Helping Philanthropists Make Informed Investment Decisions
The lack of independent, reliable data about nonprofit disease research opportunities is a major barrier to encouraging significant support for such research and to improving the efficiency and productivity of philanthropy. With grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, FasterCures is developing the Philanthropy Advisory Service to address this problem.
The Philanthropy Advisory Service aims to improve the speed of medical solutions by educating philanthropists about disease research priorities and increasing private investment to high-impact disease research. To this end, the Philanthropy Advisory Service is creating a marketplace for information about nonprofit disease research organizations, making it easier for philanthropists to align their goals and expectations with the capabilities of these nonprofits.
The Philanthropy Advisory Service will identify and characterize opportunities to support nonprofit medical research and will provide that data to foundations, philanthropists, and their financial advisers through both publications and direct consulting services.
Learn more about the Philanthropy Advisory Service by downloading our Fact Sheet.
Visit the FasterCures Philanthropy Advisory Service Web site (www.FasterCures.org/rop) and sign-up to receive project updates. If you are a philanthropist and potential user, please sign-up to serve in a focus group to discuss your information needs when making decisions about charitable investment.
