Comments on: Stop Tuberculosis Partnership http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/29/stop-tuberculosis-partnership/ Exploring how to get real change for your dollar. Thu, 17 May 2012 07:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Holden http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/29/stop-tuberculosis-partnership/#comment-95322 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:21:08 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/29/stop-tuberculosis-partnership/#comment-95322 Jonah, our <a href="http://blog.givewell.org/?p=495" rel="nofollow">recent post arguing against unrestricted funding</a> specifically addresses this case. See the final section ("Further challenges raised by this rule of thumb"). Jonah, our recent post arguing against unrestricted funding specifically addresses this case. See the final section (”Further challenges raised by this rule of thumb”).

]]> by: Jonah http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/29/stop-tuberculosis-partnership/#comment-95320 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:10:41 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/29/stop-tuberculosis-partnership/#comment-95320 On the GiveWell page to donate to Stop TB Partnership you say **Please note: The link below goes to the United Nations Foundation's page on Network for Good. The UN Foundation processes donations for Stop TB. Please enter "Stop TB Partnership" into the "Designation (Optional)" field on that page.** Elsewhere you've argued that one should generally ignore the ostensible opportunity to designate a donation to an organization to a particular subprogram (e.g. on the grounds that a restricted donation will simply result in a shifting around of unrestricted funds). Why is this instance different? On the GiveWell page to donate to Stop TB Partnership you say

**Please note: The link below goes to the United Nations Foundation’s page on Network for Good. The UN Foundation processes donations for Stop TB. Please enter “Stop TB Partnership” into the “Designation (Optional)” field on that page.**

Elsewhere you’ve argued that one should generally ignore the ostensible opportunity to designate a donation to an organization to a particular subprogram (e.g. on the grounds that a restricted donation will simply result in a shifting around of unrestricted funds). Why is this instance different?

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