Podcasts about effective giving

Summary The written word dominates EA discourse but visuals have a unique power in communicating ideas that seems quite underleveraged in this community. As a designer and communicator in the space, I wanted to share some of the presentations and visualizations I've created over the years in hopes that they might be helpful to others. My goal isn't to present these visuals as "ready-to-use" resources—for various reasons they're not ready (see disclaimers)—but rather as references that hopefully inspire others to create and invest in visual forms of communication. Effective Giving 101 (2023) In 2023, when I was director of design at Giving What We Can, we were invited to give a talk at Microsoft about effective giving. We normally don't dive so deep into the research that undergirds our recommendations but—given the highly-educated, highly-analytical audience at Microsoft—I thought it could be compelling to actually get into the weeds and [...] ---Outline:(00:16) Summary(00:50) Effective Giving 101 (2023)(01:53) Full deck: Doing Good Better (Microsoft 2023)(02:00) GiveWell's 2020 analysis of AMF(02:58) Slides: GiveWell's 2020 analysis of AMF(03:15) Global income illustration(04:53) Slides: The Global Income Distribution(05:09) Prioritization in GCR (2024)(05:56) Parfit's 99% extinction hypothetical(06:56) Slides: Parfit's 99% v 100%(07:13) Mapping the GCR landscape(08:54) Slides: Visualizing: The GCR Landscape(09:13) Bonus: Effective Giving Strategy Frameworks(10:20) Vision to Vectors(10:23) Slides: Vision to Vectors(10:39) The Pledger Journey(10:42) Slides: The Pledger JourneyThe original text contained 8 images which were described by AI. --- First published: October 31st, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/GuFxEPcn7rzz4pDhw/visualizing-ea-ideas --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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During this episode of Superpowers for Good, I spoke with Frank Fredericks, Executive Director of One for the World, about this high-impact approach to philanthropy.Frank shared a compelling truth: “The latest research shows the most highly effective organizations can be a hundred times or even more effective than your average nonprofit.” This revelation underpins One for the World's mission, which seeks to drive donations toward top-performing charities vetted through rigorous evaluation, including by GiveWell. This process identifies organizations where donations make a substantial impact in areas like global public health and poverty alleviation.One area where this approach shines is in malaria prevention. “Two of the four organizations on GiveWell's list are…focused on malaria,” Frank explained, highlighting that Against Malaria Foundation and Malaria Consortium use cost-effective strategies like distributing bed nets in malaria-endemic regions, ultimately saving lives at minimal cost per intervention. But the impact isn't limited to specific diseases. Frank noted that initiatives like New Incentives provide timely support to families needing help with child vaccinations, building community resilience.This episode illuminates a powerful philosophy: by giving smarter, we can do more with each dollar. Through One for the World, donors can channel their resources into strategies that measurably reduce suffering, especially for vulnerable communities. As Frank noted, we may be closer than we think to a world without extreme poverty—if we commit to giving effectively.tl;dr:* In today's episode, Frank Fredericks highlighted the transformative impact of effective giving, explaining how directing funds to the most effective charities can multiply the impact of each dollar by up to a hundred times.* Frank described how One for the World leverages research by organizations like GiveWell to identify charities with proven life-saving outcomes, particularly those focused on issues like malaria prevention and childhood nutrition.* The conversation underscored the power of targeted philanthropic strategies, with Frank emphasizing cost-effectiveness metrics, such as dollars per life saved, as a critical measure for meaningful impact.* Reflecting on the global decline in poverty and preventable diseases, Frank conveyed optimism that, with continued support, these challenges could be largely eradicated within a generation.* Frank encouraged donors to keep an open, evolving approach to philanthropy, continually assessing new evidence to maximize impact and achieve sustainable change on a global scale.How to Develop Connection-Building As a SuperpowerFrank's superpower lies in his talent for connecting people, ideas, and resources to reduce human suffering and expand human flourishing. He sees himself as a conduit for impactful change, fostering relationships and opportunities that multiply the positive effects of social good. This superpower, he notes, is as much an obsession as it is a skill—one he uses consistently in both his personal mission and professional roles.Frank illustrated his superpower through a consulting experience with a baby skincare startup. The team initially assumed that hypoallergenic products were the primary selling point. But as they engaged with working mothers, they uncovered a deeper emotional need: these mothers valued products that allowed them to demonstrate their care for their children, even while balancing careers. Frank's curiosity-driven approach revealed an unexpected market insight, enabling the team to reshape its strategy around a genuine connection with their target customers.Tips for Developing This Superpower:* Seek Personal Connections – Prioritize relationships in your work and make it personal. 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You do you!Guest ProfileFrank Fredericks (he/him):Executive Director, One for the WorldAbout One for the World: With the mission of scaling the effective giving movement addressing global poverty, One for the World inspires young professionals to commit 1% of their income to highly effective charities. One for the World has moved some $7M to highly effective charities to date and continues to expand through campus engagement and corporate talks.Website: 1fortheworld.orgX/Twitter Handle: @1fortheworldorgCompany Facebook Page: fb.com/onefortheworldhqInstagram Handle: @1fortheworldBiographical Information: Frank Fredericks is the Executive Director of One for the World, an effective giving nonprofit. Previously, Frank founded World Faith, a global NGO addressing religious violence, and Mean Communications, a digital agency for social good. He also worked as a Senior Entrepreneur at Accenture, leading their Social Innovator Accelerator. 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I loved hearing how James's experience in the aid sector has influenced his views on effectiveness and optimization. Having worked with refugees, aid organizations, and advocates for children, James brings valuable field experience into his advocacy work. After seeing how major aid organizations operate, now, for him, “Okay is not good enough.” This is the 2nd in a set of 3 episodes focused on effective giving, and the 1st of two recorded at the EA Canada Retreat at the Center for Social Innovation in Toronto. Next week, we'll hear from SK OwYong from RC Forward. This episode is meaningful to me personally because in recording it, I literally make the 10% pledge live. I'd had it in mind to make the pledge for years but it was something about the moment that got me to finally do it. I'm planning to make my charitable donations near the end of the year. Thanks so much, James, for speaking with me! If you are thinking of join the growing ranks of 10% Pledgers, check out Giving What We Can. Giving What We Can https://givingwhatwecan.org/ Center For Social Innovation https://socialinnovation.org/ Watch the full video episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@-effectingouraltruism Listen to the full audio podcast: https://pod.link/1754081644 Anthony Kalulu, “Dear EA, please be the reason people like me will actually see a better world. Help me make some small stride on extreme poverty where I live -- by the end of 2024.” https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zHEkcP3KLvu7yfz8s/dear-ea-please-be-the-reason-people-like-me-will-actually https://www.ugandafarm.org/ Shoutout to Dina from Animal Justice for the production support! https://animaljustice.ca/ https://animaljustice.ca/issues/ag-gag-laws Ali Abdal https://www.youtube.com/@aliabdaal  

TLDR: Sign up here to join a six-month experiment to democratize effective giving. The experiment establishes a community who agree to allocate charitable gifts proportionally to member votes. You'll help make EA donations more representative of the community's cause prioritization. Sign up and pledge by October 15th to participate in our first round. Equal Hands is a 6-month trial in democratizing charitable giving among EA cause areas. Here's how it works: You pledge to give a certain amount each month. Each month that you pledge, vote on the optimal distribution of the donated money across causes (1 vote per person, no matter how much you give). The total amount of money pledged is split out proportionally to the total of the votes, so that no matter how much you gave, your voice equally influences the final allocation. To actually make the gifts, you will be assigned a particular [...] ---Outline:(02:42) Effective giving overly weighs the views of a few decision makers.(06:13) How will Equal Hands work exactly? An example funding round(08:58) The Details(09:01) The process(10:16) Transparency(10:36) Improvements(10:51) FAQ(10:54) Why would individual people participate?(11:31) What causes can I vote on?(13:15) Why not just establish some kind of fund people can donate to and then vote on the allocation of its grants?(13:42) Why cause areas and not individual charities?(15:33) Why these specific charities to represent these cause areas and not [my preferred charity]?(16:00) Why do I have to donate a minimum amount to participate?(16:22) Can I give via another entity to one of the listed charities?(16:52) Why not quadratic funding / some other hip mechanism?(17:11) Will I have to donate to causes I don't care about?(17:44) What happens if this goes well?(17:54) How is this governed/funded/run?--- First published: September 28th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/eDJfRrMveExXmmEpX/announcing-equal-hands-an-experiment-in-democratizing --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

In this episode of the Effective Giving podcast, we continue our six-part strategy series by diving into strategy number four: "giving together." Lane Kipp, founder of All Access, discusses the power of pooled giving to an actively managed portfolio, and how it can exponentially increase impact. We also explore the joys of community involvement and the tactical approach behind our collaborative giving strategy. Tune in to discover how inviting friends to join you in giving can transform lives and maximize your contributions.

In this episode of the Effective Giving podcast, Lane Kipp, founder of All Access International, delves into part two of the six-part miniseries on our strategy: 2. Consulting experts. Lane sheds light on how All Access harnesses insights from both global and local experts to identify and implement high-impact solutions aimed at ending global spiritual and physical poverty. This episode offers listeners a closer look at the value of expert consultation in crafting effective and sustainable interventions.

I'm a big fan of small, underrated acts that can have outsized positive impact (both in terms EA and in life more generally). I'd like to share one such practice I've incorporated into my life this year that brings me joy and I think some others here would enjoy: redirecting money owed to me towards Givewell recommended charities. Whenever someone owes me money or is trying to solicit my time, instead of asking for direct payment, I request they instead contribute that amount to a GiveWell-recommended charity. This comes up in several contexts: Friends repaying me miscellaneous expenses Buyers purchasing items from me (ie selling something used online) Being solicited for my participation in programs or sales pitches I appreciate this just sounds like "Isn't this just offsetting your own charitable giving?" But I believe this approach creates additional value beyond the off-set donation: Exposure Effect: By [...] --- First published: August 22nd, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rCvaLdjefLoxtfcrv/small-simple-way-to-promote-effective-giving-while-making --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

JD Bauman is the Director of Effective Altruism for Christians (EACH) and founder of Christians for Impact. Born to missionary parents, JD was rooted in a Christian upbringing that emphasized the importance of generosity to see real change throughout the world for the Kingdom of God.  JD provides insightful perspectives on the principles of effective giving and the practical implications for believers who seek to harness their resources for maximum impact, emphasizing data-driven decision-making and how the ITN (Importance, Tractability, Neglectedness) framework can help individuals prioritize their charitable efforts, guiding them to tackle the most pressing issues in society effectively. Major topics include: Understanding effective altruism Christian perspectives on altruism Core frameworks for effective giving Balancing physical and spiritual needs Practical steps for giving effectively The role of spontaneous giving Considering the local church, global Church, and future Church in effective giving Thinking about global problems with the ITN framework (importance, tractability, and neglectedness) Recommended charity evaluators Influencing others through generosity Helping people pursue meaningful careers through Christian for Impact QUOTES TO REMEMBER “I didn't love economics, but I studied economics because I thought I could earn more money with an economics degree and give more money away.” “Effective Altruism is this idea: Use evidence and reason to find the best ways to do good, and then to take action on the basis.” “I want to love those God loves and I think God loves everyone, and when we're more effective, we can help more people made in God's image.” “Outcomes matter, good intentions aren't enough.” “Jesus cares about the body and the soul. And we should too.” “I think we have really good reasons for thinking that a dollar goes a lot further globally. And if people gathering in Jesus' name in West Bengal is just as important as them gathering in North Bethesda, then I think we should honor those faith communities equally. And I think we can, on average, promote a lot more growth in church communities globally than locally for the same dollar.” “All problems can be categorized by Importance, tractability, and neglectedness.” “If we want our charity to make a real impact in the real world, we need to be giving in ways that create a world that's better than it otherwise would have been, that bring the kingdom of God into this world where otherwise it might have been broken.” “Let's make it a new normal in the Church to give radically and effectively.” LINKS FROM THE SHOW Effective Altruism for Christians Christians for Impact Operation Mobilization Wycliffe Bible Translators (see our interview with CEO John Chesnut) Society of Christian Philosophers BlessBig.org (see our interview with founder Jay Dykstra) When Helping Hurts (see our interview with coauthor Brian Fikkert) GiveWell Happier Lives Institutes Animal Charity Evaluators Charity Navigator ROI Ministry (see our interview with founder, Tim Barker) All Access International (see our interview with founder, Lane Kipp) The Finish Line Community Facebook Group The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW Matthew 6:28-30 | God Will Take Care of You   And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?   Matthew 25:14-30 | Parable of the Talents   Matthew 13:23 | Bearing Fruit   As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.  John 10:10 | Abundant Life   The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a thought about something you heard, or a story to share, please reach out! You can find us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. You can also contact us directly from our contact page. If you want to engage with the Finish Line Community, check out our groups on Facebookand LinkedIn.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Small simple way to promote effective giving while making people feel good, published by DMMF on August 23, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I'm a big fan of small, underrated acts that can have outsized positive impact (both in terms EA and in life more generally). I'd like to share one such practice I've incorporated into my life this year that brings me joy and I think some others here would enjoy: redirecting money owed to me towards Givewell recommended charities. Whenever someone owes me money or is trying to solicit my time, instead of asking for direct payment, I request they instead contribute that amount to a GiveWell-recommended charity. This comes up in several contexts: 1. Friends repaying me miscellaneous expenses 2. Buyers purchasing items from me (ie selling something used online) 3. Being solicited for my participation in programs or sales pitches I appreciate this just sounds like "Isn't this just offsetting your own charitable giving?" But I believe this approach creates additional value beyond the off-set donation: 1. Exposure Effect: By enabling others to donate, they learn about GiveWell, experience the act of giving, and potentially become more likely to donate to effective causes in the future. My observation is that most people who have made donations through this often feel very happy about having done so. 2. Social Lubrication: With friends, arranging repayment for small amounts can be awkward. Suggesting a charitable donation instead often feels more socially graceful and reduces friction. 3. Price Elasticity of Altruism: When selling items, I've noticed people are often willing to agree to a higher price if it's going to charity rather than my pocket. It's as if we're suddenly on a joint mission to do good zero sum negotiation. 4. Solicitation Arbitrage: I'm contacted through my work with near constant offers to meet someone in exchange for an Amazon GC. I've found people are often willing to donate x2.5 the amount to an effective charity instead of what they'd pay me directly. It's like discovering a hidden exchange rate between corporate incentives and altruism. 5. Memetic Spread: The quirkiness of this approach often leads people to share their experience, potentially spreading Givewell recommended charities further. I don't want to pretend this has a major impact, but it brings me joy, creates positive externalities, and serves as a constant reminder of our capacity to do good in small, everyday interactions. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Introduction In May 2024, Ambitious Impact (AIM) ran a program to incubate new effective giving initiatives (EGIs) in partnership with Giving What We Can. In short, EGIs focus on raising awareness and funneling public and philanthropic donations to the most cost-effective charities worldwide. In the last few years, several Effective Giving Initiatives, such as Doneer Effectief, Effektiv Spenden, and Giving What We Can, have moved millions in funding to the best charities globally. The success of these and other similar organizations suggests that further initiatives in this space could be highly beneficial, given that many highly effective charities are bottlenecked by access to funding. This article introduces five new effective giving initiatives incubated through the program we ran earlier this year in their own words. It summarizes their country of operation, near-term plans, targets, and any room for additional seed funding.[1] Organization Summaries Ellis Impact Co-founders [...] ---Outline:(00:05) Introduction(01:06) Organization Summaries(01:09) Ellis Impact(01:38) Background (why is this a promising country/angle for an EGI?)(02:47) Near-term plans(03:21) Targets (reach/giving multiplier/etc.)(03:45) Room for more funding(04:58) Benefficienza(05:25) Background (why is this a promising country/angle for an EGI?)(06:07) Near-term plans(06:47) Targets (reach/giving multiplier/etc.)(07:02) Room for more funding(07:44) Mieux Donner(08:11) Background(09:57) Near-term plans(11:26) Targets(11:56) Room for more funding(12:43) Effectief Geven(13:14) Background(14:06) Near-term plans(14:56) Targets(15:12) Room for more funding(15:41) Impactful Giving(16:06) Background (why is this a promising country/angle for an EGI?)(17:43) Near-term plans(18:40) Targets (reach/giving multiplier/etc.)(19:08) Room for more fundingThe original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: August 13th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qq4KtwJHtCTLPqdy6/presenting-five-new-effective-giving-initiatives --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Presenting five new effective giving initiatives, published by CE on August 13, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Introduction In May 2024, Ambitious Impact (AIM) ran a program to incubate new effective giving initiatives (EGIs) in partnership with Giving What We Can. In short, EGIs focus on raising awareness and funneling public and philanthropic donations to the most cost-effective charities worldwide. In the last few years, several Effective Giving Initiatives, such as Doneer Effectief, Effektiv Spenden, and Giving What We Can, have moved millions in funding to the best charities globally. The success of these and other similar organizations suggests that further initiatives in this space could be highly beneficial, given that many highly effective charities are bottlenecked by access to funding. This article introduces five new effective giving initiatives incubated through the program we ran earlier this year in their own words. It summarizes their country of operation, near-term plans, targets, and any room for additional seed funding.[1] Organization Summaries Ellis Impact Co-founders: Fernando Martin-Gullans, Helene Kortschak Country of operation: United States (New York City) Website: www.ellisimpact.org Email address: fernando@ellisimpact.org, helene@ellisimpact.org Seed grant: $84,000 Background (why is this a promising country/angle for an EGI?) While Americans are the global leaders in total charitable giving, with over $450 billion donated annually, they currently give less than 0.5% of it to the most effective charities. Ellis Impact aims to expand effective giving by focusing on high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in New York City. Why HNWIs? Charitable donations are overwhelmingly heavy-tailed. For example, less than 5% of donors account for 40% of donations at existing EGIs such as Giving What We Can and Effektiv Spenden. Why New York City? Home to the largest number of millionaires (>350,000) and a GDP of $1.2 trillion, NYC has the highest wealth concentration in the world and is more economically powerful than many countries with existing EGIs (e.g., Netherlands, Sweden, Norway). It also has the highest charitable giving in the US, totaling $20 billion per year in itemized donations. Near-term plans Our first six months will focus on expanding our local network of prospective donors by attending events (e.g., networking events, conferences, galas) and tapping into existing and under-explored communities in NYC (e.g. EA Finance). We plan to further engage prospective donors through 1-1 advising and hosting our first lean, in-person events to raise awareness around effective giving, bring together like-minded individuals, and introduce them to cause area experts. Targets (reach/giving multiplier/etc.) Our minimum goal for our first nine months is to counterfactually raise our seed funding amount in public donations (>$84,000). Our ambitious goal is to raise three times as many counterfactual donations as we received in seed funding (i.e., $252,000). Room for more funding In late July, we raised $84,000 from the Seed Funding Network, allowing us to run for nine months. We would require an additional $20,000 to extend our runway to 12 months, decreasing the risk of having to shut down before we can demonstrate good results since, according to the experience of other HNW donor advisors, donor relationships potentially take longer than nine months to cultivate. Any funding on top of that would be used for hosting and attending additional and higher-quality events to meet and engage prospective donors. If you are interested in supporting our efforts in other ways, we are currently: Looking for warm introductions to prospective donors in NYC as well as super connectors and ambassadors for future warm introductions. If you know someone you think we shou...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Survey on Barriers and Facilitators for Effective Giving and Pledging, published by MIK on July 31, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. As a Psychology and Behavioural Sciences MSc student, I care about deepening the understanding of the underlying psychological and behavioural factors that facilitate and hinder altruism and pro-social behaviour. I am particularly interested in questions like: What makes people care about a certain global issue or cause? What drives people to engage in altruistic behaviours? What incentives and barriers exist for effective giving and pledging? By seeking and applying answers to these questions, I hope to make a meaningful impact. In line with Giving What We Can (GWWC)'s desire to make their work more evidence-based, we are conducting a study to better understand how to encourage more people around the world to donate to highly effective charities. We recognize that giving and pledging are not always the best ways for everyone to have an impact and that various factors can either facilitate or hinder effective giving and pledging. Therefore, we are running a study to improve our understanding of what influences people to give or pledge to effective charities. Currently, we need 80 more participants who have not taken a GWWC pledge to participate in this study by completing a 15-minute survey. If we reach this target, we aim to share the results with the broader effective giving community, increasing the value of any insights gained. If you take part in the study, we will follow up with you and provide a document that compares your responses to the average responses of all participants. This should give you some interesting information about how your beliefs, conceptions, and answers compare to others. We also send a heartfelt thank you to the hundreds of participants who have already taken part in the study! Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Introducing Mieux Donner: A new effective giving initiative in France, published by Jennifer Stretton on July 24, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TL;DR Announcing the launch of Mieux Donner - a fundraising organisation focused on informing and inspiring individuals in France and French speaking Switzerland to donate effectively, directing their contributions towards charities with the greatest impact. Who are we? Mieux Donner was co-founded by Jennifer Stretton and Romain Barbe. We completed AIM's effective giving charity incubator program in July 2024. Key objectives for year one Charity registration and launch our effective giving platform (Done) Our ambitious goal: Securing €1,000,000 in donations from at least 300 donors Our minimal goal: Raise more in counterfactual donations than we raised in seed funding We have been given funding of $95,000 to get the project started. We would like to raise at least this in counterfactual donations in year one Ideally, we would like to achieve a giving multiplier of at least two by raising $180,000 in year one Launch a pilot project of the 10% Pledge and aim for 20 pledgers Confirm our most effective audiences and outreach tactics to enable cost-effective scale-up in Y2-3 Why launch a new effective giving initiative? Effective charities have significant room to absorb more funding. Effective charities are reliant on the donations of a few large donors. Effective Giving Initiatives, such as Giving What We Can and Effektiv Spenden, have raised over $500 million collectively and established a proven strategy for engaging donors. Leveraging their best practices and insights, Mieux Donner hopes to achieve high rates of growth. Why France? French people have the lowest English proficiency in Northern Europe. This limits their access to EA and effective giving ideas. Compared to other major European countries, France raises more money from private donors. By reaching out to a broad audience, these donors will be exposed to effective giving for the first time. France has the third-highest number of millionaires in the world. We have first mover advantage for SEO optimisation Why French speaking Switzerland? There is huge donation potential to be unlocked in Switzerland. In year one, Effektiv Spenden raised just €350K in Germany compared to €1.2M in Switzerland. In 2021 48% of Effektiv Spenden's donations came from Switzerland. Effektiv Spenden are partnering with us to target French speakers in Switzerland ( 22% of Swiss population). They have provided us with their donation platform to enable tax deductible donations to all of our recommended charities for Swiss Tax Residents. Geneva has the second highest concentration of millionaires in the world and one of our founders, Jennifer, is based just one hour from Geneva. Isn't there already an Effective Giving Initiative in France? There is one other effective giving initiative in France called Don Efficace and we are working collaboratively with them. The reason that AIM decided to research and launch another effective giving initiative in France is because: Don Efficace aims to increase the tax-deductible portfolio of effective charities and is a research focused organisation. Their strategy to increase donations to effective charities is to find effective charities within France that qualify for tax deduction*. They plan to help effective EU/EEA charities obtain fiscal agreements so that they can also become tax deductible in France. Mieux Donner is an outreach focused organisation. Our strategy to increase donations to effective charities is to market the most effective charities, regardless of their tax deductibility status in France. As Don Efficace's research finds more effective charities within France, we expect that we will recommend them if they are on par with the eff...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Webinar: How to use Rethink Priorities' new effective giving tools, published by Rethink Priorities on July 24, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Introducing the tools How can we optimize our charitable giving while accounting for complex factors about effectiveness and philosophy? Rethink Priorities' Worldview Investigations Team developed two free tools to help address this question: 1. The portfolio builder 2. The moral parliament simulation Both tools are described in the new Charitable Resource Allocation Frameworks and Tools (CRAFT) Sequence, which is a part of the Team's ongoing efforts to improve resource allocations. Learn more Join Rethink Priorities' Senior Research Manager Bob Fischer and Researcher Arvo Muñoz Morán for a virtual workshop on how to use these new tools. The one-hour event will cover: • An overview of why the CRAFT Sequence tools were developed. • A virtual walkthrough of the Portfolio Builder Tool and the Moral Parliament Tool. • A practical session on how you can apply these tools to your own giving strategies. • A question-and-answer session to address your questions and provide further insights. Come explore how the Portfolio Builder and Moral Parliament tools can help you build effective giving portfolios and make informed philanthropic decisions! Details The webinar will be held on Monday, August 5 at noon PT / 3 pm ET / 8 pm BT / 9 pm CET. Please register here to receive the Zoom link to join the event. If you cannot attend but would like a recording of the discussion, reach out to henri[at]rethinkpriorities.org. Note: For a sneak peek, check out a recorded 2-minute intro ( moral parliament, portfolio builder) or 5-minute intro ( moral parliament, portfolio builder). Rethink Priorities (RP) is a think-and-do tank that addresses global priorities by researching solutions and strategies, mobilizing resources, and empowering our team and others. Henri Thunberg wrote this post. Thank you to Rachel Norman for her input. We invite you to explore more RP research via our database and stay updated on new work by subscribing to our newsletter. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Expressions of Interest: Starting an Islamic Effective Giving Org, published by Kaleem on June 18, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TLDR: Gathering expressions of interest for people who want to contribute to a new org working on making zakat more effective Hi, I've been researching the feasibility of launching a new org which (either entirely, or as one of its functions) works to redirect zakat to (the most) effective charities. You can see some thoughts I've had whilst doing this work here: 1, 2, 3 . I'm gathering expressions of interest from anyone who is interest in being part of this new org, either full time or in some bit-part capacity. Ideally I'd find a great co-founder to work with, but there are lots of other ways to contribute. Feel free to share the form link with anyone you think might be interested, and feel free to comment or DM with any questions or suggestions. Thanks ! Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Just how grave a threat to the future health and happiness - and even the survival - of humanity is the intensification of social media-driven culture wars and the intractable rise of artificial intelligence into every area of our lives?Liv Boeree, the Win-Win podcast host, science broadcaster, World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving, details to Unfiltered host Joe Warner why she believes the next two decades are among most dangerous and destiny-defining time for our species since we climbed down from the trees and took our first steps on the savanna.In a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation Liv explains how Molochian forces on social media networks are hellbent on manipulating us, first as individuals in a race to the bottom as we seek validation from complete strangers to praise our perfect bodies, jobs, relationships and lives that bear little resemblance to reality. And manipulating us as a society into evermore vocal tribes to fuel the culture war fires and treat anyone we encounter online as a terminal threat to our indubitable worldview.Liv also reveals her extensive conversations with AI experts working behind the scenes on the technology and how every single one of them has confided their grave concerns over the potential catastrophic capabilities of AI's power and influence if its current growth trajectory continues unchecked. She outlines her fears for the future of our species, and the planet, if AI is allowed to continue its meteoric rise into every aspect of our lives without any oversight, limitations or jurisdiction.Liv also outlines what she believes need to happen - and soon - in a co-ordinated strategy of governments and corporations - to guarantee the safety of our species and ensure AI becomes the life-extending and existence-enhancing technology we want, and not the totalitarian paper-clip maker of our worst nightmares.But it's not all bad news. As Liv explains, some simple steps - taken by you as an individual and collectively as a society - can walk us back from the edge of the abyss. And there's even a hope that all the new powers that exist thanks to the advent of new technology could herald a utopian future for every single one of us.Watch our full interview with Liv Boeree here: https://unfilteredonline.com/liv-boeree-ai-is-an-existential-threat-to-humanity-and-needs-coordinated-control/For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

In this episode of the Effective Giving Podcast, host Lane Kip interviews Kristin Hammett, Director of Nonprofit Success at The Signatry, to explore insights and personal journeys in the realm of philanthropy, generosity, and effective giving. Kristin shares her personal story that ignited her journey into generosity, starting from a compelling moment of faith and giving within her church community. The discussion dives deep into the mechanisms and capabilities of donor-advised funds (DAFs), their potential for fostering strategic, impactful giving, and the Signatry's unique approach to mobilizing resources for solving the world's greatest problems. They delve into strategies for involving next generations in giving, the importance of community and shared values in philanthropy, and the joy and fulfillment derived from a life of purpose-driven generosity. Additionally, they explore the broader landscape of effective giving, examining the challenges and opportunities in leveraging financial resources for lasting impact through critical analysis of nonprofits and collaborative efforts.

Marcus chats with Liv Boeree, one of the most successful female poker players of all time. Liv is the only woman to have won both a European Poker Tour event and a World Series of Poker bracelet, and has amassed tournament winnings of over $3.5m dollars over her career. They talk about what makes a world-class poker player, whether poker skills are born of nature or nurture, and the experience of being a woman in a majority male-dominated game and how to exploit that fact. Liv was a cofounder of Raising for Effective Giving, which educated poker players about the ideas of giving effectively and managed to raise over $14m for top charities over its lifetime. This idea of creating win-win scenarios is a persistent theme in Liv's life, so much so that she is now hosting her own podcast called Win-Win with Liv Boeree, and has given two TED talks on the main stage, the latest of which is specifically focused on the win-win mindset and its potential to counteract Moloch traps and races to the bottom. Follow Liv on:Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@LivBoereeTwitter/X at: https://twitter.com/Liv_BoereeInstagram at: https://www.instagram.com/liv_boeree/ 

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: How you can help right now to introduce ideas of effective giving to young people, published by Adam Steinberg on April 18, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. tl;dr This opportunity for impact is aimed primarily at parents or those that have another connection to a secondary (or middle) school. You can have a powerful effect by emailing or writing a letter to a teacher you know, or your child's high school, to recommend they run a charity election. This is an opportunity for you to connect dozens or hundreds of young people with key concepts around effective giving and civic participation merely by taking 20 minutes and adapting an email, provided below. A Call to Action Parents and friends of parents: You can help get the ideals of effective giving in front of schools-full of future givers by letting a school know how easy it is to get sponsorship up to $2,000 from Giving What We Can (GWWC) to run a charity election. Towards the end of this post, we provide a message you might adapt and send to a school. Overview It's time to tap more fully into the power of the EA community to spread the word about Charity Elections from Giving What We Can. Students and teachers alike who have participated in a charity election praise the experience as meaningful and memorable. The program is showing notable signs of impact (where it can be measured) and has proven its scalability and readiness to run in more schools and more countries. The basics, for those who have not heard A charity election is an event in "experiential altruism" that empowers high school students as they learn about and experience making a real impact on the world. In the program, adapted from Giving Games for a younger cohort, students choose among three causes selected from the GWWC list of recommended charities to decide which will receive an event sponsorship of up to $2,000 (sponsored by GWWC). Before voting, students research and discuss the charities using a condensed framework designed to empower high school (and possibly middle-school) students to apply principles of effective giving in an age-appropriate manner. Designed to be student-led, a charity election lasts about three class hours and can be run across a set of classes or the whole school. We provide schools with self-contained materials and resources to make it as easy as possible for teachers to support their students. Students who participate engage in meaningful discussions and powerful reflection about altruism as they get first-hand experience at changemaking, expanding their moral circles and helping them develop an understanding of the power of effective philanthropy. The program was created in 2018 with the support of The Life You Can Save and has been incubated by Giving What We Can since 2021. Charity elections have run now in six countries - including several events entirely in Italian - and, since 2018, nearly 11,000 student votes have been cast after the research and discussion process. Schools typically come back year after year to request sponsorship. If you want to learn more, please visit our webpage or reference the additional resources listed in the postscript below the following model letter. If you have any questions, please write to us . What you can do right now You can copy and adapt the letter below to send to a school or a particular teacher who you feel would be intrigued by a program that gives students confidence and a sense of accomplishment as change-makers while cultivating a culture of (effective) giving and fostering positive school climate. If you don't know a parent, a student, or a teacher You can still help spread the word about Charity Elections. If you still have a connection to your own high school, please consider recommending them to the program by adapting the note above. You can make a differenc...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Effective Giving Projects That Have (and Haven't) Been Tried Among Christians, published by JDBauman on March 26, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TLDR: US Christian giving amounts to hundreds of billions of dollars per year. Much of it is far less effective than it could be. EA for Christians (EACH) is tackling this, but more can be done. Below is a list of projects we have worked on so far related to effective giving. If this excites you, or you'd like to start a new project or incubate a charity improving effectiveness among Christians/Christian orgs, we'd love to partner with or support you. Context: I recently had a chat with someone at Giving What We Can who thought that people may be less keen to start a new project in the effective giving & Christianity space because they assume Effective Altruism for Christians has already tried it. But there's a lot we haven't tried (or things we have tried that we might not be best at). For more context, EACH is a global community of 500+ Christians in EA. I'm the FT director and I work with numerous excellent and committed PT staff. Effective-giving related Projects: In no particular order, here's a short list of most of the effective giving projects we've undertaken over the last 3-5 years (while I've worked here). Some of these have cross-over with careers, EA community building, etc. Projects we're giving proactive attention to (at least 1-2+ staff hours a week) are marked with () Projects we're giving even more attention to (2+ staff hours a week) are marked with (+) 1-on-1s with Christians interested in effective giving (we've done 500+ to-date; most of our 1-on-1s at least touch on effective giving) (+) General EA Christian conferences, retreats, and meetups (+) A conference organizing Christian impact professionals from large Christian development charities (E.g. Compassion, Hope, etc.) () to discuss EA . We did one in 2023. A video on this here. DM me for a report on how this went. () Report about M&E practices at Christian development charities. We have one forthcoming this spring. () Published book about effective altruism and surprising ways to have a large impact with one's life. We have one forthcoming in 2025 (+) A Christian Campaign for (mostly Givewell) effective charities (raised $380,000+) () Talks at churches on effectiveness and radical generosity. Uni internships doing outreach related to radical and effective generosity (We've had 8 interns for this and also a partnership with One-For-The-World) Articles about EA and Christianity, especially effective Christian charity (We've published dozens of blogs (+) A podcast heavily featuring Christians who earn-to-give or work at effective charities. We've done one with 10+ episodes (+) 3+ videos with Christian youtubers about effective altruism (especially effective giving) Social meetups at cities across US coastal cities and London (we've done a couple dozen) (+) Online discussions on EA and Christian themes (we've done 140, about 30 about effective giving topics with an avg. 10 people at each; youtube videos here) () A 5-minute animated video describing effective altruism (and effective giving) from a Christian perspective. See here Academic workshops on effective giving. We've done some on EA themes, with a few talks on generosity. This year we have one on longtermism. () Online talks on effective giving themes. We've done 5-10 () M&E advising from Christian EA development professionals to Christian development charities. We're starting a pro bono offering in spring 2024 () A report on plausibly highest-impact Christian poverty charities. We have done some related work in this report An Intro-course to EA/Effective giving for Christians. See our 4-week Intro course () Career outreach that promotes effective giving as a primary way to have an impactf...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The current limiting factor for new charities, published by Joey on March 19, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TLDR: we think the limiting factor for new charities has shifted from founder talent to early stage funding being the top limiting factor. We have historically written about limiting factors and how they affect our thinking about the highest impact areas. For new charities, over the past 4-5 years, fairly consistently, the limiting factor has been people; specifically, the fairly rare founder profile that we look for and think has the best chance at founding a field-leading charity. However, we think over the last 12 months this picture has changed in some important ways: Firstly, we have started founding more charities: After founding ~5 charities a year in 2021 and 2022 we founded 8 charities in 2023 and we think there are good odds we will be able to found ~10-12 charities in 2024. This is a pretty large change. We have not changed our standards for charity quality or founder quality - if anything, we have slightly raised the bar on both compared to historical years. However, we have received more and stronger applications over time both from within and outside of EA. We think this trend is not highly reliable, but our best guess is that it's happening. Side note: This does not mean that people should be less inclined to apply. We now have a single application system that leads to opportunities in both charity founding, for-profit founding, and high-impact nonprofit research simultaneously. Secondly, the funding ecosystem has tightened somewhat in seed and mid-stage funding. (Although FTX primarily funded cause areas unrelated to us, their collapse has led to other orgs having larger funding gaps and thus the EA funding ecosystem in general being smaller and more fragile.) The result of this is we now think that going forward the most likely limiting factor of new charities getting founded will be early and mid-stage funding. (We are significantly less concerned about funding for our charities once they are older than ~4 years). This has influenced our recent work on funding circles (typically aimed at mid-stage funding), Effective Giving initiatives, making our seed funding network open to more people, as well as our recent announcement launching the Founding to Give program (this career path makes more sense the more founder talent you have relative to funding for charities). If I were thinking about the most important action for the average EA forum user to consider, I would consider if you are a good fit for the seed network ( website, prior EA forum writeup). Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

In this episode: building a giving framework, the giving pledge, compound impact, donor advised funds, and different ways to give. Is it better to give to charity in a lump sum versus incrementally? What are the tax implications of donating? What are the benefits of using donor advised funds? This week we answer these questions and more with the help of Rebecca Herbst and Jack Lewars as we discuss charitable donations and effective giving while on the FI journey. A large part of FI is taking actionable steps to improve your life, but this journey also opens up opportunities to improve the life of others. While navigating donations while on the path to FI can seem tricky because we are so focused on attaining our FI numbers, there are still many ways you can give back and make a difference. Creating the habit of effective giving can help you leave an impact on yourself and the world at large! There are many resources available that can help calculate what you can give while remaining on the FI track, as well as help you see how your donations are making a difference!  Rebecca Herbst & Jack Lewars: Yield and Spread: yieldandspread.org Rebecca's Coaching Program: Coaching for do-gooders 1 For The World: 1fortheworld.org Jack's LinkedIn: Jack Lewars Timestamps: 1:37 – Introduction 4:24 – The Giving Pledge 11:59 – Building A Framework And Effective Giving 23:20 – Should You Get To FI Before You Give? 33:12 – Compound Impact 39:48 – Feedback From Giving And Fun Funds 51:08 – Different Ways To Give 61:09 – Donating Appreciated Stocks 66:59 – Conclusion Resources Mentioned In Today's Episode: Join Your Local ChooseFI Group “The Life You Can Save: How to do your part to end world poverty” by Peter Singer School of Hard Knocks “Practical Ethics” by Peter Singer GiveWell The Life You Can Save “Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life” by Bill Perkins Yield & Spread's DAF Series “Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices about Giving Back” by William MacAskill Subscribe to The FI Weekly! More Helpful Links and FI Resources: Top 10 Recommended Travel Rewards Credit Cards Empower: Free Dashboard to Track Your Finances CIT Bank Platinum Savings Account M1 Finance: Commission-Free Investing, 1-click rebalancing CashFreely: Maximize Your Cash Back Rewards Travel Freely: Track all your rewards cards and points Emergency Binder: For Your Family's Essential Info (code ‘CHOOSEFI' for 20% off) Student Loan Planner: Custom Consult (with $100 Discount)

This week on Upstream, Erik is joined by Igor Kurganov, poker player and founder of Raising for Effective Giving. They discuss similarities between poker and Effective Altruism, the successes and failures of EA, and where EA should go next. To get Brave: Head to https://brave.com/brave-ads/ and mention “MoZ” when signing up for a 25% discount on your first campaign. -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: Investing City The Investing City Podcast helps you improve at investing, business, and life: learn from some of the brightest minds in business such as the CEO of Walmart, Morgan Housel, or billion-dollar fund managers. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tV2EIrKXXUPxO0jpUaLlX Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investing-city-podcast/id1448079153 -- SPONSOR: BRAVE Get first-party targeting with Brave's private ad platform: cookieless and future proof ad formats for all your business needs. Performance meets privacy. Head to https://brave.com/brave-ads/ and mention “MoZ” when signing up for a 25% discount on your first campaign. -- LINKS Raising for Effective Giving: https://reg-charity.org/ -- X / TWITTER: @IgorKurganov (Igor) @eriktorenberg (Erik) @upstream__pod @turpentinemedia -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:01) Math, Poker and Igor's Journey into Effective Altruism (03:40) The Evolution of Effective Altruism (05:15) Critiques and Challenges of Effective Altruism (08:00) Limitations and Misapplications of Effective Altruism (10:42) Effective Altruism's Approach to AI Safety and Pandemic Risks (12:54) Igor on Criticisms and Misunderstandings of EA (17:17) Sponsor - Brave (18:19) The Balance between Centralization and Decentralization in Effective Altruism (24:41) Utilizing Philanthropy to Address Market Failure (26:41) Critique of Utilitarianism (29:29) The Influence of Politics in EA (40:13) Appreciating Effective Altruism (42:31) Will EA be Here to Stay? (47:24) Wrap -- This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We're launching new shows every week, and we're looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at erik@turpentine.co. Producer: Sam Kaufman Editor: Eul Jose Lacierda

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Announcement: We're launching Effectief Geven, published by Bob Jacobs on March 5, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. We are thrilled to announce the launch of EffectiefGeven.be, the Belgian chapter of the global movement towards more effective giving. After 5 months of diligent work, crafting our vision, strategy, and both short- and long-term plans, we are ready to introduce our platform to the world. What We're Bringing to the Table Website & Newsletter: Our newly launched website serves as a central hub for all things related to effective giving in Belgium, offering an initial summary of insights, with plans on expanding with more relevant information. Accompanying the website, our newsletter will provide regular updates on our progress, along with communication about events. Helpdesk & LinkedIn Presence: We understand the importance of accessible support and networking opportunities. Our helpdesk is here to provide guidance, answer any questions a donor might face. Additionally, our LinkedIn presence allows us to connect with a broader audience, facilitating professional networking and collaboration opportunities within the effective giving community. Curated Cause Areas: A list of charities has been selected based on the recommendations of GiveWell, Founders Pledge, and Animal Charity Evaluators. In the first version, this list is identical to Doneer Effectief in the Netherlands, as we will start off by using their donation platform. Short-term plans Public Lectures & Networking Events: We are planning a series of public lectures and networking events designed to engage, inform, inspire, and promote donating behavior. These events will bring together individuals passionate about making a difference. From seasoned philanthropists to those new to the concept of effective giving, our events aim to foster a vibrant community united by a common goal of maximizing impact. Tax Optimization: We understand that tax deductibility is important for many donors. The charities we offer on our website are not yet tax-deductible in Belgium. Belgium is a complex country, with an even more complex fiscal system… EA Belgium has undertaken quite some effort trying to solve this, but has, as of this moment, not been successful. There are currently some in-between solutions that we explain on our website (in Dutch). Our plan is to keep pushing this tax optimization forward, and to put some extra pressure on government departments by gathering public support for the idea of effective giving. The end goal is to make donations to Effectief Geven and its charities, tax-deductible. A hybrid donation platform: In collaboration with Doneer Effectief, the Dutch effective giving initiative, we will be creating a different theme on top of the preexisting platform of Effectief Geven. This means that we don't need to create our own platform in the first stages. We would also like to extend our gratitude to all the national Effective Giving organizations that we contacted to get us up to speed and who helped brainstorm with us (Brazil, Canada, Spain, Denmark, Germany, and Estonia). Special thanks to GWWC, the 10% club in the Netherlands, and especially Doneer Effectief in the Netherlands. Get Involved As we embark on this journey, we recognize the importance of community support and collaboration. Whether you're looking to contribute financially, partner with us, or participate in events, there are several ways you can get involved and make a real difference in the way we approach philanthropy in Belgium: Funding: Securing our first round of funding is critical to laying an initial, solid foundation for our operations and creating some decent runway. We are currently looking to raise our first funds to be able to rely on a full-time director, who can keep pushing us forward for the next year,...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A short comparison of starting an effective giving organization vs. founding a direct delivery charity, published by Joey on January 11, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. CE has recently started a new program to incubate Effective Giving Initiatives (EGIs). Although this is a sub-category of meta charities, I think it has some interesting and unique differences. I expect a decent percentage of people who are interested in the Effective Giving Incubation Program are also considering founding a charity unrelated to effective giving, so I wanted to write up a quick post comparing a few of the pros and cons of each - as I historically have had a chance to found both. A brief history About ten years back, I co-founded Charity Science (later renamed Charity Science Outreach) to raise money for effective charities that had extremely limited marketing and outreach. We used GiveWell and ACE recommendations, selecting AMF and THL specifically as the targets. We did several experiments, diligently keeping track of the results of our time spent and the results. After a couple of unsuccessful experiments (e.g., grant writing, which raised ~$50k in 12 FTE months), we hit some successes with peer-to-peer fundraising (e.g., supporting people donating funds for their birthdays). Depending on how aggressively you discount for counterfactuals, we raised a decent amount of money (in the several 100,000s). Although this was pretty successful, we pivoted to founding a direct charity where our comparative advantage was strongest and could bring the most impact and handed off the projects. Eight years ago, some of the same team members (and a few new ones) founded Charity Science Health. This was a direct implementation charity focused on vaccination reminders in North India. We got a GiveWell seed grant and became a reasonable-sized actor over the course of three years, reaching over a hundred thousand people with vaccination reminders at a very low cost per person (under $1). The trickiest part of this intervention was to (cost-effectively) get the right people to hear about the program, as the signup costs were about 70% of the entire program cost, and targeting was extremely important. A few interventions we tried did not work (mass media, government partnerships), and a few worked well (hospital partnerships, door-to-door surveys). This project eventually merged with Suvita after the founders left to run other projects (including Charity Entrepreneurship itself). In many ways, I feel starting an effective giving org was very useful for later starting a direct implementation charity, as many of the skills overlapped, and it was a less challenging project to get off the ground. In the rest of this post, I'd like to pull out the main takeaways that can be learned from these projects and would be cross-applicable to those considering both career options. Odds of success Founding any project carries a risk of failure. Failure in the case of an effective giving org would most commonly mean spending more than what gets raised for effective charities. Failure with a direct NGO can result in the people you are trying to help being harmed, making the stakes higher and there being more of a downside. In general, founding an Effective Giving Initiative I would expect to have higher odds of success. There are just more points of failure for a direct NGO. It could struggle with fundraising (an issue equally important in EGI) and implementation even if fundraising succeeds. In my view, this, among other factors, makes EGIs have higher odds of success than direct NGOs. Net impact The net impact is tricky to estimate, as the spread is considerable, even within pre-selected CE rounds. This also means that personal fit could overrule this factor. My current sense is that a direct charity has a higher...

Igor Kurganov is a Russian-born German professional poker player who's won more than $18 million. He is the husband of former guest Liv Boeree and together they co-founded the effective altruism non-profit 'Raising for Effective Giving'. From 2021-2022 he was a key figure in Elon Musk's inner circle when Musk asked him to facilitate the giving away of $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity. Igor and Liv's organisation: https://reg-charity.org/ We are proud partners with GiveSendGo - a world-leading crowdfunding platform that believes in free speech. Go to givesendgo.com and raise money for anything important to you. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Introducing GiveHealth: a giving Pledge for healthcare workers (and a call for volunteers), published by RichArmitage on January 5, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. What GiveHealth is a new EA-inspired effective giving organisation. It is a community of healthcare professionals who have taken a public Pledge to donate at least 1% of their income to the most effective global health charities. Visitors to the website can Learn about effective giving, their relative wealth on the global stage, how healthcare professionals can improve their impact, the activities of GiveWell and the highly effective nature of the charities recommended by GiveWell. Healthcare professionals are invited to take a public Pledge to donate at least 1% of their income to GiveWell's top charities for the rest of their lives. They can use the Pledge Calculator to determine their monthly/annual donations based on their salary and desired donation percentage. Once they have taken the Pledge their name, profession and location will be displayed on the GiveHealth Community Board, and they can learn about the Charities recommended by GiveWell and follow the links to the donation page of their chosen charities. Pledge takers will receive a survey on each anniversary of their Pledge to capture their donation activities over the previous year so GiveHealth can measure the value of donations it is influencing. Anybody can sign up to the GiveHealth monthly newsletter. Healthcare professionals of all disciplines (nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, doctors, etc) and kinds (clinicians, researchers, managers, policy-makers, students, retired professionals, etc) of any level of seniority, from any part of the world, are welcome to sign the GiveHealth Pledge. Why Healthcare professionals are a self-selected group of generally altruistic individuals who both care about improving the health of others and are motivated to do so. There is also a strong sense of community and camaraderie amongst healthcare professionals, while their awareness and understanding of EA and its principles is generally low. Giving What We Can has shown the public Pledge model to be an effective vehicle for generating donations (by fostering commitment, community and culture), which GiveHealth has combined with a lower barrier to entry (at least 1% of income rather than 10%) that we feel is more appropriate for a group less familiar with EA. Pledge takers are still able to sign the Giving What We Can pledge, and their GiveHealth pledge can be included within, rather than in addition to, their GWWC pledge (since both pledges commit the individual to donating to effective charities) - for example, donating 10% of income can satisfy both a 10% GiveHealth Pledge and the 10% GWWC pledge. We hope the existing strong sense of community between healthcare professionals, and the 1% low barrier to entry, can be harnessed to generate Pledge-taking momentum amongst these professionals, while increasing their awareness and understanding of EA. In this manner, GiveHealth could be regarded as the healthcare profession analogue of High Impact Athletes and Raising for Effective Giving, which are EA-inspired communities of effective giving relevant to specific professions (elite athletes and professional poker players, respectively). Where Healthcare professionals from anywhere in the world are welcome and encouraged to take the GiveHealth Pledge. Who The Co-Founders of GiveHealth are three UK-trained doctors - Richard Armitage (GP in UK), Alastair Yeoh (infectious diseases doctor in UK) and George Altman (intern in Australia). How GiveHealth is currently run on an entirely voluntary basis by the three Co-Founders alongside their full-time work as frontline healthcare professionals. No funds were raised from external source...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why Effective Giving Incubation - Report, published by CE on December 19, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TLDR: At Charity Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with Giving What We Can, we have recently launched a new program: Effective Giving Incubation. In this post, we present our scoping report that explains the reasoning behind creating more Effective Giving Initiatives (EGIs). Learn why we think this is a promising intervention, which locations are optimal for launching, and for whom this would be an ideal career fit. Quick reminder: You can apply to the Effective Giving Incubation program by January 14, 2024. The program will run online from April 15 to June 7, 2024, with 2 weeks in person in London. [APPLY NOW] or sign up for the Effective Giving Incubation interactive webinar on January 4, 5 PM Singapore Time/ 6 PM Japan Time/ 3.30 PM India Time/ 10 AM UK Time/ 11 AM Belgium Time. [SIGN UP] CE is excited about launching EGIs in Ireland, Belgium, Italy, India, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, the US and France. We would appreciate your help in reaching potential applicants who are interested in working in these countries. Connect us via email at: ula@charityentrepreneurship.com One paragraph summary In 2024 we are running a special edition of the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program in collaboration with Giving What We Can focused on Effective Giving Initiatives (EGI). EGIs are entities that focus on raising awareness and funneling public and philanthropic donations to the most cost-effective charities worldwide. They will be broadly modeled on existing organizations such as Giving What We Can (GWWC), Effektiv Spenden, and others. We have identified some possible high-priority countries where we believe they will be most successful. Depending on the country and what is most impactful, these initiatives could be fully independent or collaborate with existing projects. Disclaimer: It is important to note that EGIs, including those we intend to incubate, are independent from CE and make their own educated choices of which charities to promote and where to donate funds. CE does not require or encourage any specific recommended charities (such as our prior incubated charities) to be supported by EGIs. Background to this research Charity Entrepreneurship's (CE) mission is to cause more effective non-profit organizations to exist worldwide. To accomplish this mission, we connect talented individuals with high-impact intervention opportunities and provide them with training, colleagues, funding opportunities, and ongoing operational support. For this scoping report, CE collaborated with Giving What We Can (GWWC) to better understand the opportunities Effective Giving Initiatives (EGIs) present as a high-impact intervention, what contributes to the success of such organizations, and where they might be best founded. GWWC was one of the first organizations to champion giving to high-impact nonprofits, has an extensive global network of people interested in effective giving, and more than a decade of experience operating an organization focused on promoting effective charities. EGIs are organizations or projects that aim to promote, typically in a specific target country, the idea of donating to cost-effective charities. They mostly engage in a mix of educational and fundraising activities, with the explicit aim of trying to move money to the most cost-effective interventions that aim to tackle the world's most pressing problems. This report builds on the experience of Giving What We Can, in-depth interviews with experts in the field and successful founders of EGIs, as well as quantitative & qualitative analysis of potential target areas. This report follows a somewhat different methodology than our regular research process used to ...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Effective Giving Incubation - apply to CE & GWWC's new program!, published by CE on December 5, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Charity Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Giving What We Can is opening a new program to launch 4-6 new Effective Giving Initiatives (EGIs) in 2024. We expect them to raise millions in counterfactual funding for highly impactful charities, even in their first few years. [Applications are open now] In recent years Doneer Effectief, Effektiv Spenden & Giving What We Can have moved huge sums of money ($1.4m, $35m and $330m, respectively) to the best charities globally. We aim to build on their experience and success by launching new EGIs in highly promising locations. These initiatives can be fully independent or run in collaboration with existing organizations, depending on what is most impactful. We'll provide the training, the blueprints, and the all-important seed funding. This 8-week full-time, fully cost-covered program will run online from April 15 to June 7, 2024, with 2 weeks in person in London. We encourage individuals from all countries to apply, and we are particularly excited about applications from our top recommended countries. [Apply by January 14, 2024] Learn more on our website: [EFFECTIVE GIVING INCUBATION] Who is this program for? We invite applicants from all backgrounds, ages, and nationalities. Specific work experience or formal education credentials aren't necessary. During the program, we'll help you join forces with a co-founder from the cohort - someone whose skills and experience complement your own. Together, you'll make up an entrepreneurial team that: Is high in moral ambition: Drives to maximize funds raised and then optimize their impact. Is deeply impartial and open-minded: Focuses on following the latest evidence about the most impactful giving opportunities worldwide. Has a strong focus on tangible results: Pushes for rigor, organization, and accountability to run a tight ship with excellent governance and outcomes. Grows its influence and credibility over time: Builds relationships and acts as a trusted advisor to discerning donors. N.B. One of you may have previous experience in fundraising or strategic marketing, though this is not required. Why do we think this is promising? In the last few years, several Effective Giving Initiatives such as Doneer Effectief, Effektiv Spenden & Giving What We Can have moved millions in funding to the best charities globally, to the nonprofits that are helping the greatest number of those most in need, to the greatest extent. In short, they have made real progress on many of the world's most pressing problems. However, there is still too little funding for highly impactful nonprofits and our internal analysis suggests that EGIs are a proven effective way to raise these funds. This lack of funding takes time away from people who could be working on important problems, who instead have to focus on fundraising. In some cases, this means that high-leverage work won't get done because there is not enough funding, and projects have to shut down or minimize their scope. Established EGIs have developed a deep repository of knowledge, resources, and systems that new actors can build on. Leveraging this has two significant benefits: New EGIs will (a) have a significantly higher chance of successfully launching and (b) be able to move faster and have an impact sooner than they would if they were starting from scratch. CE has an excellent track record of launching highly impactful organizations and has expertise in incubating and training charity founders. GWWC and other effective giving initiatives have expressed their excitement for this new program and will support its development and implementation, as well as directly mentor the new EGIs after the program. Read our r...

Charity Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Giving What We Can is opening a new program to launch 4-6 new Effective Giving Initiatives (EGIs) in 2024. We expect them to raise millions in counterfactual funding for highly impactful charities, even in their first few years.[Applications are open now] In recent years Doneer Effectief, Effektiv Spenden & Giving What We Can have moved huge sums of money ($1.4m, $35m and $330m, respectively) to the best charities globally. We aim to build on their experience and success by launching new EGIs in highly promising locations. These initiatives can be fully independent or run in collaboration with existing organizations, depending on what is most impactful. We'll provide the training, the blueprints, and the all-important seed funding. This 8-week full-time, fully cost-covered program will run online from April 15 to June 7, 2024, with 2 weeks in person in London. We encourage individuals from all countries [...] ---Outline:(01:31) Who is this program for?(02:35) Why do we think this is promising?(04:17) Our top recommended target countries(05:25) Should you apply?(06:43) Application process--- First published: December 5th, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ME4ihqRojjuhprejm/effective-giving-incubation-apply-to-ce-and-gwwc-s-new --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: GWWC London Group Co-leads: Reflections on our first event, published by Chris Rouse on December 3, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Hello from your GWWC London Group 2023/24 co-leads. We're excited to be one of the GWWC groups relaunched under Giving What We Can's new community strategy. We (Gemma Paterson, Denise Melchin and Chris Rouse), are all volunteers with non-EA day jobs who are keen to help achieve GWWC's mission of making giving effectively and significantly a cultural norm. Giving is often done privately and while there's nothing wrong with that, we hope that GWWC London and groups can make it easier for people to connect to a larger community of people who care about doing good effectively through giving. We know first hand how re-affirming it is to meet and get to know some of the many wonderful people who are doing the same thing. We're looking forward to hosting a variety of events throughout the year from Talks & Discussions to pub socials to picnics to pledge celebration events for GWWC members. Most of our events are open to anyone who is interested in using their resources effectively to help others, and we actively encourage new attendees, and for existing members to bring friends along. Our end goal is to facilitate sustainable lifetime pledges and donations to highly effective charities but hopefully we'll have some fun along the way. Sign up for our mailing list to hear about future events here Join the GWWC community slack here If you have questions or you'd be interested in collaborating on an event with us, please reach out to us at london-group-leaders@givingwhatwecan.org If you're interested in seeing a GWWC group in your city, you can apply to lead a city grou p here We're biased but think this is likely a pretty impactful volunteering opportunity for personable pledgers that are passionate about effective giving We would be happy to have a call to talk about our experiences UK based pledgers are invited to join us on Saturday 9th December at the Charity Entrepreneurship office for our GWWC London Pledgers Holiday Party 2023 If you can't make it then please feel free to still donate to the associated GWWC/CE fundraiser Reflections on Giving What We Can London's first event Earlier this month we held our first ** official ** event for the Giving What We Can (GWWC) London group! We'd like to thank Newspeak House for generously hosting us in their lovely venue. If you would like to find out more about their work and the other events they host you can find them here: https://newspeak.house/ At relatively short notice we had just over 30 attendees join us for the informal launch and we were delighted to meet and chat with some of the London effective giving community. The evening had quite minimal structure but we started with a short introduction to the group and a pre-recorded talk from Grace Adams (Marketing Director, GWWC). The talk was "The future of EA relies on Effective Giving" which was an ideal subject. In hindsight, although the theme was great, watching a pre-recorded talk was not very engaging and we will plan to have live in-person speakers for any talks we hold in the future. The rest of the evening was free time for attendees to meet and chat. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed and I had a series of interesting conversations with different guests. We may introduce themes of some kind in future to help guide conversations but overall I was pleased with the atmosphere of the event. If you attended the event and have any feedback for us we'd be grateful to receive it. You can submit that here: Feedback form Our next event will be a holiday pledge celebration for GWWC members on the 9th of December, find out more and sign up here: Pledge Celebration Event. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library ...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: New: Donation Gift Vouchers (Spendengutscheine) by Effektiv Spenden, published by tilboy on November 25, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Hi all! I am happy to announce that we are introducing donation gift vouchers (German: Spendengutscheine) at Effektiv Spenden for this giving season! It's a great way to get friends and family thinking about Effective Giving - because the voucher recipient decides which of our recommended charities the donation will go to! The vouchers work like this: You buy a voucher via our website: https://effektiv-spenden.org/spendengutschein/ (The page is in german, but you can toggle the linked form to english.) After completing payment, you receive a voucher code by email and forward it to the recipient. The recipient redeems it via our website and gets to choose which of our recommended charities the donation will go to. Main goals Effective Giving Promotion: The vouchers can help introduce and discuss the principles of Effective Giving with family and friends. Corporate Engagement: We also offer voucher purchase in bulk for organizations that want to send out gifts to their employees, clients, or business partners. See https://effektiv-spenden.org/spendengutschein-unternehmen/ Tax Deductibility in Germany and Switzerland: From a tax perspective the donation comes from the voucher buyer, so German and Swiss nationals benefit from the tax deductibility of voucher purchases like with regular donations. (If you reside in a different country this might not be possible.) Feedback If you have any bug reports, questions, or feedback about the product, let me know in the comments or via tilman.masur@effektiv-spenden.org. Happy giving! Tilman Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: An EA's guide to Berlin, published by MartinWicke on November 18, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This guide is inspired by this call for guides on EA Hubs and the excellent examples already published. Overview Berlin is quite a vibrant city, and with 3.8 million citizens, it's the biggest city in Germany and the EU.[1] It also has a unique city culture compared to the rest of Germany (less traditional, more open-minded, more vegans), and to a lesser degree, the rest of continental Europe. While most other EA local groups in Germany are centered around universities, Berlin has a much broader EA community, with students and professionals working in both EA and non-EA jobs. To give an impression on the size of the EA community in Berlin, here are some estimates about the number of people by level of engagement: Generally interested in EA: ~200-260[2] Engaged on a level to be accepted to an EAGx: ~160[3] People working in an EA organization or engage on a similar level: ~50-60[4] Volunteer EA Berlin event organizers: ~10[5] This guide is addressed to people not from Berlin to get an overview of how to get in touch with people from the EA community, activities to do and other practical tips when coming here. Meeting People To get to know people from the EA community, a good starting point is visiting one of the EA Berlin events. Many events can be joined by anyone (yes, you too!), just check out the event description. Good starting points are the Talk & Community Meetup and the Food for Thought discussion rounds, both recurring every month. There are informal hangouts, too! Just ask one of the organizers at any meetup how to get in touch with more members of the community. Active EAs usually invite people at our events to join our EA Berlin Telegram group (not shared online), where individually organized gatherings are posted and discussions take place. If you're planning to come to Berlin and would like to meet some like-minded people, send. Berlin has a relatively broad community of professionals working in EA organizations, organizations considered high-impact by EA, or other impactful jobs. While some of these organizations are centered in Berlin, many people work in remote positions. The spectrum of cause areas people are working on reflects to a big part the cause areas from the global EA community: Animal Advocacy, Global Health, AI governance and technical AI safety, Bio Security, Civilizational Resilience, Political Advocacy, Climate, Mental Health, Journalism, Effective Giving, EA Meta and Operations, and more. There's also an active Rationality/LessWrong/Wait But Why/Slate Star Codex community in Berlin, with many of their events posted in this meetup group. If you'd like to dive into the veganism scene in Berlin, check out the berlin-vegan website. "The Vibes" People outside of Berlin often are interested in what "the vibes" of the EA Berlin community are. This is certainly hard to explain, as subjective experiences matter a lot here and can be quite different. As Berlin is a diverse city with lots of different subcultures, this also reflects to some people in the EA community. These people are often interested in ideas from the alternative scene, like different forms of meditation, yoga, techno culture, non-traditional relationship forms, festivals and more. Some EA people in Berlin are living in shared apartments together, both purely with EAs and with other interesting people, e.g. from the startup scene. We're not aware of any co-living situations in Berlin where professional and private relationships are intermixed, which reduces potential conflict of interests. It is important to highlight that only a subset of people in the community subscribe to these interests and that having similar interests certainly isn't a precondition to get in touch wit...

Explore philanthropic insights with Tom Dauber, Founder of Abundant Vision, covering donor considerations, impact assessment, and affluent traits. Summary Curious about donating to nonprofits and giving financial gifts in general? This week we welcome Tom Dauber, Founder of Abundant Vision Philanthropic Consulting. In our interview, Tom shares his knowledge gained from over two decades of involvement in fundraising initiatives and campaigns, offering valuable perspectives to consider when contributing to an organization or cause. He sheds light on the vital questions that prospective donors should examine before making substantial contributions, how to determine the alignment of the gift with the potential impact, and the defining characteristics of wealthy donors, including their career paths, educational backgrounds, and wealth acquisition strategies.  About Today's Guest Tom solicited his first “major gift” at age 17 and ran his first fundraising event the following year. After receiving his BFA from Bowling Green State University in 1998, he began his career in non-profit sector. Over the past decade Tom has directed teams responsible for $120M in fundraising initiatives and campaigns. his experience spans faith-based, health science and health system fundraising. From 2005-2019 Tom was the Chief Development Officer for The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. During his tenure, he grew pharmacy fundraising revenue by 40% annually, taking them from $1.5M annually to over $10M. Tom oversaw alumni affairs, corporate engagement, communications and fundraising for the school and served as President of the AACP Advancement Special Interest Group. Today Tom is the President of Abundant Vision Philanthropic Consulting. He began the company to help small and medium size foundations benefit from high caliber fundraising expertise. Tom is a life-long resident of Central Ohio, growing up just outside of Columbus in rural Johnstown. These days he lives in Westerville, Ohio with his wife Tracey Papenfuss DVM, PhD. Together they have four kids, three dogs and two cats. Mentioned on the Show Thomas Dauber on LinkedIn Abundant Vision Philanthropic Consulting Bowling Green State University Central Iowa Youth for Christ Ohio State University at the College of Dentistry Tax Exempt Organization Search YFP Planning: Fee-Only Financial Planning for Pharmacists YFP Disclaimer Tim Ulbrich on LinkedIn Subscribe to the YFP Newsletter

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Promoting Effective Giving this Giving Season: For groups, networks and individuals, published by GraceAdams on November 3, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Effective giving is a core part of effective altruism as a project - and we'd love to see EA groups, networks of people in the EA community, and individuals helping to promote it, this Giving Season. There's a lot less funding available to many effective charities than there was last year,and that means that we're making less progress than we might have otherwise on pressing global problems. Increasing the funds raised for effective charities by promoting effective giving remains one of the best ways for many of us to prevent deaths and suffering now and into the future. Below, I've listed some actions for both groups/networks and individuals to take. If you have any other ideas for promoting effective giving, we are all ears and would love to figure out how to support you! Feel free to share ideas with others in the comments! Actions for groups or networks: Ask us to host a talk for your group, workplace, social club, etc. We're excited about giving talks about effective giving to groups of more than 20 people online or in-person (in locations that are feasible for us). We can also connect you with other organisations or speakers! We have a particularly good new talk that's been really well received by several consulting and tech companies! Fill out this form to let us know you're interested Host your own Giving Game, everyday philanthropist or fundraising event GWWC will sponsor donations for each participant in a Giving Game and has training and materials to help you run this smoothly! We also have a long list of ideas for fundraising events. Additionally, we think Everyday Philanthropist events could be a really great way to engage both new and existing givers. Here's a brief explanation of how they work (from our event guide): Invite your attendees to help in making a real-world donation decision. One or more donors will play the role of a philanthropist and the attendees will help the donor decide on where they will donate. Ideally the donors will provide a document with what their intentions are (e.g. "most improve the lives of farmed animals") and some suggested charities to help guide the discussion. This works best if either the donor or event organising team provide good summary information on each of the charities. This makes for a great end-of-year event, helps to showcase real people who make effective giving a part of their lives, and offers an opportunity for those without an income to also be involved in effective giving. Giving Game materials and sponsorship request Fundraising event ideas How to run an Everyday Philanthropist event Start a fundraising page for your group You can request to set up a GWWC fundraising page for up to 3 of our supported charities. Why not set a target and encourage your group to ask friends and family to donate? Create a fundraising page with GWWC Host a pledge panel in the new year Hearing from people about their experiences taking a pledge with GWWC can be a great way to answer questions that people might have about the pledge, or help someone feel that it's more achievable and rewarding than they previously thought. Pledge panel event guide Actions for individuals: Contribute a post to the EA Forum about your giving during Giving Season Share your experience with giving and more during a themed week on the EA Forum. Your thinking could influence others to donate more, or differently - and we'd love to see a variety of opinions out there! Themed weeks you might want to contribute to Vote and discuss as part of the EA Forum's Donation Election EA Forum users will have the opportunity to vote on which charities will receive a portion of the Donation Election Fu...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Talk: The future of effective altruism relies on effective giving, published by GraceAdams on October 4, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Sharing my talk I presented at EAGxNYC, EAGxAustralia and most recently to EA Anywhere. The talk tries to make the point that effective altruism is doing a lot of good in the world, we should be doing much more good, and funding unlocks our ability to do so! Our work is not done until there is no more suffering. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Observations on the funding landscape of EA and AI safety, published by Vilhelm Skoglund on October 2, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Epistemic status: Hot takes for discussion. These observations are a side product of another strategy project, rather than a systematic and rigorous analysis of the funding landscape, and we may be missing important considerations. Observations are also non-exhaustive and mostly come from anecdotal data and EA Forum posts. We haven't vetted the resources that we are citing; instead, we took numerous data points at face value and asked for feedback from >5 people who have more of an inside view than we do (see acknowledgments, but note that these people do not necessarily endorse all claims). We aim to indicate our certainty in the specific claims we are making. Context and summary While researching for another project, we discovered that there have been some significant changes in the EA funding landscape this year. We found these changes interesting and surprising enough that we wanted to share them, to potentially help people update their model of the funding landscape. Note that this is not intended to be a comprehensive overview. Rather, we hope this post triggers a discussion about updates and considerations we might have missed. We first list some observations about funding in the EA community in general. Then, we zoom in on AI safety, as this is a particularly dynamic area at present. Some observations about the general EA funding landscape (more details below): There is a higher number of independent grantmaking bodies Five new independent grantmaking bodies have started up in 2023 (Meta Charity Funders, Lightspeed Grants, Manifund Regrants, the Nonlinear Network, and the Foresight AI Fund. Out of these, all but Meta Charity Funders are focused on longtermism or AI. EA Funds and Open Philanthropy are aiming to become more independent of each other. Charity Entrepreneurship has set up a foundation program, with a sub-goal of setting up cause-specific funding circles. There is a lot of activity in the effective giving ecosystem More than 50 effective giving initiatives, e.g., local fundraising websites, are active, with several launched in recent years GWWC is providing more coordination in the ecosystem and looking to help new initiatives get off the ground. There are changes in funding flows The FTX collapse caused a drastic decrease in (expected) longtermist funding (potentially hundreds of millions of dollars annually). EA Fund's Long-Term Future Fund and Infrastructure Fund report (roughly estimated funding gaps of $450k/month and $550k/month respectively, over the next 6 months. Open Philanthropy seems like they could make productive use of more funding in some causes, but their teams working on AI Safety are capacity-constrained rather than funding-constrained. The Survival and Flourishing Fund has increased their giving in 2023. It's unclear whether this increase will continue into the future. Effective Giving plans to increase their giving in the years to come. Longview Philanthropy expects to increase their giving in the years to come. Their 2023 advising will be >$10 million, and they expect money moved in 2024 to be greater than 2023. GiveWell reports being funding-constrained. and projects constant funding flows until 2025. Charity Entrepreneurship's research team expects that money dedicated to animal advocacy is unlikely to grow and could shrink. There might be more EA funding in the future Manifold prediction markets estimate a 45% chance of a new donor giving ≥$50 million to longtermist or existential risk work before the end of 2024; and an 86% chance of ≥1 new EA billionaire before the end of 2026. Smaller but still significant new donors seem likely, according to some fundraising actors. Some observatio...

Liv Boeree is a former poker champion turned science communicator and podcaster, with a background in astrophysics. In 2014, she founded the nonprofit Raising for Effective Giving, which has raised more than $14 million for effective charities. Before retiring from professional poker in 2019, Liv was the Female Player of the Year for three years running. Currently she hosts the Win-Win podcast (you'll enjoy it if you enjoy this podcast). You can see more links and a full transcript at hearthisidea.com/episodes/boeree. In this episode we talk about: Is the ‘poker mindset' valuable? Is it learnable? How and why to bet on your beliefs — and whether there are outcomes you shouldn't make bets on Would cities be better without public advertisements? What is Moloch, and why is it a useful abstraction? How do we escape multipolar traps? Why might advanced AI (not) act like profit-seeking companies? What's so important about complexity? What is complexity, for that matter? You can get in touch through our website or on Twitter. Consider leaving us an honest review wherever you're listening to this — it's the best free way to support the show. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Seeking founders for new effective giving organisations, published by Luke Moore on August 4, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Giving What We Can is looking to help founding teams organise to grow effective giving around the world and wants to hear from people excited about helping new effective giving initiatives get off the ground. These are likely to be initiatives in new geographies, like Effektiv Spenden, but we are also open to hearing about ideas for projects seeking to promote effective giving to specific interest groups, like High Impact Athletes. At this point we will prioritise supporting organisations which will fundraise for GWWC's existing recommendations over helping with geographically specific research and making geographically specific recommendations, although we are interested in this as well. Send us your expression of interest Why? Effective giving is an incredibly efficient way for us to convert resources into impact and moreover, there are many positive indirect effects from promoting effective giving; such as advocating for effective altruism and promoting positive values globally. However, there are significant regional gaps in the current effective giving ecosystem. As a result, donors from unrepresented regions or communities may be unable to make (tax-deductible) donations to effective charities and more importantly may not even come to hear about effective giving, as the ideas are not available in their language or cultural/community/social context. We think that this represents a huge missed opportunity - and one that we hope to help rectify. What? These new effective giving initiative will likely be a fundraising organisation that hosts funds which make grants to other effective charities and high-impact funding opportunities. These new fundraising organisations will need to be able to accept donations (ideally tax-deductible) in their legal jurisdiction and be able to make grants to charitable programs. Who? We are initially interested in recruiting a working group that would set the strategy, take the initial steps, and hire the executive director (who could be one of the original founding team). The types of roles that could be useful at this stage will be very varied and include e.g. volunteers, board members, an executive director and other team members, particularly those with expertise in the following areas: Legal Governance Website design Philanthropic advising Marketing and communications Accounting and finance Community fundraising Events IT and information security Support from Giving What We Can? Giving What We Can can provide support to new organisations in the following ways: General advice and support Sharing best practice and lessons learnt An MVP starter-guide for new effective giving organisations Access to shared resources and content within the effective giving community Introductions to the broader effective giving network (potentially helping form mentorship relationships) Assistance in accessing legal advice when needed Help in finding funding for the project, and potentially spending some of Giving What We Can's own budget on initial costs In some cases, the use of the GWWC brand and donation platform The level of support will depend on the specific project, its potential for impact, and the strength of the founding team. Giving What We Can has previously provided support in various ways to different effective giving organisations, here are just a few illustrative examples: Don Efficace: We provided some funding, governance and legal support, access to our donation platform, and mentorship for the founding team. Ayuda Efectiva: We provided a brand partnership and Ayuda Efectiva acts as the community for our members in Spain with their Executive Director being an Ambassador for Giving What We Can. Giving Gr...

Welcome to Week 1 of our REAIR SUMMER! From this week till September 21st, we will be revisiting some of our favorite episodes around topics related to personal development and self-improvement! This week, we revisit the conversation between Eric and Josh Greene, Professor of Psychology at Harvard. Josh is a leading researcher of moral judgment and is the author of Moral Tribes. Several graduating classes have named him their favorite professor at Harvard! In this chat, Eric asks Josh how he has raised over 2 million $ for charity through Giving Multiplier. Listeners are invited to give to both their favorite and some of the most effective charities - and have their donation matched at a higher rate than usual at this link! Josh also shares how he is trying to fight polarization with games, how to do the most good as a researcher, why cooperation is the story of life, what his next book is about, the future of moral psychology, and how his thinking has changed since he first started thinking about moral philosophy in high school.JOIN OUR SUBSTACK! Stay up to date with the pod and become part of the ever-growing community :) https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/If you found this episode interesting at all, consider leaving us a good rating! It just takes a second but will allow us to reach more people and make them excited about psychology.Links:Do good by donating through Giving Multiplier (with higher matching rate!)Paper showing why Giving Multiplier worksJosh's book Moral TribesEric's websiteEric's Twitter @EricNeumannPsyPodcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPodPodcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/Let us know what you think of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Updates to the flow of funding in EA movement building post, published by Vaidehi Agarwalla on July 25, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This is an summary of updates made to my previous post, The flow of funding in EA movement building. Overall Changes Total funding tracked in the data increased to $290M (from $245M). New data is from: Several private donors and Longview Philanthropy who shared (previously non-public) donation & grant recommendation data Global health & wellbeing spending e.g. GiveWell, ACE and some animal orgs (at a discounted rate since these organizations aren't explicitly focused on EA movement building but did contribute to the growth of the EA movement) The inclusion of some longtermist research organizations such as FHI which have helped do field building (also at a discounted rate) Changes to proportions and funding over time During the 2012-2016 period, funding tracked in my data roughly doubled from ~$4M to ~$8.9M (quick estimate) including $4M in funding to GiveWell and $0.5M from other donors. During 2017-2023 period, funding tracked roughly increased from $241 to $281M, from other donors and the inclusion of some cause-area specific organizations that contributed to movement building. The table below summarizes the changes to the proportions of funding coming from different sources: Funder CategoryChange in % New %Original %Other donorsUp ~8% 9.6%1.5%FTX Future FundDown ~3%14.8%17.5%EAIF (non-OP donors), LTFF & Jaan Tallinn (incl. SFF)Down ~1% EA Animal FundUp ~1%1.1%0% Open Philanthropy OP LT: Down 9.5%(~10.1% w. EAIF) OP GH&W: Down 0.4% OP Other: Up 5.9% Overall: Down ~3% OP LT: 50.4% (~54.5% w. EAIF) OP GH&W: 2.6% OP Other: 5.9% Overall: 63% OP LT: 59.8% (~64.6% w. EAIF) OP GH&W: 2.2% OP Other: 0% Overall: 66% Here's the new % data in a pie chart: What data is still missing? Total funding: I estimate total funding from 2012 to June 2023 is likely $300-350M (medium confidence). I previously estimated $250-280M (significant underestimate). Individual donors: I estimate that $1-20M since 2012 is probably still missing, since I haven't included donors who work with Effective Giving, Generation Pledge or Founders' Pledge. Allocation of cause-specific efforts: You may disagree with the discounting I've done towards different cause-specific projects (in either direction). If you think I'm underweighting those efforts, then you could consider that "missing" data. The most accurate way to do these estimates would be to ask movement building organizations for their annual expenses and to break down the sources of their funding. This information is not publicly available, and some organizations do not publish annual expenses publicly from where you might make initial guesses. I'd encourage organizations to share their numbers to give us a fuller picture of the landscape. Mistakes & reflections I didn't expect this post to be read by as many people as it was. If I'd known this in advance, I think it's likely I would have delayed publication and seeked more external feedback because concrete numbers can be sticky and hard to update people's views on. I noted that this was a preliminary analysis in the opening, but the data may have been seen as more final than it was. In the future I would spend more time hedging numbers and stating ranges of possible values and encourage people to cite those instead of exact numbers. I didn't add enough uncertainty estimates to the numbers throughout the post. For example, I mentioned that the data was incomplete, and provided an estimate on the total amount of funding ($250-280M) - this was a moderately large underestimate (the total new total tracked data now stands at $290M). I missed several sources of global health & wellbeing spending, which significantly increased total spend between 2012-2016. This ...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Evidence of effectiveness and transparency of a few effective giving organisations, published by Vasco Grilo on July 1, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Summary Effective giving can be quite impactful. I estimated the factual non-marginal multipliers until 2021 of Ayuda Efectiva (Spain), Doebem (Brazil), Effektiv Spenden (Germany), and Giving What We Can (GWWC), i.e. how much donations they moved per dollar spent. Those of Ayuda Efectiva (1.34) and Doebem (5.53) are much lower than those of Effektiv Spenden (61.2) and GWWC (135). However, the results might differ accounting for future donations (received after 2021, but caused until then), counterfactuals, diminishing marginal returns, cost-effectiveness of caused donations, and indirect impacts of effective giving. Furthermore, the organisations were at different levels of maturity. Consequently, my estimates for the factual non-marginal multipliers are not directly comparable, and I do not know which of the 4 organisations are more effective at the margin. I did not find any proper cost-effectiveness analyses of Ayuda Efectiva, Doebem or Effektiv Spenden. I encourage these and other effective giving organisations as well as their funders (namely, Open Philanthropy) to do and publish cost-effectiveness analyses of their work (ideally including the indirect impacts of effective giving), as GWWC has done. Introduction Effective giving can be quite impactful: Supporting with 0.399 $/year the corporate campaigns for chicken welfare of The Humane League might be enough to neutralise the suffering of factory-farmed animals caused by a random person. This estimate can easily be off by a factor of 10, but illustrates that the (financial and non-financial) costs/savings of switching to a fully plant-based diet may well be much higher. Helen Keller International's vitamin A supplementation program has a cost-effectiveness of 3.5 k$ per life saved, i.e. one can save 13.8 lives (= 48.3/3.5) for the average transaction price of new cars in the United States in April 2023 of 48.3 k$. So there are good reasons for giving effectively and significantly to become a cultural norm. This is a primary goal of effective giving organisations, and I have estimated the factual non-marginal multiplier of a few of them to get a sense of whether they are accomplishing it effectively. To clarify: A factual non-marginal multiplier of x means the effective giving organisation moved x $ of donations (hopefully to effective organisations) for each dollar it spent. A counterfactual non-marginal multiplier of y means the effective giving organisation caused y $ of donations for each dollar it spent. A counterfactual marginal multiplier of z means the effective giving organisation would have caused z $ of donations for each additional dollar it had spent. y < x because effective giving organisations do not cause all the donations they move, and z < y owing to diminishing marginal returns. The effective giving organisations is underfunded if z < 1, as long as the counterfactual marginal multiplier includes all relevant effects. I was curious about Ayuda Efectiva and Doebem because their results could be more generalisable to Portugal (where I am from). I looked into Effektiv Spenden owing to it being regarded as a successful example of effective giving, and included GWWC as a major reference in this space. Methods I calculated the factual non-marginal multipliers from the ratio between donations received to be directed towards effective organisations and costs. I neglected future donations, and did not account for the opportunity cost of workers and volunteers. The greater the future donations, the greater my underestimation of the factual multipliers. The greater the opportunity cost, the greater my overestimation of the factual non-marginal multi...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Four claims about the role of effective giving in the EA community, published by Sjir Hoeijmakers on June 23, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I'm sharing the below as part of the EA Strategy Fortnight. I think there's value in discussing what the role of effective giving in the EA community should be, as (1) I expect people have quite different views on this, and (2) I think there are concrete things we should do differently based on our views here (I share some suggestions at the bottom of this post). These claims or similar ones have been made by others in various places (e.g. here, here, and here), but I thought it'd be useful to put them together in one place so people can critique them not only one-by-one but also as a set. This post doesn't make a well-supported argument for all these claims and suggestions: many are hypotheses on which I'd love to see more data and/or pushback. Full disclosure: I work at Giving What We Can (though these are my personal views). Claim 1: Giving effectively and significantly should be normal in the EA community More concretely, I think it would be desirable and feasible for most people who currently self-associate with EA to give at least 10% of their income to high-impact funding opportunities (e.g. by taking the GWWC Pledge) or to be on their way there (e.g. by taking the Trial Pledge). I think this is desirable for three reasons: (1) effective giving is — in absolute terms — an incredibly efficient way for us to convert resources into impact, (2) even for individuals who may have more impact directly through their careers, giving effectively is often highly cost-effective on the margin and is not mutually exclusive with their direct impact (so worth doing!), and (3) there are many positive effects for the EA community as a whole from having effective giving as a norm. I also think this is feasible. There are good reasons for some people to not give at some points in their lives — for instance, if it leaves someone with insufficient resources to live a comfortable life, or if it would interfere strongly with the impact someone could have in their career. However, I expect these situations will be the exception rather than the rule within the current EA community, and even where they do apply there are often ways around them (e.g. exceptions to the Pledge for students and people who are unemployed). Claim 2: Giving effectively and significantly should not be required in the EA community I think we should positively encourage everyone in the EA community who can give effectively and significantly to do so, and celebrate people when they do — but I don't think that this should be an (implied) requirement for people in order to “feel at home” in the community, for a couple of reasons: EA is about using one's resources to try to do the most good, and its community should be accessible to people who want to use different types of resources to do this (e.g. money, time, network, expertise). Moreover, we don't want the EA community to intentionally or unintentionally select only for people who have significant financial resources: we would be missing out on many (if not most) of the people we need to achieve our ambitious goals, including a large part of the global population that isn't in a position (yet) to give significantly. Claim 3: Giving effectively and significantly should be sufficient to be part of the EA community I think giving at least 10% to high-impact funding opportunities (or being on the path there) should be "enough" for someone to fully feel part of the EA project and community, regardless of their career. For example, people who give effectively should feel respected and included by other people in the community, feel represented by community leaders, and feel welcome at general EA-themed events. I believe th...

I'm sharing the below as part of the EA Strategy Fortnight.  I think there's value in discussing what the role of effective giving in the EA community should be, as (1) I expect people have quite different views on this, and (2) I think there are concrete things we should do differently based on our views here (I share some suggestions at the bottom of this post). These claims or similar ones have been made by others in various places (e.g. here, here, and here), but I thought it'd be useful to put them together in one place so people can critique them not only one-by-one but also as a set. This post doesn't make a well-supported argument for all these claims and suggestions: many are hypotheses on which I'd love to see more data and/or pushback. Full disclosure: I work at Giving What We Can (though these are my personal views). [...] ---Outline:(00:58) Claim 1: Giving effectively and significantly should be normal in the EA community(02:21) Claim 2: Giving effectively and significantly should not be required in the EA community(03:18) Claim 3: Giving effectively and significantly should be sufficient to be part of the EA community(05:00) Claim 4: Giving effectively and significantly should not require one to be part of the EA community(05:52) A few recommendations based on these claims(08:44) CreditsThe original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: June 23rd, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zohs3eYHd8WdhF88M/four-claims-about-the-role-of-effective-giving-in-the-ea --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

I'm sharing the below as part of the EA Strategy Fortnight.  I think there's value in discussing what the role of effective giving in the EA community should be, as (1) I expect people have quite different views on this, and (2) I think there are concrete things we should do differently based on our views here (I share some suggestions at the bottom of this post).These claims or similar ones have been made by others in various places (e.g. here, here, and here), but I thought it'd be useful to put them together in one place so people can critique them not only one-by-one but also as a set. This post doesn't make a well-supported argument for all these claims and suggestions: many are hypotheses on which I'd love to see more data and/or pushback.Full disclosure: I work at Giving What We Can (though these are my personal views).Claim 1: Giving effectively and significantly should be normal in the EA communityMore concretely, I think it would be desirable and feasible for most people who currently self-associate with EA to give at least 10% of their income to high-impact funding opportunities (e.g. by taking the GWWC Pledge) or to be on their way there (e.g. by taking the Trial Pledge).[1]I think this is desirable for three reasons: (1) effective giving is — in absolute terms — an incredibly efficient way for us to convert resources into impact,[2] (2) even for individuals who may have more impact directly through their careers, giving effectively is often highly cost-effective on the margin[3] and is not mutually exclusive with their direct impact (so worth doing!)[4], and (3) there are many positive effects for the EA community as a whole from having effective giving as a norm.[5]I also think this is feasible. There are good reasons for some people to not give at some points in their lives — for instance, if it leaves someone with insufficient resources to live a comfortable life, or if it would interfere strongly with the impact someone could have in their career. However, I expect these situations will be the exception rather than the rule within the current EA community,[6] and even where they do apply there are often ways around them (e.g. exceptions to the Pledge for students and people who are unemployed).Claim 2: Giving effectively and significantly should not be required in the EA communityI think we should positively encourage everyone in the EA community who can give effectively and significantly to do so, and celebrate people when they do — but I don't think that this should be an (implied) requirement for people in order to “feel at home” in the community, for a couple of reasons: EA is about using one's resources to try to do the most good, and its community should be accessible to people who want to use different types of resources to do this (e.g. money, time, network, expertise).Moreover, we don't want the EA community to intentionally or unintentionally select only for people who have significant financial resources: we would be missing out on many (if not most) of the people we [...]--- First published: June 23rd, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zohs3eYHd8WdhF88M/four-claims-about-the-role-of-effective-giving-in-the-ea --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. Share feedback on this narration.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Question and Answer-based EA Communities, published by Joey on June 18, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. The EA community has expanded to encompass a broad spectrum of interests, making its identity and definition a hotly debated topic. In my view, the community's current diversity could easily support multiple distinct communities, and if we were building a movement from scratch, it would likely look different from the current EA movement. Defining sub-communities within the EA movement can be approached in numerous ways. One proposed division that I believe captures much of what people appreciate about the EA community, is as follows: Question-based communities An Effective Giving Community An Impactful Career Community Answer-based communities An AI X-Risk Community An Effective Animal Advocacy Community Question-based communities An Effective Giving Community The concept of effective giving is where EA originated and remains a significant component of the community. Notable organizations such as GWWC, Effektiv Spenden, One for the World, Founders Pledge, and others, share a common mission and practical outcomes. The primary metric for this community is directing funds towards highly impactful areas. GiveWell, for instance, is perhaps the first and most recognized organization within this effective giving community outside the EA movement. This community benefits from its diversity and plurality, as many people could, for example, take the 10% pledge, and an even larger number could enhance their giving effectiveness using EA principles. Key concepts for this community could include determining the best charities to donate to, identifying the most effective charity evaluators, and deciding how much one should donate. This, in many ways, echoes the fundamentals of the EA 1.0 community. An Impactful Career Community In addition to funding, individuals can contribute to the world through their careers. Much like the effective giving community, there's the question of how to maximize the impact of one's career across multiple cause areas. Organizations such as Probably Good, High Impact Professionals, or Charity Entrepreneurship focus on this area (I intentionally exclude career-focused organizations with a narrow cause area focus, like 80,000 Hours or Animal Advocacy Careers). The objective of this community would be related to career changes and enhancing understanding of the most impactful career paths. Although this is a broadly inclusive community benefiting from cause plurality, it's likely less extensive than the effective giving community, as a smaller percentage of the population will prioritize impact when considering a career switch. Relevant topics for this community could include identifying high absorbency, impactful careers, assessing the most impactful paths for individuals with specific value or skill sets, and determining underrated careers. Answer-based communities, e.g., AI X-Risk Community The second community category that is a bit different from these others is anwer-based communities. I think there are two somewhat distinctive answer-based communities in EA: AI and animals. I think AI X-risk is a better example as it's more often mixed with the other above two communities and has significantly grown as a unique area within EA. This community consists of meta-organizations like Longview, Effective Giving and 80,000 Hours as well as the organizations working directly on the problem. It has begun to hold separate forums, conferences, and events. Its shared goal is to mitigate existential risks from AI, a specific objective that doesn't necessarily require members to embrace effective giving or prioritize impact in their careers. However, it does require specific values and epistemic assumptions, leading to this cause being prioritized over ot...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Don Efficace is hiring a CEO, published by Don Efficace on May 23, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Don Efficace is a French effective giving association that aims to enable donors to support charitable programs deemed to be highly effective by independent evaluators in the area of global health and poverty, with an aim to expand to include climate change, and animal welfare. Our scope and purpose are similar to those of other effective and successful national giving organizations (eg. Effektiv Spenden in Germany, Ayuda Efectiva in Spain, Doneer Effectief in the Netherlands). The costs of Don Efficace are currently funded by private donors and Giving What We Can, so 100% of common donations fund charitable programs. We are recruiting for the position of Executive Director. In this strategic role for the development of Don Efficace in France, you will have the autonomy to create your own team, and collaborate with the Board of Directors, which is composed of internationally recognized experts with experience in various fields. The main task is to develop a fundraising strategy with French donors, including the media presence. You will also be in charge of overseeing the operational aspects such as the development of the website, communication tools or means, budget, recruitment, etc. Responsibilities: Raising funds for charitable programmes with proven effectiveness Engage with the French community and the media to promote understanding of the importance of impact and the value of evidence in charitable giving Inform the general public about the wide variations in effectiveness of different programs, and the ability of donors to increase their charitable impact based on evidence Working alongside other stakeholders (e.g., Giving What We Can, and organizations involved in charitable programmes) Developing the community of donors seeking to give effectively in France Managing operations in Don Efficace (budget tracking, meetings, reporting to donors, etc.) Recruiting and managing a small team of staff and volunteers The ideal candidate would have: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including teamwork but also convincing people to support a project you believe in Ability to work independently and take initiative Having a growth mindset, strategic and iterative thinker Strong taste for fast-paced projects and small structures Strong interest in projects that aim to make a real impact Excellent written and spoken French Sufficient English for written and spoken communication 3-5 years of experience, ideally some in fundraising and management Open to the values of Effective Giving: transparency, efficiency, and an evidence-based approach to maximize positive impact Salary, benefits and location: We are flexible on the availability of candidates and can accept different formats: full time (CDI), part time, job sharing and contractual arrangements, remote work (full remote acceptable) or on-site in Paris (CET time zone), suitable for family and life commitments. The position requires infrequent participation in meetings compatible with different time zones (approximately 2x/month). Compensation: ~45 k€ gross per year (+ a variable part), to be negotiated according to experience and location. Application: To apply, email acristia@givingwhatwecan.org a CV (including at least two references) and cover letter explaining your fit with the job. We will review applications as we receive them. We would prefer to find someone able to start by September 2023 (but can be flexible for the right person). For any questions, contact acristia@givingwhatwecan.org. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, ...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Org Proposal: Effective Foundations, published by Kyle Smith on April 22, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Summary: In this post I propose an organization that consults with US private foundations to encourage more effective grantmaking. The general consensus of EA's I've spoked to working in this area is that existing private foundations are simply too intractable to be worthy of investment. However, I propose the usage of US private foundation tax filings to identify more-tractable private foundations based on several criteria. The hope is that this data approach allows this idea to cross the line from too-intractable to tractable-enough-for-investment. Motivation: Since 2011, GiveWell has directed $1 billion in effective gifts. Private foundations in the US hold over $1.1T and give ~$70B+ a year in grants, likely to largely ineffective charities. If even a small portion of these private foundations are tractable, the amount of grants redirected toward effective charities could be quite large. Impact will be measurable as engagement outcomes. Tractability: Tractability is the key challenge of this idea. From speaking with a few people in related orgs, the consensus seems to be that existing foundations are entrenched in their processes and mission and are extremely unlikely to be persuaded to change. For example, Charity Entrepreneurship mostly works with new private foundations for this reason. I propose that the usage of private foundation tax returns (990-PF) may point toward tractability of even existing private foundations. A common response has been that foundation age is a critical factor, so starting with new foundations makes sense. Additional factors may be significant predictors of tractability (already give to international grantees, already give to highly effective charities, give to a diverse set of cause areas or cause areas associated with EA, information about their employees [low employees/assets may imply a smaller, more persuadable management structure]). It is possible that foundation age is the only significant predictor, and if so, solicitations could be mostly targeted toward brand new foundations, and these other factors could be used to create more personalized solicitations, potentially leading to greater tractability. What would the org actually do? Develop a process of using US private foundation tax filings to identify tractable private foundations to solicit Make a targeted solicitation for engagements with tractable private foundations If successful, establish engagements similar to those done by Effective Giving and Longview Philanthropy Engagements with new foundations could also be based on the work that Charity Entrepreneurship has done in working with new foundations. Challenges: The primary downside risk of this approach (other than wasting money on something not tractable) is that foundations may not wish to be solicited, and will sour on EA as a result. A major emphasis should be placed on ensuring the solicitations are respectful. A light touch is likely necessary! If the foundations do sour on EA, it is likely any attempt in the future to persuade them would fail anyway. The data process and solicitations (unless personalized) are relatively low-cost. A robust team for actual consulting would be fairly expensive. I am an academic researcher and would need to bring in co-founders/partners who have experience in conducting engagements of this nature Four potential outcomes I envision: The data approach is unsuccessful in identifying tractable foundations and ultimately no progress is made. The data approach is somewhat successful in identifying tractable foundations, and the optimal path forward is operating as an outreach/warm lead generating organization which funnels into an existing EA consultancy. The data approach ...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Rebooting Tyve, an effective giving startup, published by Raoul on April 4, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. In January this year, I took over running Tyve, a start-up that promotes workplace giving. Through Tyve, employees set up recurring monthly donations to charity. The donations are simple to administer. And they come straight from their pre-tax earnings. So they save the average employee hundreds of pounds a year. Ben Clifford (@Clifford), Ben Olsen and Sam Geals in 2019 founded Tyve in 2019. After strong initial growth, Tyve they put Tyve into ‘maintenance mode' in late 2021. Ben Clifford talks about these initial years in Lessons learned from Tyve, an effective giving startup. In this post, I'm going to cover: why I got involved in Tyve; why I believe Tyve could raise large sums for effective charities; what we're doing differently this time around; and how you could help (if you were so inclined). TL;DR If you don't want to read the whole thing, here's a short summary. Only a fraction of adults in the UK who give to charity do it through the workplace (many more do in the US). Workplace giving seems a relatively undertapped channel. When Tyve launches at companies it gets high participation rates and is very sticky (high retention rates). Most donations are “new money” that would not otherwise have been donated to charity. This is especially true for the ~40% of donations that go to Tyve's recommended (effective) charities. We're making changes to make Tyve more attractive to companies to adopt. These include: making it free to use, adding impact reporting and testing donation matching for recommended (effective) charities. There are several (known) reasons why we may fail to get more companies using Tyve. These include charitable giving been seen as a ‘nice to have' and there being a high hurdle for companies to do anything new. There's an easy (and high EV) way you could help: introduce us to the company you work at! How I got involved I've spent most of the last decade leading product and design teams at tech scale ups. Late last year, the most recent of these scale-ups went (the bad ‘boom', not the good one, like at the end of a fist bump). I took it as a opportunity to look beyond the commercial tech world. I'd spent years with the next startup funding round as a key factor behind almost every decision. I was ready for something a bit different. I started to speak to some people in the EA community, talking through options, understanding where they saw the most potential impact. In parallel, I was wondering why smaller companies weren't offering ‘payroll giving' to their employees. (This is the mechanism that enables employees to give to charity from pre-tax earnings.) At this point, I'd been giving a % of income to effective charities for several years. It felt meaningful and important. But it also required a fair bit of admin. I had a spreadsheet for tracking what I'd earned and logging donations (across multiple charities). And then trying to work out what this meant from a tax perspective (after accounting for GiftAid). I'd had access to payroll giving a decade ago when I'd worked at a massive company and it had made giving so simple. No need to track earnings and donations—and the tax benefits were automatic. With modern tech we must be able to make this available to all companies, even those without huge HR teams? Meeting Ben Clifford was serendipitous. Ben had already founded Tyve. Working with Ben O and Sam, he'd built pretty much the exact the product that I'd started sketching out in my mind (and in my terrible handwritten notes). I sat down with Ben in a bakery in what looked like an abandoned parking lot (his idea). After about 15 minutes, he asked me if I wanted to take over Tyve. Even better, him and Ben O were able to continue to he...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Offer an option to Muslim donors; grow effective giving, published by GiveDirectly on March 16, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Summary In order to offer Muslim donors a way to give their annual religious tithing (zakat) to an EA-aligned intervention, GiveDirectly launched a zakat-compliant fund, delivered as cash to Yemeni families displaced by the civil war. Muslims give ~$600B/year in Zakat to the global poor, though much of this is given informally or to less-than-effective NGOs. Through this unconditional cash transfer option, we're offering Muslims the opportunity to redirect a portion of their giving to a measurably high-impact intervention and introduce more Muslims to EA's theory of effective giving. We invite readers to share thoughts in the comments and to share the campaign far and wide. Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group and give annually As Ahmed Ghoor observed, Muslims make up about 24% of the world population (1.8B people) and Islam is the fastest growing religion. Despite having a robust tradition of charitable giving, little has been done proactively to engage the Muslim community on the ideas of effective altruism. An important step to inclusion is offering this pathway for effectively donating zakat. Zakat is a sacred pillar of Islam, a large portion of which is given to the needy For non-Muslim readers: one of the five pillars of Islam, zakat is mandatory giving; Muslims eligible to pay it donate at least 2.5% of their accumulated wealth annually for the benefit of the poor, destitute, and others – classified as mustahik. Some key points: A major cited aim of Zakat is to provide relief from and ultimately eradicate poverty. It is generally held that zakat can only be given to other Muslims. A large portion of zakat is given informally person-to-person or through mosques and Islamic charities. Zakat is a sacred form of charity; it's most often given during the holy month of Ramadan. Direct cash transfers are a neglected zakat option Zakat giving is estimated at $1.8B in the U.S. alone with $450M going to international NGOs, who mostly use their funds for in-kind support like food, tents, and clothing. Dr. Shahrul Hussain, an Islamic scholar, argues that cash transfers “should be considered a primary method of zakat distribution,” as, according to the Islamic principle of tamlīk (ownership), the recipients of the zakat have total ownership over the money, and it is up to them (not an intermediary third-party organization or charity) how it is spent. He also notes “the immense benefits of unconditional cash transfer in comparison to in-kind transfer." This is a simple, transparent means of transferring wealth that empowers the recipients. However, other than informal person-to-person giving, there are limited options to give zakat as 100% unconditional cash. GiveDirectly now allows zakat to be given as cash to Muslims in extreme poverty As an opportunity for Muslims to donate zakat directly as cash, GiveDirectly created a zakat-compliant fund to give cash through our program in Yemen. While GiveDirectly is a secular organization, our Yemen program and Zakat policy have been reviewed and certified by Amanah Advisors. In order to achieve this, we're assured that 100% of donations will be delivered as cash, using non-zakat funds to cover the associated delivery costs. Donations through our page are tax-deductible in the U.S. and our partners at Giving What We Can created a page allowing donors to give 100% of their gift to GiveDirectly's zakat-compliant fund, tax-deductible in the Netherlands and the U.K. Taken together, this provides a tax-deductible option for 8.6M Muslims across three countries. As a secular NGO, GiveDirectly may struggle to gain traction with Muslim donors GiveDirectly is a credible option for zakat donors: we've...