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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Some thinking on the question of "differential technological development": is it desirable to accelerate progress on certain technologies over others?
Topics: Global Catastrophic Risks, Scientific Research, Open Philanthropy Project
An update on the progress we've made over the last six months at the Open Philanthropy Project.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project, Policy, Global Catastrophic Risks, Scientific ResearchWe're excited to announce that Lewis Bollard plans to join us as a Program Officer, working on the treatment of animals in industrial agriculture.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project, Farm Animal Welfare
On the process of and reasoning behind hiring our Program Officer for criminal justice reform, Chloe Cockburn.
Topics: Criminal Justice Reform, Open Philanthropy ProjectWe recently published a case study on the impact of philanthropy on the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Topics: History of Philanthropy, Open Philanthropy ProjectWhat if a big geomagnetic storm does hit? Part 4 in David Roodman's series.
Topics: Geomagnetic Storms, Global Catastrophic Risks, Open Philanthropy ProjectNick Beckstead discusses our work on global catastrophic risks, & how we think about what size of risks are most worth worrying about.
Topics: Global Catastrophic Risks, Open Philanthropy ProjectDavid Roodman investigates whether increasing alcohol tax rates would save lives.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project, Policy
Our investment is meant to accelerate GiveDirectly’s growth and build its capacity to partner with major international aid agencies.
Topics: Global Health & Development, Economic EmpowermentPart 3 in our series on fundamental questions for philanthropists: things to keep in mind when making and evaluating grants.
Topics: Open Philanthropy Project