Giving Compass' Take:

• In this Medium post, the co-founder of ALMA reflects on the efforts to make philanthropy more accessible, and what he's learned by connecting with the sector.

• How can these lessons apply to individual donors looking for impact? What are the biggest obstacles you face when planning out a giving strategy?

• Here's a novel approach to sharing power in philanthropic endeavors.

Technology should improve the lives of everyone. It should amplify our own ability for growth and change, and enable people to better their lives and those of their families, communities and complete strangers.

Earlier this year, my co-founder Michelle and I left the growth team at Airbnb to start ALMA. We wanted to make philanthropy  —  giving back  —  easy and simple for everyone.

It’s been a crazy and amazing journey so far from the world of tech into philanthropy.

As we crossed 2k supporters in the Bay Area, I wanted to look back and reflect on what we’ve learned since we started. Here’s some of most interesting and surprising things so far.

  1. Everyone does it and no-one talks about it.
  2. People are apprehensive about giving.
  3. There is a staggering number of nonprofits.
  4. Foundations don’t have a magic answer for quantifying impact.
  5. Impact/outcomes (real change) is best measured at the macro level.

Read the full article about getting into philanthropy by Dan Hill at medium.com.