Each year, in late Decem­ber, I make a char­ity dona­tion. Over the years I’ve cho­sen a char­ity in many dif­fer­ent ways, but one thing has always been con­stant: I always choose projects that aim to improve sci­ence education.

How­ever, one thing has been con­stantly improv­ing: the ease of actu­ally choos­ing, and this year it couldn’t have been eas­ier thanks to two web­sites I would like to bring to your attention:

  • The Big Give: a well–designed site con­nect­ing over 5,000 char­i­ties world­wide with donors. You can fil­ter by loca­tion, bene­fac­tor, sec­tor, and project size (via Intel­li­gent Life).
  • Donors Choose: spe­cial­is­ing in U.S. edu­ca­tion, this site con­nects donors directly with the class­room requir­ing help.