Some thoughts on what would help. Some of them are already happening.
funding circles. Note that most official funding circles I know require a large budget and are therefore inaccessible for mid-sized donors.
Related: a small group of like-minded donors evaluating a specific organization. Donors could reach out to each other and organize themselves.
Give each other recommendations. If you have expertise of specific cause area and you can recommend organizations (especially when you don’t have a conflict of interest with them), do talk about it to potential donors during networking events. Or, if you are a donor, do ask.
EA funds can publish a more detailed public write-up of their grants, so that interested donors can follow up. Especially interesting when they can’t give as much as they want due to funding constraints.
The two local effective giving organizations I know best (Effektiv Spenden and Doneer Effectief) offer donor advising. However, they might be limited to the cause areas they are working in themselves.
Some thoughts on what would help. Some of them are already happening.
funding circles. Note that most official funding circles I know require a large budget and are therefore inaccessible for mid-sized donors.
Related: a small group of like-minded donors evaluating a specific organization. Donors could reach out to each other and organize themselves.
Give each other recommendations. If you have expertise of specific cause area and you can recommend organizations (especially when you don’t have a conflict of interest with them), do talk about it to potential donors during networking events. Or, if you are a donor, do ask.
EA funds can publish a more detailed public write-up of their grants, so that interested donors can follow up. Especially interesting when they can’t give as much as they want due to funding constraints.
Donor lotteries
Impact markets, if implemented well.
The two local effective giving organizations I know best (Effektiv Spenden and Doneer Effectief) offer donor advising. However, they might be limited to the cause areas they are working in themselves.