What is Giving Compass?
We connect donors to learning resources and ways to support community-led solutions. Learn more about us.
Search our Guide to Good
Start searching for your way to change the world.
The premise of the program is simple—we treat nonprofit startups almost exactly like for-profits. Nonprofits get $100k of funding and go through the standard Y Combinator program, participating side by side with for-profits. We help the founders focus on relentlessly growing a key metric and on making something people want.
Many people have asked us: how do you choose nonprofits to fund?
We consider four key factors:
- Team
- Big problem + big solution
- Provable or promising program
- Y Combinator fit
Lastly, culturally we believe the best nonprofits will be transparent, and that this transparency will speed up innovation across organizations.
Read the full article by Robby Walker on Y Combinator