Questions We Ask Ourselves Before Making a Grant
Open Philanthropy Communications Director Michael Levine discusses the questions our program officers ask themselves before making our grant. Read More
Topics:We’re committed to sharing what we learn, with detail and honesty, as we give.
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.
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08/06/2019 Blog: Give & Learn -
07/10/2019 Blog: Give & Learn GiveWell’s Top Charities Are (Increasingly) Hard to Beat
Open Philanthropy Managing Director Alexander Berger discusses how the organization is thinking about near-term, human-centered giving opportunities now. Read More
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06/10/2019 Blog: Give & Learn Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
Open Philanthropy Science Program Officers Chris Somerville and Heather Youngs discuss Sherlock Biosciences in the context of preventing pandemics. Read More
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04/15/2019 Blog: Give & Learn Our Progress in 2018 and Plans for 2019
Holden 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
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04/10/2019 Blog: Give & Learn New Staff in Operations, Programs, and Research
We're excited to introduce the new members of the Open Philanthropy team. Read More
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04/08/2019 Blog: Give & Learn History of Philanthropy Literature Review: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
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
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12/21/2018 Blog: Give & Learn Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2018
Open Philanthropy Project staff give personal recommendations for individual donations. Read More
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12/12/2018 Blog: Give & Learn 2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
GiveWell recommended $64 million in grants to its top and standout charities this year. Read More
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09/20/2018 Blog: Give & Learn History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Campaign for Marriage Equality
This 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
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04/11/2018 Blog: Give & Learn Dividing Our Money Between Causes
Note: 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
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