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Development Media International uses mass media campaigns to raise awareness of public health risks and change behaviors in developing countries, using rigorous analyses to test the…
Next time you see health or poverty statistics, or data used to evaluate the effectiveness of charities, take a moment to reflect on the hard work…
A dilemma always arises in the minds of Brazilian effective altruists: Given the difference in the exchange rates and the fact that Brazil is also a…
The scandal at the Healing Arts Initiative shows the need for all charities to measure themselves by their cost effectiveness rather than the emotionally engaging nature…
Some time ago, I had a conversation with a friend about charitable giving. She said that one of the reasons she was giving locally rather than…
Suppose I told you about an investment that would easily generate a 60-fold return in a few years with very little risk. And then I tell…
Anger and dismay greeted the March 10 announcement that the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit that helps wounded veterans, fired its top staff, who spent millions…
In 2015 we moved $1.55 million to our recommended charities. This is a conservative estimate, and perhaps an extremely conservative one- as discussed in the Offline…
Don’t you want your charitable efforts to do the utmost good they can in the world? Imagine how great it feels to know that you’re making…
I expect that growth will accelerate modestly this academic year. My rough estimate is that the annual growth rate for Standard Giving Games will be in…
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) is a funding organization that has the radical approach of funding organizations to get evidence of impact, and helping those who…
Three recently published studies have raised doubts about the effectiveness of deworming treatments. Here's why the studies' findings don't change our recommendations of SCI and Evidence…
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