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With our Guide to Good, you can match your giving to your passions and goals. Find information and nonprofits you can trust. Your generosity can help change the world, and we’re here to help it happen.

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Why Join Guide to Good?

  • Be the smartest person in the room

    Navigate the world of giving with confidence. Our donation guide demystifies the giving process, providing clear and practical advice to help you give smartly.

  • Give your time, talent, or treasure confidently

    Discover how you can make a real difference. Guide to Good crafts personalized strategies to ensure your contributions have the maximum impact on what matters most to you.

  • Track your giving

    You’re not alone in this journey. Guide to Good is your giving partner, offering expert insights and advice from experienced philanthropists and nonprofit leaders.

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Disaster Relief and Recovery

Communities around the world face short- and long-term challenges after a disaster, whether it’s a wildfire, hurricane, or other tragedy. By supporting disaster relief efforts, donors can help meet the needs of these populations.

Learn How to Help

  • Basic Tips for Disaster Giving
  • 6 Principles for Effective Disaster Giving
  • Building Back Better: Recovering from Natural Disasters
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What Our Community is Saying

  • Giving Compass has given me so much information.

    I feel so much more educated and well-informed about issues that are going on. Just not in my community but throughout the country. I think it’s time we step up and do something more and I want to be a part of that.

    Carol George

  • The Giving Compass tech platform helps philanthropists learn about programs that they wouldn’t otherwise learn about.

    While there is a lot of talk about a need to diversify your network, there aren’t a lot of ways to do that. People want to do it but they don’t know how. Giving Compass gives us a way.

    Molly Norton

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We all want to find our Guide to good.

Together, we have the power to accelerate progress. It takes $1.5 million annually to keep Giving Compass alive and accessible to over 1 million learners around the globe. While grants and key partnerships have been critical, individual donations and unrestricted gifts fuel our growth, scale our impact, and help us support community-led solutions.

If 25% of our users gave $25 in 2025, we could power the platform for the next five years. Just $5 from every user could power Giving Compass for three years. Give Rise to Giving Compass so we can continue guiding you and countless others on this journey of impactful giving.

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