"Every donor, like every private investor, has his or her own style. Giving is very personal, and the highly rational approach taken by Moskovitz and Tuna … is not necessarily the right fit for everyone. However, their strategy reveals several lessons that are especially worth noting."
"Five years after they signed the Giving Pledge, the youngest on the list of billionaires promising to donate half of their wealth, the couple is embarking on what will start at double-digit millions of dollars in giving to an eclectic range of causes … To figure out where to give, they created the Open Philanthropy Project, which uses academic research, among other things, to identify high-potential, overlooked funding opportunities."
Cari Tuna, wife of Dustin Moskovitz, tells Stephen Foley she is looking for philanthropic causes that others have overlooked.
"A young donor behind a large, new foundation said something recently that really struck me — and in a good way."
"The duo are emblematic of a new generation of millennial philanthropists seeking to give far beyond their own communities and experiences."
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — December 3, 2013 — Good Ventures today announced $5 million in matching funds for donations made to GiveDirectly through January 31, 2014. The funds are intended to help GiveDirectly attract new donors and reach its goal of transferring tens of millions of dollars to extremely poor households in developing countries over the next few years.