The Giving What We Can Podcast

In this episode, Luke Freeman interviews Sean Mayberry, the CEO of StrongMinds, a non-profit organization that provides group talk therapy to people in low-income countries to improve mental health. Sean shares his background, including his journey from working as a diplomat to founding StrongMinds, and his experiences with depression. He also explains the importance of mental health and the problem of depression across Africa, where over 66 million women suffer from depression but only 15% have access to care. Since 2013, they've treated nearly 175,000 women in Uganda and Zambia. Sean highlights the impact of depression on families, the need for effective interventions, StrongMinds plans for growth and more.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to Sean and his journey to founds StrongMinds 03:48 - Why focus on depression? 07:57 - The scale of mental illness in low and middle income countries (LMICs) 10:12 - What causes depression in LMICs? 12:25 - StrongMinds treatment model and how it works 15:16 - The diagnostic scale PHQ-9 18:15 - How do you remove bias from measurement? 20:10 - The indirect benefits of treating depression 21:58 - Why has StrongMinds focused on treating women? 23:35 - Comparisons to cash transfers by Happier Lives Institute 25:50 - How Sean's experience in HIV/AIDS informs StrongMinds program delivery 27:48 - Why is mental health still overlooked? 30:06 - Scaling funding and reaching more donors 31:42 - The biggest challenges implementing effective mental health interventions globally 33:17 - Lessons learned in adapting to different demographics 34:50 - How is the team structured 36:25 - Why is group talk therapy rate in places like Australia and the US? 40:33 - What are Sean's proudest moments with StrongMinds? 42:30 - Elevator pitch and closing comments   CREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Sean Mayberry

We are thrilled to have interviewed Emma Hurst MP of the Animal Justice Party who is an animal advocate with a background in psychology. Emma shared with us some of the most successful animal welfare policies that she has seen implemented, as well as strategies for policy selection and why momentum is so important when campaigning for change. She also spoke about the importance of learning from other countries, exporting successful policies overseas, and the progress that is being made on animal welfare globally. Finally, Emma discussed the role of philanthropy in animal welfare, the importance of individual advocacy, and how to gain broader political support for animal protection issues. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 04:22 Successful animal welfare policies 06:13 Policy selection strategies 07:30 Why momentum is important 08:30 Learning from overseas 09:38 Exporting success overseas 10:54 Worldwide progress in animal welfare 13:06 Cellular agriculture policy 14:48 Proudest achievements of AJP 16:43 Psychology and messaging 17:52 Role of philanthropy in animal welfare 18:57 Individual advocacy 20:20 Enforcement of cruelty laws 22:37 Gaining broader political support 24:10 Coordination of campaigns 26:34 Anger fatigue 27:56 Being hopeful 29:37 Getting involved CREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Emma Hurst

We were lucky to be joined by Rob Wiblin, Director of Research at 80,000 Hours as well as the host of the 80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin back in the middle of last year. In this interview, we hear about what 80,000 Hours does and how to find an impactful career. Rob also discusses how laziness was a key factor in creating the 80,000 Hours Podcast and why people might benefit from thinking less about the social impact of their work. To listen to the 80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin visit: https://80000hours.org/podcast/ Check out 80,000 Hours: https://80000hours.org/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction with Luke and Grace 04:09 - Who is Rob? 05:15 - What does 80,000 Hours do? 07:32 - What factors should people think about when trying to find a career with positive impact? 10:40 - Some examples of existential risks (nuclear war, pandemics, bio-weapons) 14:05 - The difference between catastrophic risks and existential risks 16:00 - What are some ways people can address these risks? 19:18 - How can people from all types of careers help address these risks? 20:45 - Problem and career profiles 22:20 - How did Rob end up hosting the 80,000 Hours Podcast? 26:51 - The early days of 80,000 Hours and the growth of effective altruism 32:42 - Moral cluelessness 33:56 - Combatting overwhelm with fun and finding sustainable motivation 37:55 - Rob's final thoughts CREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Rob Wiblin 

Enjoy this fascinating interview where Rob Mather talks through how he started the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), how it operates today and how malaria could be eradicated. Rob is truly an engaging speaker and this interview is well worth listening to in full. To learn more about AMF: https://www.againstmalaria.com/ https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/against-malaria-foundation CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction with Luke and Grace 02:18 - Introduction to AMF and backstory including Swim for Terri 20:40 - How Rob got 1 million people swimming for malaria prevention and transition to AMF 42:20 - AMF's funding sources 48:05 - How does AMF do monitoring and evaluation? 1:02:00 - How do bednets compare to chemoprevention, gene drives and other existing and upcoming malaria prevention strategies? 1:14:56 - What would Rob do next if malaria was eradicated? CREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Rob Mather

We interviewed Rebecca Herbst earlier in the year about financial independence, improving financial literacy and effective giving. Rebecca is an early retiree and now spends her time working on her project to improve financial literacy, Yield & Spread, where 100% of the profits go to charity via The Life You Can Save. Rebecca is also on the board of directors for EA Salt Lake City. Yield & Spread: https://yieldandspread.wixsite.com/personal-finance/course-experience EA Salt Lake City: https://www.effectivealtruismslc.org/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction and how Rebecca retired early and discovered effective giving 03:51 - How Rebecca feels about retiring early 05:01 - All about Rebecca's financial education project: Yield & Spread 07:27 - Some commonalities between effective altruism and financial independence 10:42 - What are some common mistakes people make with money? 14:48 - What should people be spending more money on? 15:44 - Different ways to think about managing money 21:30 - How Luke thinks about budgeting 26:49 - How much financial advice is universal 28:39 - Rebecca top financial tips related to giving 33:30 - Rebecca's thoughts on ethical consumption and ESG investing 41:06 - Resources on finance 44:08 - What can listeners do next? CREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Rebecca Herbst

Member Gage Weston discusses how discovering effective altruism helped him actualize the desire to take away others' suffering, explains why thinking about efficacy is important to making a difference, and expands on why he's so inspired to give! We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Gage and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Gage introduces himself 00:11 - What motivated you to take the pledge? 01:19 - Do you have advice for others considering the pledge? 01:58 - Can you expand on what you said earlier -- about feeling inspired to give? OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Member Geoffrey Martin-Noble shares how the Giving What We Can pledge inspired him to concrete action, and why he feels that donating to effective charities (even if you aren't sure how to choose between them) is more impactful than continuing to search for the "perfect" moral framework. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Geoffrey and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - What motivated you to take the Giving What We Can pledge? 02:11 - When did you take the pledge? 03:01 - Do you have advice for others considering the pledge? 04:08 - Choosing action over perfection OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Member Sam Robinson discusses how he became interested in effective giving, his approach to donating, and how it feels to give. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Sam and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you become interested in effective giving? 00:55 - The importance of keeping your desire to give 01:33 - Where do you donate? 02:12 - How it feels to give OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

We are thrilled to have interviewed Lily Odarno, Clean Air Task Force's Director of Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa. Lily shared some fascinating insights about the work of Clean Air Task Force, the specific work they are undertaking across Africa, the intersection of growth and climate mitigation, the need for localised clean energy solutions and much more. This was one of our favourite interviews recorded this year and is not to be missed. Let us know what you learnt from this interview in the comments! (Also let us know what you think of the new introduction style, and whether we should keep it!) Learn more about Clean Air Task Force: https://www.catf.us/ Donate to Clean Air Task Force: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/clean-air-task-force CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Opening chat between Luke and Grace 03:05 - Introduction to Lily and Clean Air Task Force 04:39 - The role of developing economies in climate change mitigation 07:44 - Clear Air Task Force's work across the African continent 10:49 - Climate change projections for Africa are mismatched with desire for growth 11:31 - Technologies that Clean Air Task Force is interested in 13:38 - Why is there a focus on a narrow range of tech, as well as reduced consumption? 16:04 - Funding sources influence policy 17:35 - Technology development within African countries 20:01 - Kenya as an example of renewable energy development 22:59 - How does CATF operate day to day? 26:03 - Specific challenges the African continent faces when it comes to decarbonisation 29:35 - What happens if we don't get it right? 34:24 - What is the role of philanthropy in climate change? 37:52 - Is Lily optimistic about change? 41:06 - Takeaways for the audience   CREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Lily Odarno   OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Member Jo Duyvestyn discusses how she learned about Giving What We Can, what motivates her to donate 10% of her income to effective charities, and how much she enjoys being part of a community of people who share her values. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Jo and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Jo introduces herself 00:08 - How did you learn about Giving What We Can? 00:27 - What motivated you to take the pledge? 01:35 - How does it feel to give? 02:09 - "It's not as scary as you think!" (Jo's advice for others) 02:52 - Being part of a community  OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Choosing where to donate is incredibly difficult. Luckily, the charity evaluator GiveWell spends thousands of hours on program research each year to help people find highly-impactful giving opportunities. In this episode, Luke sits down with Neil Buddy Shah, GiveWell's managing director at the time of recording, for a deep dive into GiveWell's work. We cover GiveWell's origin, approaches, and focus areas, as well as Buddy's personal background and relationship to effective giving. We also discuss why funding gaps exist despite foreign aid, and the important role donors play in improving people's lives. Buddy responds to some common critiques of GiveWell's work, and clarifies some misconceptions about how the organisation operates.   Neil Buddy Shah is now the CEO of The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Note: This interview was recorded in April 2022. GiveWell has since updated its cost-effectiveness bar to be higher than it was at the time of recording.  A shorter version of this interview is available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/BC64OnNHH9A

The vast amount of animal suffering in the world can feel overwhelming, but there are several concrete ways to help. In this episode, we cover some major causes of animal suffering that even animal lovers often overlook, and discuss some of the best ways you can help animals.

Dr. Michael Noetel shares 10 mistakes he made when trying to improve the world, so you don't have to make the same ones!  Michael is a Giving What We Can member, effective altruist and academic. We were grateful to have him share what he's learnt with us. To learn more about him, visit: https://noetel.com.au/

Member Zachary Brown shares how the neighborhood where he grew up cast a spotlight on suffering and inequality, motivating him to effect change from an early age. He also discusses why he's passionate about helping future generations, how the Giving What We Can pledge ties into his Jewish background, and how effective giving has become a part of his identity. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Zachary and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you learn about Giving What We Can? 00:55 - Why were you motivated to take the pledge? 02:45 - What is the role of effective giving in your life? 03:58 - Where are you giving now? 05:22 - Advice for others considering the pledge: "Just start!" OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

In this interview, we chat to Neil Dullaghan, a Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities, a think tank that pursues and shares research with key decision makers about how to best help people and non-human animals both now and in the long-term future. We talk about Neil's work on animal welfare, why people might choose to prioritize farmed animal welfare or wild animal welfare, the role of research in the animal welfare landscape, and what you can do to help non-human animals Neil also discusses how the principles of effective altruism inform his work, and that of Rethink Priorities. If you'd like to learn more about Rethink Priorities, visit their website: https://rethinkpriorities.org/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to Neil and Rethink Priorities 01:24 - What attracts Neil to effective altruism 01:51 - Neil makes the case for focusing on farmed animal welfare 03:21 - The work Rethink Priorities is doing on farmed animal welfare 03:53 - Considerations for working on wild animal welfare 05:16 - Advice for small to medium donors interested in farmed animal welfare 07:00 - The different approaches to improving animal welfare 08:53 - Policy intervention success stories 09:36 - Why research is important for improving animal lives 11:39 - How Neil became passionate about animal welfare 12:10 - Beyond donating, what can people do to help? 13:03 - How Neil has changed his approach to giving, research, and advocacy 14:10 - Forecasting the cultured meat landscape going forward 16:58 - How would Neil spend a billion dollars? 17:54 - Neil's asks for viewers SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

Hear the powerful, personal story behind AMF, the organisation responsible for protecting 400 million people from malaria (roughly equal in size to 40% of the entire population of sub-Saharan Africa!) and saving tens of thousands of lives. It started with one man's fundraiser for a little girl who had suffered 90% burns in a house fire at her home in Suffolk, England, and turned into one of the most efficient and effective charities in the world. Rob Mather's journey shows us the power of combining the head and the heart to make a tremendous difference in the lives of others. Watch this story on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Ex7hgpXfw0U

In this interview, we chat to Joey Savoie, CEO and co-founder of Charity Entrepreneurship, an incubator that helps launch high-impact nonprofits by connecting entrepreneurs with effective ideas, training, and funding. Joey provides an overview of Charity Entrepreneurship and the problems they're working to solve; he also shares his thoughts on the charity sector, the concept of efficacy, and the role altruism plays in his life. Since its founding in 2018, Charity Entrepreneurship has helped launch 18 impactful nonprofits, which have reached over 5 million humans and improved the lives of 1.2 million animals. You can donate to Charity Entrepreneurship via Giving What We Can: https://donate.givingwhatwecan.org/partners/charity-entrepreneurship WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHARITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP?

In this interview filmed at EA Global London 2022 with Simran Dhaliwal, the co-CEO of Longview Philanthropy, we talk about what Longview Philanthropy does, what problems it is working to solve, and Simran's own journey to effective giving. If you'd like to learn more about Longview Philanthropy, visit their website: https://www.longview.org/ One bonus fun fact about Longview is that all their senior staff have signed the Giving What We Can Pledge. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to Simran and what Longview Philanthropy does 02:13 - Longview runs events to turn longtermist ideas into action 03:26 - How Simran would pitch longtermism and Longview's impact to a new audience 05:30 - What's it like to work with donors interested in the long-term future? 06:30 - How did these donors find these ideas? 07:38 - How Longview approaches helping people prioritise different causes 08:22 - What has Simran changed her mind about in the last year? 09:51 - What are some of the positive changes in effective altruism and any areas of concern? 11:00 - The comparative advantages small donors bring to the table in philanthropy 13:13 - Plans for growing Longview Philanthropy 16:55 - Media grantmaking program 18:36 - Conclusions and final thoughts CREDITS: Production: Julian Hazell & Grace Adams Videographer and video editor: Andy Brice Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Simran Dhaliwal

New member James Montavon shares why he joined Giving What We Can and tells us about living his beliefs, giving gradually and gives his advice about making a small commitment to give effectively! This interview was filmed at Effective Altruism Global London 2022. Thank you to James for taking the time to share your story. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - What inspired you to take the pledge? 00:42 - How does it feel to give effectively? 01:02 - Do you have any advice for giving effectively? 01:52 - Where are you giving? 02:32 - Knowing you're having an impact!

We were lucky enough to sit down with Bruce Friedrich, the founder and CEO of the Good Food Institute (GFI) which is pioneering open access science, policy and corporate engagement to make plant based meat taste as good and cost less than it's traditional counterparts as part of a solution to feed future populations and reduce the impacts on climate, health and poverty. This was an inspiring interview and we are really grateful for Bruce sharing his time with us, and for the work that he has spearheaded at GFI. You can donate to GFI and support all their excellent work via Giving What We Can: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/good-food-institute WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GFI?

John Yan, who lives in NYC was kind enough to let us interview him about his experiences with Giving What We Can and taking a public giving pledge.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you first learn about GWWC? 00:40 - What motivated you to take the GWWC pledge? 01:06 - What has giving effectively brought to your life? 01:34 - Do you have any advice for someone considering taking the pledge? 02:01 - The GWWC community 02:29 - Making it more normal to give!   OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

We really enjoyed chatting to Catherine about her experiences with effective giving and Giving What We Can. Thank you Catherine for giving up your time to speak to us! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you discover GWWC? 00:51 - What motivated you to take the GWWC pledge? 03:11 - What does giving effectively bring to your life? 04:23 - Do you have any advice for someone considering taking the pledge? 05:44 - Being a part of a community   OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

We're reviving our series of member stories! Hear from Dr. Akhil Bansal about why he joined us, what motivates him to give and an interesting way he shares giving with his friends! We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Akhil and our other community members.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you first learn about GWWC? 01:04 - What motivated you to take the GWWC pledge? 02:00 - How are you giving now? 02:27 - Do you have any advice about pledging or effective giving? 03:07 - Giving weekend!   OUR RESOURCES: ✍️ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Imagine what it would feel like to save someone's life. By donating to highly effective charities working on global health & development, you don't have to just imagine — you can actually go save someone's life. In fact, you can save many lives. In this short lesson we cover the following ideas:  Global health & development is neglected, We can make progress on global health & development efforts, How you can improve global health & development, Why bother donating if the problem is so big?   Script & Production: Julian Hazell Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Host: Luke Freeman

Imagine what it would feel like to save someone's life. By donating to highly effective charities working on global health & development, you don't have to just imagine — you can actually go save someone's life. In fact, you can save many lives. CHAPTERS:  00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Global health & development is neglected 03:17 - We can make progress on global health & development efforts 04:22 - How you can improve global health & development 06:54 - Why bother donating if the problem is so big? 07:54 - Conclusion Script & Production: Julian Hazell Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Host: Luke Freeman OUR RESOURCES: ✍️  Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge

Safeguarding the future of humanity from existential risks is one of the most important challenges we currently face. In this episode, we talk about what some key existential risks are, why preventing these risks is so important, and what you can do to help.   Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNsFvU4RZU

Want to change the world? It starts with each of us leading by example. In this episode, we look at the role of social proof & norms in building a better world. Full article & references: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2020/12/social-change-happens-one-person-at-a-time-so-start-multiplying-your-impact/

Rickey shares why she took The Giving What We Can Pledge in 2019, what she'd say to people on the fence, and why she gives now instead of later. Read her story: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/07/member-profile-rickey-fukazawa/

For our Effective Giving Day 2021 Europe / UK event, we hosted a Q&A covering questions such as: - Why has GiveWell chosen to prioritise cash transfers over the graduation approach? - With an increase in high net worth donors interested in effective giving, what is the role of smaller donors? - How do you (Charity Entrepreneurship) attract more talents and entrepreneurship into the charity sector? Why is political lobby not discussed as an effective use of time and resources? You will have the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A with a panel of experts in the field of effective giving, including: - Johannes Ackva (Researcher, Founders Pledge) - Karolina Sarek (Director of Programs, Charity Entrepreneurship) - Michael Plant (Founder, Happier Lives Institute) - Taylor Smith (Philanthropy Advisor, GiveWell) - Luke Freeman (Executive Director, Giving What We Can) To watch the main Effective Giving Day presentation visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR7bnod7ADA  To get the links to everything we mentioned go to: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/11/effective-giving-day-2021/ 

For our Effective Giving Day 2021 Americas event, we hosted a Q&A covering questions such as: - How do you think about the trade off of giving to the same charities every year vs giving to the changing top charities that charity evaluators recommend over time? - On climate change after all of the attention given to COP26, do you think there are still neglected areas where donors can have a significant impact? - Is there an emerging cause that you believe we should be considering as part of our giving portfolio? Those questions and more were answered by a panel of experts in the field of effective giving, including: - Johannes Ackva (Researcher, Founders Pledge) - Joey Savoie (Co-Founder and Director of Strategy, Charity Entrepreneurship) - Michael Plant (Founder, Happier Lives Institute) - Siobhan Brenton (Manager of Operations, Rethink Charity) - Taylor Smith (Philanthropy Advisor, GiveWell) - Luke Freeman (Executive Director, Giving What We Can)   To watch the main Effective Giving Day presentation visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR7bnod7ADA  To get the links to everything we mentioned go to: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/11/effective-giving-day-2021/ 

For our Effective Giving Day 2021 Australasia event, we hosted a Q&A covering questions such as: - With an increase in high net worth donors interested in effective giving, what is the role of smaller donors? - How has the list of the most effective charities recommended by Giving What We Can changed over the last 5 years and why? - Which cause areas do you (Charity Entrepreneurship) expect to start new charities in? Those questions and more were answered by a panel of experts in the field of effective giving, including: - Andrew Player (Senior Operations Lead, Charity Entrepreneurship) - Luke Freeman (Executive Director, Giving What We Can) - Jack Rafferty (Cofounder and Director, Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) To watch the main Effective Giving Day presentation visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR7bnod7ADA  To get the links to everything we mentioned go to: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/11/effective-giving-day-2021/ 

In this episode you'll learn how to do the most good with your charitable donations, hear the latest updates from charity evaluators and expert grantmakers. Links and transcript: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/11/effective-giving-day-2021/  00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - Why Give Effectively 01:56 - Choosing a cause 04:38 - Choosing a charity 05:24 - Choose individual charities: using charity evaluators 08:48 - Giving together: using funds 11:18 - Innovations in charity 13:57 - Effective giving news & updates from 2021 15:33 - Effective giving around the world 16:42 - Make a lasting commitment 18:32 - Summary

We are co-hosting a series of international online Effective Giving Day events this Giving Tuesday. In these events you will learn how to do the most good with your charitable donations, hear the latest updates from charity evaluators and expert grantmakers, and participate in a Q&A with experts in effective giving. We'll cover: - Why giving effectively matters - How you can choose high impact causes and charities to support - Updates from charity evaluators and grantmaking organisations - Innovations in effective charitable giving - Practical giving advice including tax deductibility for different countries and causes - Being a part of a giving community You will have the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A with a panel of experts in the field of effective giving, including: GiveWell Giving What We Can Charity Entrepreneurship Rethink Charity Happier Lives Institute Founders Pledge Legacies Now This event is great for both newcomers to effective giving and those who've already made effective giving a meaningful part of their lives. This event is being held at multiple times around the world, for more times and places see: https://effectivegivingday.org/register  Hope you can make it!

If you're already on board with donating to effective charities, you might ask: why make a public pledge? In this lesson we discuss the three top reasons. Read more at: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/pledge/why-pledge/  00:43 - Charity is about helping others 01:30 - A public pledge can help more 02:00 - 1. Commitment 03:00 - 2. Community 04:00 - 3. Inspiration

We recently spoke with member Andrew Leeke from London, UK. He shared with us his journey to taking The Giving What We Can Pledge, what helped him make the decision, and what she'd say to people considering a pledge.

We're joined by Geetanjali Basarkod, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education in Sydney. We talk about our guide to talking about effective altruism, effective giving, and Giving What We Can which she helped to write. The full transcript and links are available at our blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/10/podcast-geetanjali-basarkod/  00:00 – Introduction 00:56 – Discovering effective altruism 02:45 – Motivations to help with the guide 04:47 – Research Related To The Guide 07:35 – Why people struggle to talk about effective altruism 10:16 – Process of writing this guide 11:24 – Hopes with the guide 12:40 – Tips for talking about effective altruism 12:50 – #1: Having the right mindset 14:40 – #2: Be mindful of behaviour and language 16:35 – #3: Know your audience 18:42 – #4: Knowing when to have the conversation 20:30 – #5: Know what to say 26:20 – #6: How to deal with objections 29:59 – #7: Follow-up conversation 32:15 – #8: Preparing for the conversation 33:53 – Most important lessons 36:02 – Final notes

We're joined by Marcus Daniell, an Olympic bronze medallist, professional tennis player and founder of High Impact Athletes. Marcus shares his journey to effective altruism, experience founding a charity, working with athlete advocates and more. The full transcript and links are available at our blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/10/podcast-marcus-daniell/  00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – About High Impact Athletes 01:24 – Genesis of High Impact Athletes 03:40 – Achievements of High Impact Athletes 05:16 – Experiences founding a charity 08:12 – Experiences talking with athletes about EA 12:56 – Future risks and challenges for HIA 14:28 – Preparing for the future 15:28 – Supporting High Impact Athletes 16:48 – Childhood and moral development 18:48 – Media recommendations 20:50 – Similarities between sports and effective giving 22:12 – Common Objections or Responses While Trying to Recruit for HIA 27:30 – The battle for awareness 30:06 – Being motivated by community and opportunity 31:25 – What's Coming Up for Marcus and High Impact Athletes

We recently spoke with member Rick Holland from London, UK. He shared with us how he discovered Giving What We Can Pledge, why it's helpful to formalise a commitment, talking about giving, and why it's important to keep donors in the loop. Read Rick's story here: https://givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/10/member-profile-rick-holland 

In this episode of the Giving What We Can podcast, we are joined again by renowned psychologist, Joshua Greene, for part two of our interview, where we explore his book Moral Tribes. The full transcript and links are available at our blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/09/podcast-josua-greene/  Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 00:49 – The question the book Moral Tribes is asking 06:57 – Why are we moral beings? 11:06 – How big can our moral tribes be? 12:37 – Responses to Moral Tribes 16:53 – Relationship between utilitarianism and effective altruism 19:08 – Beating your personal best 22:27 – How “trolley problems” accidentally took off 25:47 – Different versions of trolley dilemmas 31:08 – Closing thoughts

We recently spoke with Joshua Green, a renowned psychologist and author of the book Moral Tribes. He recently co-founded Giving Multiplier along with a Giving What We Can member Lucius Caviola. Giving Multiplier aims to make it easy to introduce people to effective giving by adding bonus money onto their donations if they include highly effective charities alongside their favourite ones. Giving What We Can members get a special higher matching rate to share with their friends and family. Full transcript and links are available at our blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/08/giving-multiplier-interview-with-joshua-greene/    00:00 - Hopes for Giving Multiplier 00:23 - Introduction 00:56 - How Giving Multiplier works 02:16 - Research that led to Giving Multiplier 06:09 - Results to date 06:09 - Results to date 08:20 - How people are discovering Giving Multiplier 08:50 - Special GWWC offer 10:16 - Plans for the future 11:20 - Closing thoughts

By supporting these three cause you could do an astonishing amount of good. Which one do Bill Gates, Grimes, and Stephen Hawking all support? Stay tuned to find out. 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - 1. Global health and development 01:40 - 1a. Scale 02:00 - 1b. Neglectedness 02:30 - 1c. Tractability 04:19 - 2. Animal welfare 04:52 - 2a. Scale 05:23 - 2b. Neglectedness 05:37 - 2c. Tractability 06:16 - 3. Safeguarding the long-term future 07:50 - 3a. Scale 08:19 - 3b. Neglectedness 09:50 - 3c. Tractability 10:50 - Matching your values to causes

Member Ollie Base who shares why he joined Giving What We Can. Read Ollie's story here: https://givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/09/member-profile-ollie-base 

We look at three studies on money and happiness to find out when money can buy happiness and when it doesn't. Find the graphs mentioned in the full article by Michael Plant & Julian Hazell: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/06/can-money-buy-happiness-a-review-of-new-data/ Watch the video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/JLfKZCzkBDs  00:00 - Introduction 00:48 - Kahneman and Deaton study 01:18 - Killingsworth study 03:00 - Killingsworth reformatted 04:40 - Are you spending money right? 05:38 - Spending money on others 06:30 - Conclusion STUDIES MENTIONED: - Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton (2010): https://www.princeton.edu/~deaton/downloads/deaton_kahneman_high_income_improves_evaluation_August2010.pdf - Matthew A. Killingsworth (2021): https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2016976118 - Elizabeth W. Dunn, Daniel T. Gilbert, Timothy D. Wilson (2010): https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/danielgilbert/files/if-money-doesnt-make-you-happy.nov-12-20101.pdf - Elizabeth W. Dunn, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton (2008): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18356530/

Luke Freeman is the Executive Director of Giving What We Can, a community of people seeking to maximise their charitable impact. Luke is interviewed by Josh Ross, the CEO of Humanitix, a ticketing platform that is set up as a charity so it can turn its profits into good. This episode covers how Luke discovered effective giving and effective altruism, common objections to charity, giving and happiness, and some great examples of charities doing good.   Full transcript and show notes: https://givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/09/podcast-luke-freeman-with-josh-ross   Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - Origins of an altruist 04:30 - Objections to charity 08:45 - Our opportunity to help others 11:08 - Addressing moral demandingness 13:03 - Giving effectively 15:16 - Differences in impact 17:50 - Discovering what we value 20:08 - Costs of improving animal welfare 21:40 - Upcoming plans for Giving What We Can 22:50 - National differences in generosity 25:40 - Money and happiness 28:45 - Conclusion

Lucia Colter is a doctor turned charity founder who recently co-founded the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP).  LEEP works to eliminate lead poisoning worldwide by advocating for the regulation of lead paint. Lucia is also a member of the Giving What We Can community, where she used to be the co-president of our Cambridge chapter. ## SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/09/podcast-lucia-coulter/  ## Links Mentioned https://leadelimination.org https://givingwhatwecan.org  https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved/videos-books-and-essays/famine-affluence-and-morality-peter-singer/