Ratings Based
• 4-Star rating system using public data
• No self-reported information
Reviews/Opinions
• User reviews are a main component of this site
• Self-published reviews/ratings from donors
who have interacted with an organization
Cool Features
• Donate Now
• News
• Top Ten Lists
• Hot Topics
• Sector Analysis Tool
• Interactive World Map
“Promising Charities”
• Finds small number of giving
opportunities they deem outstanding
• Do not provide objective analysis and
instead review for
• Evidence of impact
• Cost effectiveness
• Room for more funding
“Top Charities”
• 3 Top-Rated Charities
1. Against Malaria Foundation
2. GiveDirectly
3. Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
• Status of all international and US charities
being considered
• Pending
• More Information Available
• Contacted (Declined), (No response)
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Acquired by GuideStar in 2011
Experts recommend nonprofits in cause areas
― 3,012 experts
― 560 nonprofits
― 36 causes
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No self-reporting by nonprofits
Goal to increase resources for financially
responsible organizations
Informs donors on best practices for giving
Search
Everyone
knows about
Google,
knows how
to use it
Results may
vary
depending
on the
nonprofit
you’re
searching for
At a minimum,
you’ll be able
to find basic
organizational
information
and
organization’s
website
Charity Watch
Formerly known as American Institute of
Philanthropy
• Self-described watchdog with Hall of Shame
• Rates 600 national charities with a budget
greater than $1 million
• Reviewed charities are nominated by donors
• No membership or fee paid by nonprofits
Social Impact 100 Index
Developed by Social Impact Exchange
S&I 100
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Nominated by outside experts
Met eligibility criteria
Reviewed evaluation studies and growth/business plans
Social Impact Exchange membership scored nonprofits
Rigorous Criteria
• With a rigorous set of criteria, the index makes sure it only
includes organizations that are using donations in order to
make a real, tangible difference.
• The “Zagat” of nonprofits
• Develop tools that allow people to find,
review, and share information about
nonprofits
• Self-published reviews/ratings from donors
who have interacted with an organization
• Relies on greater nonprofit excellence through
feedback and transparency
• No self-reporting by nonprofits
Online Fundraising Sites
Organizations whose primary mission is to
provide a vehicle for fundraising
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Razoo/GiveMN
JustGive.org
GiveMeaning.com
Kiva.org
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DonorsChoose.org
JustGiving
First Giving
Network for Good
GiveMN/Razoo
GiveMN
• Transforming philanthropy in
MN by growing overall giving
and moving more of it online
• Features MN nonprofits and
schools
Razoo
• Razoo is the platform on
which GiveMN operates and
provides best practices for
online fundraising
Online charitable giving
• 1.8 million charities on site
• Vetting is limited to meeting IRS standards
• JustGive Guide includes 1,000 national nonprofits
Giving Wisely and Giving Resources Tools
• Ways to Give
• Focus Areas
• Tips
Powers digital giving
• Very similar to GiveMN/Razoo
Serves
• Nonprofits: Online fundraising
• Companies: Assists in building giving campaigns
• Donors: Facilitates individual giving while
providing tips and resources
Online charity that connects donors to students in need
• Available to public classrooms across America
Public school teachers post classroom project requests
• Partially funded projects expire with funding returned to
donor or reinvested by donor
• Vetting done by DonorsChoose.org prior to making
project available for donations
Connects
people through
lending to
alleviate
poverty
Process
• Choose a
borrower
• Make a loan
• Get repaid
• Reinvest
Donor
investments
begin at $25
Borrowers
selected by
microfinance
institutions on
five continents
Scaling social impact
• Links foundations and individual donors with
top-performing nonprofits and initiatives
• Helps nonprofits access capital and other
assistance needed to scale their impact
Donors receive due diligence, business
plans, and progress reports
Primary Differentiation for the Council
• Donor information provided in
partnership with nonprofits
• Self-reported data is verified by the
Council
• Accreditation of nonprofits – Meet
Standards
• Building capacity of nonprofits
• More giving tips and tools available
to donors (e.g. disaster giving or
giving as gift)
Informing Strategic Planning
• Donors have significant online resources
available to help them make giving choices
• Beginning to see both acquisition and
alliances/partnerships
– Philanthropedia/GuideStar
– GuideStar, Charity Navigator and Global Giving
• Limited number of sites offer accreditation
done in partnership with nonprofits