donor services landscape charities review council february 14, 2013
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Donor Services Landscape
Charities Review CouncilFebruary 14, 2013
Donor Marketplace
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• Meet Standards• Standards Not Met• Did Not Disclose• Review in Progress• Unable to Verify
CRC • Meet Standards• In Progress
• No review of self-reported information including:• Mission• People• Financials/990’s (also provided by IRS)• Programs & Help
Self-Reported
• Donors can donate to organization directly from the Guidestar website
Donate
• 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
Donor Information
• 4-Star rating system using public data• No self-reported information
Ratings Based
• User reviews are a main component of this site• Self-published reviews/ratings from donors
who have interacted with an organization
Reviews/Opinions
• Donate Now• News• Top Ten Lists• Hot Topics• Sector Analysis Tool• Interactive World Map
Cool Features
“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 Foundation2. GiveDirectly3. Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
• Status of all international and US charities being considered
• Pending• More Information Available• Contacted (Declined), (No response)
• Acquired by GuideStar in 2011• Experts recommend nonprofits in cause areas
― 3,012 experts― 560 nonprofits ― 36 causes
• No self-reporting by nonprofits• Goal to increase resources for financially
responsible organizations• Informs donors on best practices for giving
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
Search
• 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
Charity WatchFormerly known as American Institute of Philanthropy
Social Impact 100 Index
S&I 100
• 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.
Developed by Social Impact Exchange
• 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 SitesOrganizations whose primary mission is to provide a vehicle for fundraising
• Razoo/GiveMN• JustGive.org• GiveMeaning.com• Kiva.org
• DonorsChoose.org• JustGiving• First Giving• Network for Good
GiveMN/Razoo
• Transforming philanthropy in MN by growing overall giving and moving more of it online
• Features MN nonprofits and schoolsGiveMN
• Razoo is the platform on which GiveMN operates and provides best practices for online fundraising
Razoo
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
Donor investments begin at $25
Process• Choose a
borrower• Make a loan• Get repaid• Reinvest
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