Notes on this post: Stuart Buck of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, as well as Prof. Steven Goodman of METRICS, reviewed a draft of this post. Throughout the post, “we” refers to GiveWell and Good Ventures, who work as partners on GiveWell Labs. [Added August 27, 2014: GiveWell Labs is now known as the…
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David Roodman’s draft writeup on the mortality-fertility connection
We’re sometimes asked whether life-saving interventions (such as insecticide-treated net distribution) risk leading to overpopulation. A common response is that (as argued by Hans Rosling of Gapminder and the most recent Gates Foundation annual letter, among others) the reverse dynamic holds: population growth tends to slow as child mortality declines, possibly because parents feel less…
Against Malaria Foundation finalizes distribution agreement for ~676,000 nets
The Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) was our top-rated charity for approximately two years, before we suspended our recommendation last November for room for more funding related reasons. We are happy to see that it has recently finalized an agreement to fund 676,000 nets – at a total cost of ~$2 million – in the Democratic…
General plans for GiveWell as an organization in 2014
This is the fifth post (of six) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. Previous posts have discussed our 2013 progress on, and 2014 plans for, Our traditional work on top charities delivering evidence-backed interventions. See GiveWell Top Charities: Progress in 2013 and GiveWell Top Charities: Plans for 2014 GiveWell Labs….
GiveWell Labs – progress in 2013 and plans for 2014
[Added August 27, 2014: GiveWell Labs is now known as the Open Philanthropy Project.] This is the fourth post (of six) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. Our 2013 plan did not lay out specific goals for GiveWell Labs, other than time allocated (“we expect to be able to raise…
GiveWell’s progress in 2013
This is the first post (of six) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. As in past years, we’re going to be posting our annual self-evaluation and plan as a series of blog posts. This post summarizes what changed for GiveWell in 2013 and what it means for the future. Future…