Your monthly dose of effective giving news.

Past issues

• 2025
• December 23, 2025 Your Last Chance to Give in 2025
• November 27, 2025 How to Make the Most of Your Generosity
• October 30, 2025 Increasing farmers' income by 35%, AI-powered advice and a powerful essay on privilege
• September 25, 2025 27% Child Mortality Reduction - Evidence-Based Giving That Works
• August 28, 2025 The Life You Can Save Roundup - August Update
• July 21, 2025 The Life You Can Save Roundup - July Update
• June 26, 2025 The Life You Can Save Roundup - June Update
• May 29, 2025 The Life You Can Save Newsletter - May Update
• April 29, 2025 Hope Through Better Health - April Update
• March 27, 2025 Aid Cuts, Malnutrition & Hope: Our March Update
• February 27, 2025 Educate a Girl. Empower a Generation.
• February 18, 2025 Announcing the Rapid Response Fund
• February 13, 2025 Rationales for Giving: A Religious Perspective
• January 30, 2025 Navigating Global Poverty’s Changing Landscape
• January 9, 2025 Unleashing Half the World’s Potential
• 2024
• October 31, 2024 The Best Way to Maximize Your Impact
• September 25, 2024 Building Climate Resilience Through Girls’ Education
• August 15, 2024 How Much Should I Give? A Realistic Standard
• July 9, 2024 🎙️ Virtual Live Debate with Peter Singer on Effective Altruism
• June 6, 2024 Meet Our Newest Recommended Charity
• May 23, 2024 ✋ International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
• April 25, 2024 🦟 Today is World Malaria Day: Here’s Why It Matters
• March 15, 2024 📢Exciting New Giving Opportunities to Elevate Your Impact
• March 12, 2024 💥A Decade of Impact and a New Chapter Ahead
• January 25, 2024 📈Results are in for the Match Campaigns!
• 2023
• December 21, 2023 💰+ 💰= Last chance to get your donation matched!
• December 14, 2023 🎥 From a high-risk pregnancy to a healthy birth and baby
• November 28, 2023 💰+💰= How to double your impact this Giving Tuesday
• November 22, 2023 🎥 From living in extreme poverty to a flourishing entrepreneur
• November 15, 2023 📣New Best Charities: Preventing violence against women and girls
• October 17, 2023 📈 Maintaining Progress with Poverty Reduction
• September 08, 2023 📚 Improving Livelihoods by Increasing Literacy
• September 05, 2023 🎙️Check out our new podcast — see who we’re musing with!
• August 21, 2023 💧 Do you know how $100 can change 67 lives?
• July 27, 2023 📸 We’re back from visiting some of our charities — see pics!
• July 13, 2023 🤝 Connecting you with those you’ve helped
• June 12, 2023 Transparency
• June 5, 2023 🌍 Our planet is suffering — and it’s affecting us all
• May 23, 2023 📣 Big News on International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
• May 3, 2023 The Life You Can Save Board appoints Charlie Bresler interim CEO
• April 27, 2023 🎓 New Cause Fund: Education For All
• April 11, 2023 🌍 Help Save the Planet, or Help Save a Life
• March 14, 2023 👩‍👧The disproportionate burden on women and girls when living in extreme poverty
• February 17, 2023 This is why we give, and give again
• January 24, 2023 We’re Excited About These Innovations and Their Potential Impact