Philanthropy apps

FirstGiving, along with its sister company JustGiving in the UK, are probably amongst the most reputable online fundraising sites for charities and non-profit organisations with $1 billion raised in the US already.  More

Available to individuals and non-profits themselves the platform allows supporters of a cause to donate online to a specific web page and see exactly how the fundraising is going.   More

It’s great to see the crowdfunding model used for the benefit of social and community schemes rather than as a business fundraising exercise and ricebowlproject.com has a pretty comprehensive offering in this arena.  More

Working on the same principles as an equity hunt, initiators of a project can register and create a profile page detailing their aims both in end-goal and funds required terms. Patrons can then sign up and pledge as much or as little as they want. When the level of funding reaches or exceeds the funding requirement the project can start.  More