A crucial consideration, when evaluating a giving opportunity, is: “Who are the people involved?” I believe that any given project is likely to run into many factors that are unexpected (or can’t be captured in the evaluation process), and indeed … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
GiveWell seeks to constantly revisit and rethink our content, to make sure that it continues to represent a reasonable interpretation of the currently available facts. To this end, we assigned Jonah Sinick, a Research Analyst, to perform a thorough review … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Early in our history, we got most of our information in the form of documents: grant applications and other documents sent to us by charities, academic literature, etc. Being transparent about why we believe what we believe was thus relatively … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
In addition to evaluations of other charities, GiveWell publishes substantial evaluation on itself, from the quality of its research to its impact on donations. We publish quarterly updates regarding two key metrics: (a) donations to top charities and (b) web … [CLICK TO READ MORE]