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, Open Philanthropy, to give readers a fuller picture of the reasoning behind our work.
Note: We’re experimenting with writing shorter, more accessible versions of key Open Philanthropy blog posts for the Good Ventures blog. For a more detailed version of this essay, see the original. In this post, “we” refers to Good Ventures and the Open Philanthropy Project, who work as partners. Good… Read More
Topics:Michael Levine discusses some challenges surrounding the funder-grantee relationship. Read More
Topics:A review of the Open Philanthropy Project's progress in 2017 and its plans for 2018. Read More
Topics:Morgan Davis gives an update on the Open Philanthropy Project's thinking behind its grant evaluations. Read More
Topics:This new case study from our History of Philanthropy project focuses on the role of CBPP in state-level Earned Income Tax Credit programs. Read More
Topics: History of PhilanthropyLewis Bollard discusses fish welfare as a branch of farm animal welfare. Read More
Topics: Farm Animal WelfareOpen Philanthropy Project staff give personal recommendations for individual donations. Read More
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Heather Youngs discusses our search for projects within scientific research through a request for proposals to NIH transformative research applicants. Read More
Topics: Scientific ResearchNick Beckstead gives an update on Open Philanthropy's work investigating biological research, an area it believes is underfunded. Read More
Topics: Scientific ResearchPart one of David Roodman's summary of his review of the evidence on the impacts of incarceration on crime for the Open Philanthropy Project. Read More
Topics: Criminal Justice Reform