Blog: Donation tips

What do I need to keep in mind if I want to claim my donations as a tax deduction in Switzerland?

Many large companies support their employees' charitable efforts through matching programs. Here's how to find out if your company participates.

Effective donations can save a ton of CO2 or more with every euro. But how does this actually work?

Follow these 8 donation tips and make sure that your donation not only arrives, but also makes a real difference.

Nothing, 1%, 4% or 10% of your own income or assets? As much as you would pay in church tax? What are the philosophers and religions saying and how much is the author himself donating?

There is no product comparison in which the administrative costs of the manufacturers are discussed. Why do so many people believe that this should be different for donations?

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.

CO2- offsetting sounds good, but it is often used to finance ineffective projects. We explain how you can avoid 100 times more CO2- with every euro.

We are often asked why we do not recommend any large, well-known charities. Here we explain why.

Many charities promote child sponsorship. Is it serious or just misleading marketing? What is really behind it, and are there better ways to help?

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

Donations in kind usually involve high logistics costs. In addition, they often do not exactly meet the needs of the target group.

Nothing influences donation behavior more than disasters in the media, but couldn't we help many more people if we turned our attention to disasters that are neglected by the media?

What are donation funds, how exactly do they work and why do we think they are the most effective form of donation?

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

Since June 2025, donations via our platform are finally tax-deductible in Austria.

Four questions can help you to narrow down your donation topics in order to maximize the impact of your donation.

Our cautious assessment of which organizations are making a promising contribution to protecting our democracy in the current situation in Germany.

The news from Syria and Turkey is terrible. Nevertheless, it is precisely at times like these that we want to help ensure that people who want to help know all the options for doing so as effectively as possible.

Inflation means that many people have to "tighten their belts". Does this mean that we should also cut back on donations?

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.