
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... 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 >

Congratulations to Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer, and Abhijit Banerjee on Nobel Prize
Evidence Action congratulates Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee on their Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The honorees' ground-breaking research and commitment to understanding, with scientific clarity, what does (and doesn’t) work to improve the lives of poor people around the world, has had a profound bearing on Evidence Action's own work.... Read more >