Resources for Identifying More Impact Opportunities

Resources for Identifying More Impact Opportunities

Below are additional resources curated by our team to help you find additional nonprofits and cause areas beyond those discussed in this toolkit. As always, whether you have $10 or $1 million, we hope our team’s work helps you turn your good intentions into high social impact.

Nonprofit Due Diligence

  • Candid (GuideStar and Foundation Center) – World’s largest source of information on nonprofits and foundations
  • Charity Navigator – Rates nonprofits on financial health, accountability, and transparency
  • Great Nonprofits – Community-sourced stories about nonprofits, written by donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries
  • ImpactMatters (a service of Charity Navigator) – Provides “audits” of nonprofits that have proven evidence of impact
  • GiveWell – Rates nonprofits based on empirical data, cost-effectiveness, and capacity for increased funding
  • The Life You Can Save – Nonprofits that aid the global poor vetted for record of effectiveness

Research on Cause Areas and Programs

Disaster Relief