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Why EAs in particular are good people to start charities

There have been previous posts about the impact of founding a new GiveWell top charity, the impact of charity founding, and some of the...

Why founding charities is one of the highest impact things one can do

Track record and tractability Historically, some of the highest impact individuals in the EA movement and across the broader world have...

How Logistics Will Influence Which Intervention You Pick

“You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.” -...

Why You Should Care About Indirect Effects

“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” - Margaret...

Why You Should Care About Scalability

“The difference between a charity that saves two million lives and a million lives is the same as the difference between one that never...

The importance of being flexible

How often should you re-evaluate whether your charity is worth continuing? Although it is crucial to do your best to disconfirm your...

Poverty Research Organization

This is one of our charity profiles, where we present our shallow, preliminary research on a potential, promising charity idea. We...

Counterfactual impact: what would happen if you didn’t act?

“In order to be irreplaceable, you must always be different.” - Coco Chanel WHAT IS COUNTERFACTUAL IMPACT? Counterfactual impact is what...

The Importance of Evidence

“Insofar as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not...

Cost-effectiveness

“Smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.” - Nancy Gibbs When researching what...