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Effective Giving
I gave away $2,239.93 last year. Here’s where it went.
Since committing to effective altruism in 2013, I have given away thousands of dollars to many different charities. Looking back on 2015, how did I do?
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Effective Giving
How to Give Like Bill Gates, Even if You Have Little to Give
By following the Gates Foundation's principle that "all lives have equal value," you can dramatically increase the impact of your giving.
Finding Fulfillment from Giving
9 Strategies for Effective Donors
Effective donors are confident that they give to the right causes, the right amount, and that they are getting what they paid for with their generosity…
Research and Evidence
The Life You Can Save’s 2015 Year in Review
In 2015 we moved $1.55 million to our recommended charities. This is a conservative estimate, and perhaps an extremely conservative one- as discussed in the Offline…
Philanthropy Education
How to advertise for an EA event
The Life You Can Save Adelaide chapter ran Doing the Most Good on the 8th of December, which featured presentations by representatives of Oxfam and the…
Friends and Family
The Valentine’s Day Gift That Saves Lives
Last year, my wife gave me the most romantic Valentine’s Day gift ever. Instead of candy and liquor, my wife suggested giving each other gifts that…
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…
Fundraising
How I used my passion to raise money for charity
Headshots are a pesky thing that pretty much everyone needs, but no one actually wants to get. I developed a series of fundraising events under the…
Finding Fulfillment from Giving
How I celebrated the holidays with a Giving Game
A Giving Game is a great approach to sharing this side of your life in a non-confrontational way with people to whom you are close. It…
Setting and Achieving Giving Goals
4 Ways to Work Charitable Giving into Retirement
If you're dedicated to giving to evidence-backed charities, your goal for retirement is to continue to maximize your impact and generosity and to see that your…
Effective Giving
How a Calculator Helped Me Multiply My Giving
With the help of the Impact Calculator, I learned how to multiply my generosity manifold! Imagine that when you give five dollars, you don’t give just…
Children
This legislative act could end newborn and maternal deaths by 2030
The most important aspect of the Reach Act is that it would give a single leader at USAID the power to focus resources on the most…