As part of our plan to allocate more staff capacity to outreach efforts this year, we’ve been reaching out to a number of our donors to proactively offer a telephone call with a GiveWell staff member to discuss our work. We are also offering the option for donors as well as other interested individuals to…
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The importance of “gold standard” studies for consumers of research
There’s been some interesting discussion on how the world of social science experiments is evolving. Chris Blattman worries that there is too much of a tendency toward large, expensive, perfectionist studies, writing: each study is like a lamp post. We might want to have a few smaller lamp posts illuminating our path, rather than the…
December 2015 update on GiveWell’s funding needs
This post provides an update on GiveWell’s operating budget and funding needs. It is aimed at close followers of GiveWell, particularly those who have a high degree of trust in and alignment with us and are primarily seeking to make the highest-impact gift according to our (admittedly biased) opinion. In brief: We are in a…
We’re happy to talk to you!
If you’re currently trying to figure out where you’ll give this year and think it might be helpful to talk to us about your decision, please feel free to contact us at info@givewell.org. We’d be happy to set up a phone call or answer questions over email. We work hard to put all the relevant…
December 2015 open thread
Following up on our open thread in September, we wanted to have another one. Our goal is to give blog readers an opportunity to publicly raise comments or questions about GiveWell or related topics (in the comments section below). As always, you’re also welcome to email us at info@givewell.org if there’s feedback or questions you’d…
Good Ventures and giving now vs. later
GiveWell and Good Ventures no longer follow the approach outlined below in 2015 to direct Good Ventures’ funding to GiveWell’s top charities. The approach changed in 2016; Good Ventures now gives to GiveWell top charities according to a budget it sets with the Open Philanthropy Project that takes into account its total giving and priorities,…