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….
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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…
2014 plan for GiveWell’s traditional (“top charities”) work
As discussed in our previous post, in 2013, we hoped to maintain the quality of our traditional research and recommendations while spending limited senior staff time (note 1) on our traditional work. This year, we plan to put significantly more total staff time (though roughly the same amount of senior staff time) into this work….
2013 progress on GiveWell’s traditional (“top charities”) work
This is the second post (of six) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. This post reviews last year’s progress on our traditional work of finding and recommending evidence-based, thoroughly vetted charities that serve the global poor. It has two parts. First, we look back at the plans we laid out…
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…
Update on GiveWell’s web traffic / money moved: Q3 2013
In addition to evaluations of other charities, GiveWell publishes substantial evaluation of itself, from the quality of its research to its impact on donations. We publish quarterly updates regarding two key metrics: (a) donations to top charities and (b) web traffic. The table and chart below present basic information about our growth in money moved…