PinnedPledge 1% + GoodToday: A Match for GoodBusinesses now more than ever understand the deep benefits of social responsibility. It’s been well documented that positive social impact leads to better employee retention, happiness and meaning in the workplace. We’ve seen studies with powerful data, showing that companies with giving programs have 2.3X the employee retention rate. While…Csr3 min readCsr3 min read
Nov 5, 2019Introducing Direct to Impact (DTI)We want to let you know about our DTI initiative to increase the impact of your donations on Good Today. Along the way we’ll explain the background of why we are doing this. Essentially, We are bringing greater transparency, accountability, and impact to the donation model on Good Today by giving…Nonprofit4 min readNonprofit4 min read
May 29, 2019Edge Case: CrisesAt the end of our previous post, we mentioned the ‘edge cases’ that might not be fully captured in our standard vetting process. In this post we’ll briefly outline one of the more significant edge cases: when we vet charities addressing crises. Overview of Crises When we say “crises” we are referring to…Nonprofit5 min readNonprofit5 min read
Apr 7, 2019Vetting on Good Today, Distilled(For an expanded discussion on how we think about vetting, see here.) In short a nonprofit passes our vetting if: it is doing legitimate work, is effective and organizationally transparent, and is not politically partisan or affiliated with any religious denomination. Our goal through vetting is to maintain and honor…Nonprofit2 min readNonprofit2 min read
Oct 3, 2018Word On The StreetHey Streeters! Five years ago, we set out to create a nonprofit platform that makes giving a small amount of charity every-day super seamless and meaningful. A huge part of that for us was to enable you as an individual to choose where your money goes, while also showcasing the…Nonprofit2 min readNonprofit2 min read
Apr 17, 2018Let’s Catalyze Massive Nonprofit ImpactTo the hackers and painters, To those who believe well thought out sequences of 0’s and 1’s can change the world, And to those interested in transforming the nonprofit space, This post is going to draft a big problem in the nonprofit arena, and provide what we think are potential…Nonprofit10 min readNonprofit10 min read
Nov 30, 2017Vetting on Good St.To our awesome Streeters and dogooders all over the world — We’ve spent 4 years vetting thousands of charities and we wanted to let you know what we have learned along the way and provide a more in-depth look at our thought process (as of November 2017). Our vetting and…Nonprofit25 min readNonprofit25 min read
Dec 5, 2016Good to Get Out: Opportunities to Volunteer and Do GoodDecember 2016 Edition — WORLDWIDE National Impaired Driving Prevention Month starts today, so keep an eye out as we feature some organizations that are doing amazing work to spread driver safety awareness and prevention. It’s National Pear Month! Get a head start on your New Years resolution (or end off 2016 strong) and get those…Nonprofit2 min readNonprofit2 min read
Nov 1, 2016Good to Get Out: Opportunities to Volunteer and Do GoodNovember 2016 Edition — WORLDWIDE Lung Cancer Awareness Month starts today, so stay tuned as we feature some amazing organizations devoted to tackling cancer! It’s National Good Nutrition Month … healthy eating starts now! Any #good recipes that your known on the block for? We’d love to try some! #DidYouKnow? The name ‘November’ comes from…Volunteering2 min readVolunteering2 min read
Oct 1, 2016Good to Get Out: Opportunities to Volunteer and Do GoodOctober 2016 Edition — WORLDWIDE Breast Cancer Awareness Month starts today, so stay tuned as we feature some amazing organizations devoted to tackling cancer! National Arts & Humanities Month is here… time to get cultured! Calling all creative #Streeters! Any art that makes you feel #good? Do share. #DidYouKnow? The last two weeks in October…Volunteering2 min readVolunteering2 min read
