About
My name is Julius (@juliu) and this is the third iteration on a tool to help you find charities you can trust.
More about my personal motivations and other work at Juliushuijnk.nl.
First attempt
In 2006 I created Helpalot.org. It had about 300+ accounts and over 100 charity projects. After a few years I had to pull the plug, because I couldn't find the time to do it properly. More about Helpalot.org.
Second
Ten years later, in 2016, I made a new attempt with a more clear focus; It was no longer a social network, but a search engine for all charities in the world. More and more relevant context could be added, perhaps in later stages even social. After a couple of months, I ran into technical problems when my database grew and put the project on pause.
Third
At then end of 2019 I rebooted the project and decided the platform had to run on public data, should be open source (code on Github), and I would automate as much as possible with scripts, allowing me to add more content and features with as little time as possible.
Follow the progress at @charitiusorg.
Core principles
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Quick & simple to use
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Global
There is no need to limit your search by base country. -
You are in control
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No judgement
As close to the facts as possible, using official sources for the core information. -
Context from external sources
Make it easy to research charities by proving access to different perspectives. -
No conflicts of interests.
don't push a message or charity
Back to the search engine.