Isabel Arjmand is a research analyst at GiveWell (@givewell), a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of charity worldwide, ie Effective Altruism. GiveWell is focused on finding the most impactful giving opportunities and publish the full details to help donors decide where best to give. Unlike charity evaluators that focus solely on financials, assessing administrative or fundraising costs, we conduct in-depth research aiming to determine how much good a given program accomplishes (in terms of lives saved, lives improved, etc.) per dollar spent. Rather than try to rate as many charities as possible, we focus on the few charities that stand out most (by their criteria: 1) evidence of effectiveness, 2) cost-effectiveness, 3) room for more funding and 4) transparency) in order to find and confidently recommend high-impact giving opportunities. Their top-ranking charities include:
Against Malaria Foundation
Malaria Consortium (SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMOPREVENTION PROGRAM ONLY)
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
Evidence Action’s Deworm the World Initiative
END Fund (DEWORMING PROGRAM ONLY)
Sightsavers (DEWORMING PROGRAM ONLY)
Helen Keller International (VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ONLY)
Evidence Action’s No Lean Season
GiveDirectly
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Analyzing complex problems
Why the way we think about charities is all wrong and how to fix it
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Isabel Arjmand is a research analyst at GiveWell (@givewell), a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of charity worldwide, ie Effective Altruism. GiveWell is focused on finding the most impactful giving opportunities and publish the full details to help donors decide where best to give. Unlike charity evaluators that focus solely on financials, assessing administrative or fundraising costs, we conduct in-depth research aiming to determine how much good a given program accomplishes (in terms of lives saved, lives improved, etc.) per dollar spent. Rather than try to rate as many charities as possible, we focus on the few charities that stand out most (by their criteria: 1) evidence of effectiveness, 2) cost-effectiveness, 3) room for more funding and 4) transparency) in order to find and confidently recommend high-impact giving opportunities. Their top-ranking charities include:
You can listen right here on iTunes In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:
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