Why Inconvenient Altruism Might Be the Best Altruism
This holiday giving season, let’s make the effort to donate the inconvenient way. That could mean writing a check instead of typing in your credit card…
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The first question on a donor's mind is usually “Where does my money go?” Effective giving is an approach to philanthropy using the head as well as the heart to discover actions and organizations that meaningfully improve life for the most people possible via cost-effective interventions. The approach of giving effectively emphasizes donating where the need is greatest and where donation dollars do the most good; that is generally in developing countries, where poverty exists on a scale that we are fortunate enough to rarely see in industrialized nations. We believe it’s time to put a new spin on the notion that “charity begins at home”, with “home” being our entire planet, not just our immediate geographic or social circles.
This holiday giving season, let’s make the effort to donate the inconvenient way. That could mean writing a check instead of typing in your credit card…
Don’t you want your charitable efforts to do the utmost good they can in the world? Imagine how great it feels to know that you’re making…
We’re excited to announce our 2016 list of Best Charities working against global poverty. Our 17 recommended charities do innovative and cost-effective work to bring food,…
Americans spend more time watching TV each day than the total time they spend researching effective charities in a year. In order to maximize our charitable…
According to a report recently released by Atlas of Giving, after a stellar year of charitable donations in 2014, the outlook for this year is less…
Effective altruists are guided by the heart and the head. We love numbers and transparency. We like knowing exactly where our money is going, how many…
By Caroline Fiennes, Director of Giving Evidence Why is the AllTrials campaign relevant to the world’s poorest people? Most obviously, non-publication affects the effectiveness of medicines…