“We very often fail to think as carefully about helping others as we could, mistakenly believing
that applying data and rationality to a charitable endeavor robs the act of virtue.”
-William MacAskill, Doing Good Better
Good companies are good citizens. They determine how they are uniquely positioned to serve the community around them. Then they mobilize whatever that is for the benefit of others.
But not all good companies make the impact they intend. Without an understanding of community priorities or the local needs-assessment data, even well-meaning philanthropists fail to hit their intended target.
Therefore, the Get Comfortable campaign absorbs the complexity of social innovation to make serving simple for others, concentrating the generosity of many around the agencies doing the most pressing work.
The win? Generous businesses can feel confident their philanthropic dollars are channeled toward our city’s greatest disparities, and the agencies doing the heavy lifting can go further faster.
DIY philanthropy is admirable—crucial, even—but aligning the resources of many is better.
Our 2021 Get Comfortable Request For Proposals (RFP) opened on October 1st and closed on October 23, 2020. Agency partners will be announced on December 10, 2020, and the 2021 program will officially launch on February 10, 2021 at our downtown taproom.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions, or if you wish to get involved. Businesses interested in learning more can click here.
