Comments on: UPenn Center for High-Impact Philanthropy http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/28/upenn-center-for-high-impact-philanthropy/ Exploring how to get real change for your dollar. Thu, 17 May 2012 07:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Phil S. http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/28/upenn-center-for-high-impact-philanthropy/#comment-95120 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:59:15 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/28/upenn-center-for-high-impact-philanthropy/#comment-95120 I agree that they do interesting and useful work. In reading the exec summaries for Malaria and Student Success, I was struck by the diagram that they include at the back. It's a 3 bubble diagram also available here: http://www.impact.upenn.edu/our_work/activities.html (The second chart on that page - purple with 3 intersecting bubbles...) It suggests that donors use a multi-pronged approach to evaluating charitable opportunities. Look at the chart for details. The approach is reasonably similar to what I believe GiveWell is doing, and is expressed clearly and concisely. I agree that they do interesting and useful work.

In reading the exec summaries for Malaria and Student Success, I was struck by the diagram that they include at the back. It’s a 3 bubble diagram also available here:

http://www.impact.upenn.edu/our_work/activities.html

(The second chart on that page - purple with 3 intersecting bubbles…)

It suggests that donors use a multi-pronged approach to evaluating charitable opportunities. Look at the chart for details. The approach is reasonably similar to what I believe GiveWell is doing, and is expressed clearly and concisely.

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