If you have limited time to investigate / work with, I’d probably recommend either the LTFF or choosing a regranter you like at Manifund.
If you have a fair bit more time, and ideally the expectation of more money in the future, then I think a lot of small-to-medium (1-10 employee) organizations can use some long-term, high-touch donors. Honestly this may settle more down to fit / relationships than identifying the absolute best org—as long as it’s funded by one of the groups listed above or OP, as money itself is a bit fungible between orgs.
I think a lot of nonprofits have surprisingly few independent donors, or even strong people that can provide decent independent takes. I might write more about this later.
(That said, there are definitely ways to be annoying / a hindrance, as an active donor, so try to be really humble here if you are new to this)
Any thoughts on where e.g. 50K could be well spent?
(For longtermism)
If you have limited time to investigate / work with, I’d probably recommend either the LTFF or choosing a regranter you like at Manifund.
If you have a fair bit more time, and ideally the expectation of more money in the future, then I think a lot of small-to-medium (1-10 employee) organizations can use some long-term, high-touch donors. Honestly this may settle more down to fit / relationships than identifying the absolute best org—as long as it’s funded by one of the groups listed above or OP, as money itself is a bit fungible between orgs.
I think a lot of nonprofits have surprisingly few independent donors, or even strong people that can provide decent independent takes. I might write more about this later.
(That said, there are definitely ways to be annoying / a hindrance, as an active donor, so try to be really humble here if you are new to this)