Our process to date has included two pathways for information about organizations to reach us.

Quiet Research:

• Conduct quiet research to identify candidate organizations working to advance the opportunities of people in underserved communities 
• Evaluate organizations through careful analysis of criteria specific to their size, geography, and mission for indicators of high potential for sustained positive impact, including stable finances, multi-year track records, measurement and evidence of outcomes, and experienced leadership representative of the community served 
• Complete these steps as privately and anonymously as we can in order to limit burden on non-profits and avoid diverting them from their work 
• Reach out to selected organizations to tell them we admire what they are doing and would like to give them an immediate gift for use however they choose
• Incorporate the experience and perspective of a diverse extended team, including a small internal giving and operations unit and large network of advisors (practitioners in the field, consultants, non-profit leaders, and other givers)

Open Call:

• A recently completed open call with an online application and publicly posted criteria for eligibility and selection

Huge thanks to everyone involved in this ongoing effort, including a small internal giving and operations unit, large network of advisors (practitioners in the field, consultants, non-profit leaders, and other givers), external operational support specialists (open call management, translation, international non-profit law, and high-volume investment and gift administration), and thousands of non-profit team members working together with people in their communities to convert dollars donated into positive change.