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Initially skeptical of basic income, I describe in this article how the growing evidence showed me the error of my early perspective and convinced me to…
The scandal around the Trump Foundation unfortunately hurts all nonprofits, regardless of their role in the scandal. This is due to how our brain is wired…
Applying the scientific method to charity is an excellent approach that reason-minded people should use to make their charitable decisions. This article describes how this approach…
Conferences provide an impactful opportunity to promote effective giving. This is the broad take-away from an experiment promoting effective giving at two conferences in recent months:…
What happens when you have disagreements about effective giving? Sure, you can argue, but will that really help resolve the disagreement well. Here's a technique that…
We all want to accomplish the broad goal of doing the most good per dollar. However, we often disagree on the best methods for doing the…
The scandal at the Healing Arts Initiative shows the need for all charities to measure themselves by their cost effectiveness rather than the emotionally engaging nature…
No one should experience avoidable suffering. Cost-effective interventions could relieve a great deal of suffering around the world. The revelations of the Panama Papers in early…
No one should experience avoidable suffering. Cost-effective interventions could relieve a great deal of suffering around the world. The revelations of the Panama Papers in early…
Charities that use their funds effectively to make a social impact frequently struggle to fundraise effectively. The aim of this article is to use available science…
Anger and dismay greeted the March 10 announcement that the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit that helps wounded veterans, fired its top staff, who spent millions…
Charities that have the biggest social impact often get significantly less financial support than rivals that tell better stories but have a smaller social impact. For…
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