We envision a world in which philanthropists increasingly document and share their research, reasoning, results, and mistakes to help each other learn more quickly and serve others more effectively.
In this space, we often cross-post items from the blog of our partner, the Open Philanthropy Project, to give readers a fuller picture of the reasoning behind our work.
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This new case study from our History of Philanthropy project focuses on the founding and growth of the Center for Global Development.
Topics: History of Philanthropy, Open Philanthropy Project, Global Health & DevelopmentA review of the Open Philanthropy Project's progress in 2015 and its plans for 2016.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project, Global Catastrophic Risks, Global Health & Development, Policy, Scientific ResearchHolden Karnofsky outlines the Open Philanthropy Project's giving strategy: hits-based giving.
Topics: Open Philanthropy ProjectLewis Bollard discusses the reasoning behind the Open Philanthropy Project's recent support of corporate cage-free campaigns.
Topics: Farm Animal Welfare, Policy, Open Philanthropy Project
The Open Philanthropy Project has recommended a grant of $1.75 million to launch the Alliance for Safety and Justice.
Topics: Criminal Justice Reform, Policy, Open Philanthropy ProjectOpen Philanthropy Project staff recommendations for individual donors interested in giving to organizations in Open Philanthropy focus areas.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project
We are excited to announce our grants to GiveWell’s “top charities” for the 2015 giving season.
Topics: Global Health & DevelopmentHolden Karnofsky lays out our working framework for deciding how much Good Ventures should give to GiveWell top charities this year.
Topics: Global Health & Development, Open Philanthropy ProjectShould the Open Philanthropy Project be recommending more/larger grants at this stage? Holden Karnofsky lays out the case for and against.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project
David Roodman examines a new study on the Mariel boatlift and concludes that it doesn't give cause to change our view of the benefits of immigration.
Topics: Immigration Policy, Policy, Open Philanthropy Project