What is Giving Compass?
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In 2016, we wanted to introduce a way for members of our audience interested in exploring all of our recommended charities to quickly compare them, and identify those that particularly spoke to their interests. To this end, we produced a comparison chart that provided some key information about our Top and Standout Charities. As of our 2017 charity evaluation process, our recommended charities have changed, and the Standout category is now split into two subcategories: “General Interest” and “Special Interest.”
We have introduced several new points of comparison this year, as well as information regarding why some of our Standout Charities have received a “Special Interest” designation. We encourage you to use the chart to find organizations you may want to look into in more depth, work with, and/or donate to.
While we think that reading our reviews is the best way to fully understand why we’ve recommended our Top and Standout Charities, we recognize that this can involve a significant time commitment. We have thus created an updated comparison chart to help give you a sense of what these charities do, what makes them so promising, and how well they might fit your interests and values.