One of the core questions we’ve faced throughout GiveWell’s history has been whether to allocate our time to research (i.e., identifying and evaluating outstanding giving opportunities) or outreach (i.e., increasing the number of donors who are aware of GiveWell and use our research, and the amount of money we move to top charities). The question…
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GiveWell is hiring
We’re actively hiring because we are capacity constrained. Filling any of the roles below would make a substantial difference to our research. If you follow GiveWell and want to help us, please share this post with anyone whom you think might be a good fit for the jobs listed below. Research Analyst. Research Analysts are…
Assorted reminders
A few reminders for GiveWell fans and followers: Please let us know if you’ve donated based on our research. We track our impact on donations. If you’ve given directly to one of our top charities (i.e., via their website or via a check sent directly to them) as a result of our recommendation, please let…
Some considerations against saving for next year
This post is authored by GiveWell staff member Timothy Telleen-Lawton. In the past we’ve written about some of the advantages of giving early rather than saving for future gifts. This year there seem to be more people in our audience and on our staff interested in saving money with the hopes of having a bigger…
Update on GiveWell’s funding needs
We continue to seek operating support, and we’ve seen some confusion on the part of donors about whether we think that’s the highest-impact giving opportunity available. This post provides an update on our fundraising; it is aimed at close followers of GiveWell, particularly those who have a high degree of trust/alignment with us and are…
Staff members’ personal donations
For this post, GiveWell staff members wrote up the thinking behind their personal donations for the year. Holden Karnofsky There are good arguments that I shouldn’t give anything this year. I tend to think that future giving opportunities will be better than this year’s, even accounting for the costs of delaying. I expect the best…