Blog: Philanthropy & impact

Donation labels only verify compliance with minimum standards, but say nothing about where you can make the most difference with your donation. We want to change that.

A donation to a high-impact organization in a relevant issue area easily achieves 100 times or more good than an average donation - great news for donors who want their money to go as far as possible.

The market mechanisms of the free economy do not work in the donation market. It is therefore all the more important that aid organizations are professionally evaluated and compared with one another.

Which providers of donation and philanthropy advice are there in the German-speaking world - and what do they offer?

Does the Zewo seal of approval help you decide who to donate to? Not really. There are better alternatives.

The Austrian Donation Seal of Approval claims to stand for "security and transparency in donations", but does it?

It is wrong to believe that these three statements contradict each other. Max Roser from Our World in Data explains why.

Foundations among themselves: With elegant momentum and in perfect harmony with themselves and the world, they take one step forward and two steps back

The millionaire heiress and tax activist is donating a large part of her fortune via a citizens' council. Should other wealthy people follow her example?

In order to further develop the social sector in Germany, the welfare sector needs to be involved. But who is welfare anyway?

Swiss Solidarity mobilizes donations in the millions. But can the quality of the projects really be monitored so well that the donations raised are used as effectively as possible?

Foundations in Germany would benefit from a little more professionalism. Hope rests on the next generation of foundation managers.

Why do non-profit organizations in Germany continue to find it so difficult to determine their impact?

What do we know about measures to defend democracy and why are donation recommendations so difficult?

William MacAskill describes effective giving on ZEIT ONLINE as a "superpower". That is exactly our goal. Find out more.

Unfortunately, donation tips are often hard to beat in terms of banality. We show that things can be done differently and what really matters when donating.

Development aid supposedly does nothing or is even counterproductive. That is only partly true. It depends on the type of development aid.