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