For me, effective giving is about choosing the cause before expecting the effect - know where wealth will flow to before seeking to attract it. Below are the programs that I have been involved in setting up, and the causes that I have also personally supported through donations, promotion and spreading the word in the last two years. There are listed in the hope that you will find one or more inspiring and join him in supporting them:
Set up to support Social Entrepreneurs to work together towards United Nations Millennnium Goals:
United Nations Global Compact: A platform to link companies to the UNMGs www.unglobalcompact.org
XL Founding Members have also been instrumental in launching many philanthropic initiatives to support a diverse range of causes. Some of the better known ones included the Global Volunteer Network, StepUp, Sage Foundation, B1G1, Africa Alive Foundation, and ONE Foundation.