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.
Open Philanthropy Science Program Officers Chris Somerville and Heather Youngs discuss Sherlock Biosciences in the context of preventing pandemics. Read More
Topics: Scientific ResearchHolden Karnofsky compares Open Philanthropy's progress with the goals it set forth a year ago, and lays out plans for the coming year. Read More
Topics:We're excited to introduce the new members of the Open Philanthropy team. Read More
Topics:Holden Karnofsky reflects on how the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs may have played a role in reducing the risk of nuclear war. Read More
Topics: History of Philanthropy, Global Catastrophic RisksOpen Philanthropy Project staff give personal recommendations for individual donations. Read More
Topics:GiveWell recommended $64 million in grants to its top and standout charities this year. Read More
Topics: Global Health & DevelopmentThis new case study from our History of Philanthropy project focuses on the role of philanthropy in the campaign to secure marriage equality in the U.S. Read More
Topics: History of PhilanthropyNote: 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
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