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Peter Singer
Help us celebrate Peter Singer’s 70th birthday!
On July 6th, Peter Singer turns 70 years old!<br /><br />At The Life You Can Save, we’re celebrating this momentous day by drawing attention to the…
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Fundraising
Interview: How one man is trekking a continent and taking on a cause
Matt Napier is passionate about fighting global poverty—and is undertaking an ambitious walk this summer across southern Africa to raise funds and awareness for the world’s…
Agriculture and Farming
We’re adding One Acre Fund to our list of Best Charities. Here’s why
We’re excited to announce the addition of One Acre Fund to our 2016 list of Best Charities. Subsistence agriculture accounts for the largest economic activity in…
Setting and Achieving Giving Goals
Here’s an easy way to make effective giving part of your estate plans
You already give to evidence-backed charity. Now there's an easy way to make sure that you can continue to maximize the good that your money does…
Children
4 innovative ways to keep children in school
What’s the best way to help children in the developed world stay in school? The answers might surprise you. While traditional international development campaigns that target…
Hunger and Nutrition
What you need to know about global hunger
The average American household gives $2,974 to charity each year. How far could that amount go to alleviating hunger and malnutrition in the developing world?
Children
Why poverty hurts our children most
Globally about 16,000 children under the age of five die each day—most from preventable conditions associated with poverty. That’s a staggering number. At that rate, this…
Effective Giving
Where American donors go wrong
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…
Women and Girls
Why feminists should care about global poverty
In the past 20 years, the world has gotten a whole lot better for the global poor. What’s more, it’s gotten especially better for women and…
Finding Fulfillment from Giving
How giving made me happier
In the effective giving community, happiness is a hot topic. Effective givers aren’t just excited about giving to make others happy. They’re also excited about the…
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10 ways to spend your tax refund
In 2014, the average tax refund was $3,034, and the IRS predicts even bigger refunds this year. Haven’t yet decided what to do with your windfall…
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What’s on a billionaire’s reading list?
When they were still in their twenties, Cari Tuna and her husband, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, found themselves among a handful of the world’s youngest billionaires.…