The Problem

  • It’s difficult to understand the true impact of your donation.
    • Trying to analyze a charity’s impact is time-consuming.
    • Different sources say different things about charities.
    • Without clear information about impact, it is hard to know which charities to trust.
  • The giving process is outdated.
    • Repeated solicitation takes the joy out of giving.
    • Supporting many causes at once can become a hassle.
    • Without a streamlined way to give, donating can be messy and complicated.

The Solution

  • Straightforward, impact-focused research at your fingertips.
    • We put impact at the center of our research and provide a comprehensive picture of what a charity does.
    • Our objective review process provides a trusted source for charity research.
    • Reliable, impact-centered research gives you more confidence in your giving decision.
  • An easy, modern way to give to all the causes you care about.
    • Set your donation preferences once and watch your impact grow over time.
    • Customize your giving portfolio to support all your favorite causes in one place.
    • Leveraging technology makes giving to all your favorite organizations easier than ever.

Our Mission

We strive to make giving a part of everyday life by empowering donors with the information and means to make giving easier, better informed, and more connected.

Our Plan

High-quality research is just the beginning of our offering. We plan to connect our research with a feature that enables you, the donor, to round up your purchases to the nearest dollar on connected credit or debit cards and automatically contribute the change to the charities of your choice.

How It Works

Build a personalized portfolio of high-impact charities.

Connect a card – enter your credit or debit card information.

Support the causes you are passionate about with daily transactions.

6 Step Plan

1

Build and Launch High-Quality Research Product

2

Test Product Efficacy and Gather User Feedback

3

Iterate Research Platform

4

Fundraise to Build Payments Feature and Scale

5

Launch Full Product with Payments Feature

6

Market Product to Scale and Engage Charity Partners

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Meet The Team

Conserve was born in the summer of 2017 as just an idea – as a way to make giving a better experience for the everyday donor. Since then, Conserve was formally incorporated in Maryland as a nonprofit and has grown to include four board members and several volunteers.

In the last year, we have conducted market research, refined our research product, and solidified our vision for the future.

Our Team

Nandan Vithlani

Co-Founder, President

M. Sadiq Asad

Treasurer

Jeet Ganatra

Co-Founder, Vice President

Our Research

Our research approach is centered around answering one simple question: how well does a charity do what it sets out to do? In order to make these assessments, we focus on several key areas including a charity’s organizational goals and strategy, its program-level outcomes, and its longer-term community-level impact. We also factor in an organization’s transparency, quality of reporting, and governance into our analysis.

“...your contribution to a charity is akin to an investment, and your return should be measured in impact.”

In the same way that a prudent investor would look for a strong company to invest in, we look for strong charities to donate to. We believe the factors that we assess in our research help identify the organizations that have the ability to create the most impact with your money; after all, your contribution to a charity is akin to an investment, and your return should be measured in impact.

By identifying organizations that consistently and publicly set high-quality, measurable goals, provide strong reporting and self analysis, have the infrastructure to track longer-term community level impact, and have a culture of accountability and transparency, we aim to give you more confidence in your giving decisions.

For more information on our research approach, please read our Charity Evaluation Framework.

Get Involved

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please send an email to info@staging.project-progress.net,

tell us more about yourself, and include your resume.