We want to help individual donors make better decisions about their giving. In our experience, most people give money reactively, in response to an ask’ and never really feel comfortable with their decision. So we’ve looked at some of the principles that work when selecting investments to provide a basis for making better selections. One way to fasttrack the search process is to look at charities that have passed the selection criteria set by top grant makers like the Big Lottery, Comic Relief and Esmee Fairbairn. We’ve gathered data from the UK Charities Commission covering all registered charities and 360 Giving for details of major donations (usually £10,000 or more) to allow you to see who is being supported and by whom. You can tailor your search based on the number of different donors they have attracted and by their size.

Best thing I’ve ever seen in this field, without a doubt

Andy Cook, chief executive, Centre for Social Justice, founder of Twenty Twenty