Great question, Clifford! There are certainly areas Iād love to see further developed.
It would be fantastic to see the rise of more specialised fundraising organisations that cater to particular segments where thereās existing leverage or a network. This can be particularly productive if the model can be adapted from an existing organisation. For instance, the Jewish Effective Giving Initiative might spark the creation of more faith-based fundraisers, and High Impact Athletes has already motivated Artists of Impact. Itās also simpler for us to aid specialist organisations in their fundraising if theyāre raising money for our existing recommendations. In this way, we can assist with donation processing in various countries and impact tracking, leaving them to concentrate on their community and fundraising efforts.
Currently, weāre (almost) well-equipped to support the launch of new national organisations that wish to use our brand/āproduct/ācommunity. Itās much easier to get them up and running, especially as we complete our localisation efforts.
In terms of evaluation and grantmaking, there are certainly gaps weād like to see filled. Weāll have a clearer picture of this as we progress with our āevaluating the evaluatorsā initiative.
Iām keen to see an advisory service for high net worth individuals (HNWI) or ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) that focuses on global health and wellbeing, and perhaps a broad āeffective givingā specialism. We might consider taking the latter on ourselves in the future, provided we can do it effectively and rely significantly on specialised advisories.
I also believe thereās a gap between ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) and HNWI, specifically for donors who give between ~$50k-$1m annually. We may consider addressing this gap by exploiting some of the low-hanging fruit such as connecting people to existing funding circles and advisors. We could also improve communication and product solutions to provide a customised experience without the need for customised grantmaking capacity. Iād love to see more donors in this range start or join funding circles, as I believe these can provide a helpful counterbalance to large or institutional grantmakers, thereby promoting funder diversity.
Iād love to be connected with any potential founders/āfounding teams or people already doing work that weāre not yet connected with!
In case it helps, hereās our current spreadsheet where we try to track the ecosystem (I know some very early stage organisations are missing, but please let me know if anything is missing).
Great question, Clifford! There are certainly areas Iād love to see further developed.
It would be fantastic to see the rise of more specialised fundraising organisations that cater to particular segments where thereās existing leverage or a network. This can be particularly productive if the model can be adapted from an existing organisation. For instance, the Jewish Effective Giving Initiative might spark the creation of more faith-based fundraisers, and High Impact Athletes has already motivated Artists of Impact. Itās also simpler for us to aid specialist organisations in their fundraising if theyāre raising money for our existing recommendations. In this way, we can assist with donation processing in various countries and impact tracking, leaving them to concentrate on their community and fundraising efforts.
Currently, weāre (almost) well-equipped to support the launch of new national organisations that wish to use our brand/āproduct/ācommunity. Itās much easier to get them up and running, especially as we complete our localisation efforts.
In terms of evaluation and grantmaking, there are certainly gaps weād like to see filled. Weāll have a clearer picture of this as we progress with our āevaluating the evaluatorsā initiative.
Iām keen to see an advisory service for high net worth individuals (HNWI) or ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) that focuses on global health and wellbeing, and perhaps a broad āeffective givingā specialism. We might consider taking the latter on ourselves in the future, provided we can do it effectively and rely significantly on specialised advisories.
I also believe thereās a gap between ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) and HNWI, specifically for donors who give between ~$50k-$1m annually. We may consider addressing this gap by exploiting some of the low-hanging fruit such as connecting people to existing funding circles and advisors. We could also improve communication and product solutions to provide a customised experience without the need for customised grantmaking capacity. Iād love to see more donors in this range start or join funding circles, as I believe these can provide a helpful counterbalance to large or institutional grantmakers, thereby promoting funder diversity.
Iād love to be connected with any potential founders/āfounding teams or people already doing work that weāre not yet connected with!
In case it helps, hereās our current spreadsheet where we try to track the ecosystem (I know some very early stage organisations are missing, but please let me know if anything is missing).