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“Can we save some of the 14,790 children dying every day? The answer is: Yes, we can.”
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. Every US$1 donated to The Life You Can Save itself has helped us generate roughly US$11.50 for our “best 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. Every US$1 donated to The Life You Can Save itself has helped us generate roughly US$11.50 for our “best charities.” Your donation will help us continue to support our “best charities,” spread Peter Singer’s ideas, and promote effective giving around the world.
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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.
Peter Singer is touring Australia and New Zealand
The founder of The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer, is going on tour! In August of 2021, Peter will be visiting Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to discuss his work on effective altruism, animal rights, and bioethics, as well as exploring concepts around how and why COVID-19 has changed our world. For those of you who can’t make it to one of the in-person events, there’s also a live-streamed option available. All net proceeds from the tour will be donated directly to us in support of our efforts to alleviate global poverty, so what are you waiting for? Don’t miss your chance to see the most influential living philosopher live on-stage or online - grab your tickets today!
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Read a book. Save lives.
The Life You Can Save strongly urges everyone to help the fight against Covid-19 and to protect yourself and others by wearing masks when appropriate, and by following the “social distancing” and hygiene guidelines in your area.
We urge you to download, read and share this important book, which is FREE. Despite the devastating impact of coronavirus close to you, people living in extreme poverty face death from preventable and treatable infectious diseases every day, including Covid-19. The all-new version of Peter Singer’s landmark book shows how you can literally save lives, reduce suffering, and empower livelihoods even from your own home.
You Don't Have to be Brave to Save Lives
Our Executive Director, 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!
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Smart giving combines the head and heart, allowing you to make the biggest difference where it matters to you.
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Would you save a drowning child?
Peter Singer’s famous thought experiment asks us why we aren’t doing more.
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