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The customer is on your side

February 27, 2007
By Holden

Crif-Dogs and I have different goals. They want my money; I want their delicious bacon-wrapped hot dog. They have to listen to me and cater to me to win my $4.50 (shut up – it’s well worth it). They might … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrog …

February 27, 2007
By Holden

The latest Blog Carnival asks what donors wish nonprofits knew about them, and vice versa. In a way it’s a strange question: the idea of “wishing” knowledge on someone makes me think of forbidden love, or 8th-grade crushes, or at … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Wait till next year

February 25, 2007
By Holden

I’ve talked a fair amount about the question of what a foundation should do with all the money it has left over, after giving all the money it can give for a year. Now Jon B raises an interesting alternative … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Responsible investing, Uncategorized | 1 Reply

Hello, world

February 24, 2007
By Holden

Other charity bloggers have been noticing us, and there have been some good discussions going on about GiveWell in other places. There really should be a better system for blog-to-blog communication, such that you can see all the conversations relevant … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in GiveWell project | 6 Replies

Where I’m coming from

February 20, 2007
By Elie

Last August, I decided that I wanted to give to charity, and I started working with Holden and a few other friends researching non-profits. We thought that with a little legwork, we’d be able to find the best organization in … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in GiveWell project | 10 Replies

Quick update

February 17, 2007
By Holden

Network for Good roundup I wrote last week about the apparently high fees that Network for Good charges to process donations. Katya Andresen was good enough to stop by and give some clarifying info via comments (which you can see … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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