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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…
Some time ago, I had a conversation with a friend about charitable giving. She said that one of the reasons she was giving locally rather than…
Suppose I told you about an investment that would easily generate a 60-fold return in a few years with very little risk. And then I tell…
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…
One reason for the poverty/giving disconnect is that our brains are not equipped to focus on multiple variables simultaneously, so we prioritize those needing immediate attention.…
There is a disconnect for many of us between the supreme moral value we place on human life and the way we are able to tune…
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…
From picking a worthy charity to making your contribution go further, there's a lot to learn about how to be the most effective altruist you can…
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?
By following the Gates Foundation's principle that "all lives have equal value," you can dramatically increase the impact of your 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…
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