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May 10, 2024 | 
beatlyzer.com | Chandler Brotak |Isabel Arjmand |Uri Bram
By: Chandler Brotak, Isabel Arjmand, and Uri BramNorman Borlaug, nan “father of nan greenish revolution,” transformed agriculture (and won a Nobel Peace Prize) for processing caller wheat varietals that resisted diseases and greatly accrued yields. You mightiness good wonder: if it’s imaginable for wheat, is it imaginable for different crops? Consider nan eggplant: a celebrated purple fruit/vegetable that tin beryllium made into everything from hongshao qiezi to baba ghanoush.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
GiveWell recently recommended a grant of up to $750,000 to Malengo, an educational migration program. Malengo supports students from low-income countries in moving to high-income countries for university. The goal is to enable them to earn a higher income over time, benefiting both the students and their families. GiveWell is co-funding the grant with Open Philanthropy, which is contributing an equal amount, for a total of up to $1.5 million over three years.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
This post is the fourth in a multi-part series, covering how GiveWell works and what we fund. We’ll add links to the later posts here as they’re published. Through these posts, we hope to give a better understanding of what our research looks like and how we make decisions.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
To celebrate the end of 2023, we’re highlighting a few key things to know about GiveWell—from A to Z. These aren’t necessarily the 26 most important parts of our work (e.g., we could include only “transparency” or “top charities” for T) but they do fit the alphabet, and we’ve linked to other pages where you can learn more. All Grants Fund. Our recommendation for donors who have a high level of trust in GiveWell and are open to programs that might be riskier than our top charities. Bar.
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Dec 12, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
For this post, a number of GiveWell staff members volunteered to share the thinking behind their personal donations for the year. We’ve published similar posts in previous years. Staff are listed alphabetically by first name.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
This post is the third in a multi-part series, covering how GiveWell works and what we fund. Through these posts, we hope to give a better understanding of our research and decision-making. How we work, #1: Cost-effectiveness is generally the most important factor in our recommendationsHow we work, #2: We look at specific opportunities, not just general interventionsOur goal is to recommend funding to the programs we believe have the greatest impact per dollar donated.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
We’re excited about the impact donors can have by supporting our All Grants Fund and our Top Charities Fund. For donors who want to support the programs we’re most confident in, we recommend the Top Charities Fund, which is allocated among our four top charities. For donors with a higher degree of trust in GiveWell and willingness to take on more risk, our top recommendation is the All Grants Fund, which goes to a wider range of opportunities and may have higher impact per dollar.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
This post is the second in a multi-part series, covering how GiveWell works and what we fund. The first post, on cost-effectiveness, is here. Through these posts, we hope to give a better understanding of our research and decision-making. Looking forward, not just backwardWhen we consider recommending funding, we don’t just want to know whether a program has generally been cost-effective in the past—we want to know how additional funding would be used.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
This post is the first in a multi-part series, covering how GiveWell works and what we fund. We’ll add links to the later posts here as they’re published. Through these posts, we hope to give a better understanding of our research and decision-making. Why cost-effectiveness mattersThe core question we try to answer in our research is: How much good can you do by giving money to a certain program?
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
blog.givewell.org | Isabel Arjmand
This year, Open Philanthropy plans to give $300 million for GiveWell to spend over the next three years. We’re grateful for what this support will enable us to do. Annualized, this is similar to what Open Philanthropy gave in 2020 and roughly in line with what we projected earlier this year. It’s less than Open Philanthropy gave in 2021 and 2022, and we’ll need strong growth in donations in order to make up the difference.
