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CE Team
Jun 3, 20186 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 16, 20187 min read
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.” -...


CE Team
Apr 13, 20188 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 11, 20185 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 9, 20184 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 26, 20177 min read
Poverty Research Organization
This is one of our charity profiles, where we present our shallow, preliminary research on a potential, promising charity idea. We...


CE Team
Apr 16, 20175 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 7, 201711 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 3, 20177 min read
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...


CE Team
Apr 2, 201715 min read
Which metrics to use when picking an intervention
What gets measured gets improved. - Robin Sharma When selecting which projects to implement, you should also try to maximize your...