# Effektiv Spenden

> Effektiv Spenden is a donation platform for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Based on scientific studies, it recommends highly effective charities and giving funds and passes donations on to them tax-deductibly and without fees. The site is in German, with English versions under /en/.

## Giving funds and cause areas

- [Armut bekämpfen / Fighting poverty](https://effektiv-spenden.org/effektive-entwicklungszusammenarbeit/): how to help people in extreme poverty as much as possible with a donation ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/fighting-poverty/))
- [Klima schützen / Mitigating climate change](https://effektiv-spenden.org/effektiver-klimaschutz/): how to avert as much CO2 as possible with a donation ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/mitigating-climate-change/))
- [Tierleid verringern / Improving animal welfare](https://effektiv-spenden.org/effektiver-tierschutz/): the most promising animal welfare organisations, based on current research ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/improving-animal-welfare/))
- [Zukunft bewahren / Safeguarding the future](https://effektiv-spenden.org/zukunft-bewahren/): reducing global catastrophic risks to humanity ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/safeguarding-the-future/))
- [Demokratie verteidigen / Defending democracy](https://effektiv-spenden.org/demokratie-verteidigen/): the giving fund working against democratic backsliding ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/defending-democracy/))

## How we work

- [Methodik / Methodology](https://effektiv-spenden.org/methodik/): how charities are evaluated, and why some are ten or a hundred times more effective than average ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/methodology/))
- [Transparenz / Transparency](https://effektiv-spenden.org/transparenz/): how Effektiv Spenden is funded and how much the donations made through it achieve ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/transparency/))
- [Über uns / About us](https://effektiv-spenden.org/team/): the team ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/team/))

## Donating

- [Spenden / Donate](https://effektiv-spenden.org/spenden/): the donation form, routed to the German, Austrian or Swiss form by the visitor's country ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/spenden/))
- [Spendenberatung / Donor advisory](https://effektiv-spenden.org/spendenberatung/): free personal advice for larger donations ([English](https://effektiv-spenden.org/en/donor-advisory/))
- [Spendengutschein](https://effektiv-spenden.org/spendengutschein/): give an effective donation as a gift voucher
- [Spenden-Steuer-Rechner](https://effektiv-spenden.org/spenden-steuer-rechner/): calculator for how much of a donation can be deducted from tax
- [Wie reich bin ich?](https://effektiv-spenden.org/wie-reich-bin-ich/): compare your income with the rest of the world

## Optional

- [Blog](https://effektiv-spenden.org/blog/): giving tips, fund reports and news from recommended charities
- [10%-Pledge](https://effektiv-spenden.org/10-prozent-pledge/): the pledge to give 10% of your income