To a certain extent, all donors are beneficiary-centric as usually people give to charity because they want to improve the lives of societies disadvantaged. A beneficiary-centric donor wants to have the best chance of supporting a particular group, and so sees their philanthropy from that lens. If you are a beneficiary-centric donor, then it is likely that the plight or circumstances of a particular group of beneficiaries will be most important to you, either because you think their circumstances are particularly unfair, or possibly because you have some sort of personal connection to that group. Although the temptation may be to restrict your donation to a specific cause or program it is important to remember that to be effective, an organisation needs to be able to invest in itself and constantly research and study the efficacy of its programs. To allow for this, it is helpful to give general support or unrestricted donations.