Mission and Vision
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Theory of Change
Our theory of change is that expert-driven recommendations have tremendous potential to improve the pace of social change:
Values
Fundamentally, we value:
What makes us unique is that we value:
Excellence
We strive for excellence in our research, professional relationships, management, and all other aspects of our work.
We strive for excellence in our research, professional relationships, management, and all other aspects of our work.
Expertise
Without expertise we lose the opportunity to build on a vast existing body of knowledge.
Without expertise we lose the opportunity to build on a vast existing body of knowledge.
Continuous improvement
We seek continuous improvement through hypothesis-based, data-driven, iteration-heavy decision making.
We seek continuous improvement through hypothesis-based, data-driven, iteration-heavy decision making.
Innovation
Without innovation we cannot create new, better solutions to funding and improving the nonprofit sector.
Without innovation we cannot create new, better solutions to funding and improving the nonprofit sector.
Our stakeholders
We believe in serving the needs of our stakeholders, including donors, experts, and nonprofits.
We believe in serving the needs of our stakeholders, including donors, experts, and nonprofits.
Humility
Without humility we are blind to our weaknesses and miss the chance to learn from others.
Without humility we are blind to our weaknesses and miss the chance to learn from others.
How We Measure Success
We look at:- Number and quality of experts participating in research
- Number of donors using Philanthropedia and our data
- Amount of donations to expert recommended nonprofits
- Lively public discussions about impact
- Nonprofits improvements based on feedback