# Philanthropedia – helping US donors focus their online giving where it makes the most impact

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/12/01/philanthropedia-helping-us-donors-focus-their-online-giving-where-it-makes-most-impact/
- Published: 2009-12-01T17:24:28+00:00
- Author: Bryan Miller

In response to the growing trend of savvy donors wanting more reassurance that their
donations really will make a difference, an interesting new online initiative was
launched last month called Philanthropedia.

 

Philanthropedia is essentially an online charity crowdfunding site – but one with
a difference, in that it uses a team of 261 experts specialising in different social
causes to evaluate the effectiveness of US non-profits. Their recommendations are
then used to define ‘Expert Mutual Funds’ representing those they deem to be the
best organisations to support doing work within specific cause areas.

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