The Life You Can Save by Watch the TED talk
“Can we save some of the 14,790 children dying every day? The answer is: Yes, we can.”
Read a book. Save lives.
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer, one of the world’s most influential living philosophers, is available for FREE as an ebook and audiobook read by Kristen Bell, Stephen Fry, Paul Simon and other celebrity supporters.
A compelling book that inspires and empowers people to act now to address global poverty.
Smart Giving, Simplified
We make “smart giving simple” by curating a group of nonprofits that save or improve the most lives per dollar. We aim to create a world where everyone has an opportunity to build a better life and where there’s no suffering or death due to extreme poverty.
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Give to the 90/10 Fund
90% of your donation will go to our “All Charities Fund,” where it will be divided equally among all of our “best charities,” and the remaining 10% will go to The Life You Can Save itself to help us continue to support our “best charities,” spread Peter Singer’s ideas, and promote effective giving around the world.
Donating to The Life You Can Save itself is a great way to multiply the impact of your donation. Over the last three years, each dollar invested in our work has generated an average of $17 in donations for our recommended charities.
Give to The Life You Can Save Itself
Donating to The Life You Can Save itself is a great way to multiply the impact of your donation. Over the last three years, each dollar invested in our work has generated an average of $17 in donations for our recommended charities. Your donation will help us continue to support our “best charities,” spread Peter Singer’s ideas, and promote effective giving around the world.
Support our Best Charities
Give to the All Charities Fund
Donations to the All Charities Fund are divided equally among all of our recommended charities.
Give to a Specific Charity
View our “best charities” and donate to a single charity or several charities recommended by The Life You Can Save.
You Don't Have to be Brave to Save Lives
Our Co-Founder, Charlie Bresler, explains how one does not have to be brave—even during the COVID-19 pandemic—to save lives. You can save these lives, in a cost-effective way, through our recommended nonprofits. And amazingly, you can do so while social distancing and staying home!
Learn about highly effective giving
Smart giving combines the head and heart, allowing you to make the biggest difference where it matters to you.
Learn how it works
Would you save a drowning child?
Peter Singer’s famous thought experiment asks us why we aren’t doing more.
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