Now that giving season has ended, we will be shifting our priorities and slowing down the pace of blog posts. Here’s a quick overview of the highlights from our last few months: You Can Save A Life: GiveWell in a nutshell. Why give to a charity with a great story and nebulous impact, when by…
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Philanthropedia’s report on microfinance
I believe that Philanthropedia has a promising model. We were glad to join with them on a recent press release urging donors to look beyond administrative expense ratios. We are potentially interested in collaborating with them and/or incorporating their work in the future. I examined their new report on microfinance with great interest. At this…
You can save a life
We ask you, as a donor, to turn down some great pitches – “Your interest-free loan will help this person escape poverty forever,” “You can give a cow to a poor family for Christmas,” etc. – and give instead to charities that aren’t terribly good at storytelling. Why? It comes down to this. We think…
VillageReach
VillageReach currently holds the top slot in our top charities list. While I will be donating to the Stop Tuberculosis partnership (discussed yesterday), Elie’s donation this year went to VillageReach. VillageReach consults on health system logistics in high-poverty, remote areas to help life-saving supplies get to those who need them. It may not be the…
Stop Tuberculosis Partnership
The Stop Tuberculosis Partnership is one of our top-rated charities and the one I will personally be giving to this year. Like most charities, the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership has an admirable goal. It uses donations to fund grants of tuberculosis drugs to governments, and also assists them with (and monitors their implementation of) the WHO-recommended…
UPenn Center for High-Impact Philanthropy
Before giving season ends, we wanted to make sure to put in a good word for the UPenn Center for High-Impact Philanthropy (which we have mentioned before). We have carefully reviewed the Center’s reports on malaria and U.S. education, both of which overlap heavily with the research we have done. We consistently find their statements…