Today is my first day of working full-time for the Clear Fund. (Technically, since payroll doesn’t start until June, it’s my first day of unemployment.) It’s easy to talk about ditching money for meaning, not so easy to do it. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
As of right now, I no longer have any relationship with any hedge fund or other corporation besides the Clear Fund. That means I no longer have to fear that total idiots will associate the Clear Fund with any other … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Do any charities know what they’re doing? We think so. In fact, we’re banking on it. GiveWell’s mission is to help steer capital and foster dialogue, and that’s it. We plan to give grants the same way we’ve given our … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Disclaimer: GiveWell failed to be named as one of NetSquared’s featured projects. Therefore, if you are … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Our fundraising efforts have started, and dang, do I hate asking for money. For three years, I’ve had way more income than I can spend, and I’ve rarely had to ask anyone for anything. That’s a nice position to be … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
In addition to ~20 charity/philanthropy/social-goodliness blogs, I read one blog, TechCrunch, about for-profit Internet startups. I’d say I see about 10x as much negativity, sarcasm, skepticism, and criticism on TechCrunch as on those 20 improve-the-world blogs combined. That’s why I … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
