[Added August 27, 2014: GiveWell Labs is now known as the Open Philanthropy Project.] This is the fourth post (of five) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. The final post will be our metrics report. One of the major questions we grappled with in 2012 – and probably the single…
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Self-evaluation: GiveWell as a project
This is the third post (of five) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. This post answers a set of critical questions for GiveWell stakeholders. The questions are the same as last year’s. Is GiveWell’s research process “robust,” i.e., can it be continued and maintained without relying on the co-Founders? Where…
Self-evaluation: GiveWell as a donor resource
This is the second post (of five) that we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. This post answers a set of critical questions about the state of GiveWell as a donor resource. The questions are the same as last year’s. Does GiveWell provide quality research that highlights truly outstanding charities in…
GiveWell’s progress in 2012
This is the first post (of five) 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 2012 and what it means for the future. Future…
In memory of Aaron Swartz
Note: this post is in memory of Aaron Swartz. Aaron was a friend of and volunteer for GiveWell, and his family has recommended GiveWell for donations in his memory. We are deeply grateful for the help and support that Aaron provided during his lifetime, as well as for the outpouring of generosity that has come…
Cash transfers vs. microloans
We’ve written that people in the developing world can get very high returns – in excess of 20% annually (and sometimes much more) – on cash transfers. We’ve previously argued that this is both plausible and empirically supported. However, it raises the question: “If people in the developing world can get such good returns on…