Are Randomized Poverty-Alleviation Experiments Ethical?
Awarding of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to three pioneers in using randomized controlled trials to fight poverty in developing countries revived questi... Read more >
Saving a painting or a child?
A few years ago, the J. Paul Getty Museum paid a sum said to have been in excess of US$65 million for the beautiful and historically significant painting Spring by Édouard Manet. In the new 10th Anniversary Edition of his book The Life You Can Save, our founder Peter Singer explores what that amount—$65 million—could have achieved had it been donated to effective charities instead, for instance saving 31,847 lives via Malaria Consortium.... Read more >
The Environmental Benefits of Effective Giving
When we give to a charity, we usually think in terms of supporting a specific cause or outcome. But the work of effective charities can bring a range of environmental and economic benefits that reach far beyond the main focus of their interventions.... Read more >
Butler Law Firm's $100,000 Giveaway
Defying stereotypes, the Butler Law Firm has announced their second annual Giving Project, in which they give away $100,000 to opportunities that could do the most good. ... Read more >