Our Vision
The cause is all that matters. The number of non-profit organizations nowadays can be overwhelming and
it is not always clear what they stand for. We focus on researching charitable causes and projects in order
to make your choice easy. The cause is always at the very heart of it all.
Transparency
Non-profit organizations have administrative costs such as rent and salaries too. And although this is not a bad thing we do believe that this should not interfere with your will to support a good cause. This is why we at StartGiving forward 100% of your donation and inform you transparently about all aspects of our work. You additionally have full control over whether or not you'd like to make a contribution to us. We will furthermore always keep you up to date about the impact your donations have.
Community
Together we are working hard to make StartGiving better every day. We would love to hear your opinion and ideas about the platform. Based on feedback and of course our own vision we want to develop new and exciting functionalities. Our users never sleep, so we don’t either.
Sustainability
We at StartGiving believe that everyone can make a difference, no matter how little or how much you have. A single donation should have a lasting effect.
With us, you have the choice to set up a virtual foundation in your own name and to promote the causes that are closest to your heart sustainably.
Simplicity
Giving should be easy and transparent.
We give you access to an easy to use and fun dashboard for every step of your engagement. We furthermore have great solutions for family philanthropy and corporate social responsibility.
Our Promise
We constantly research...
organizations, projects and causes to make sure that when you donate you can rest assured it has maximum impact
We believe in transparency and trust...
So much in fact, that we let you decide how much you want to contribute to the StartGiving platform with every donation
We hold our partners...
to the same standards as we do ourselves. This is why you can read all about them on our platform too
We promise to give 100%...
of your donation to the causes you care about
We are not perfect.
We try our hardest but if you feel that we have not
lived up to our promise please tell us – even if this means you wake us up in the middle of the night!
StartGiving is financed by a few private sponsors without any profit interest and from transaction-based charges.
We find it so important that
everybody can donate – even if they do not want to contribute to us - that
we have provided you with the choice to lower your contribution, even if that means
we get nothing ourselves. We trust you to support our work, service and the further
development of StartGiving through a fair contribution.
Sustainable Giving Made Easy
People Behind This
Without their contribution StartGiving would be only an idea
Sybren Raaijmakers
Co-founder and CEO at StartGiving
Petra Abert
Co-founder & CFO at StartGiving