Open Philanthropy

.@lukeprog summarizes our process for recruiting research analysts — one of our top priorities for 2018 — and shares lessons he learned along the wayhttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/reflections-our-2018-generalist-research-analyst-recruiting …

Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staffhttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/suggestions-individual-donors-open-philanthropy-project-staff-2018 …

An update on our 2018 allocation to GiveWell Top Charitieshttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/2018-allocation-givewell-top-charities …

Applications are now open for our second annual AI Fellows Program to support promising PhD students in #ai and #MachineLearning! Learn more here:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-catastrophic-risks/potential-risks-advanced-artificial-intelligence/open-philanthropy-project-ai-fellows-program …

New post from our History of Philanthropy Project sharing lessons from a case study by @BenSoskis about philanthropy’s role in the fight for marriage equalityhttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/history-philanthropy-case-study-campaign-marriage-equality …

We updated the Scientific Research pages on our website to be more visually engaging (and include a new call for proposals!). Check them out:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/scientific-research …

Excited to announce our first class of AI Fellows, seven machine learning students to whom we’re collectively recommending $1.1 million in PhD fellowship support over the next five years:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-catastrophic-risks/potential-risks-advanced-artificial-intelligence/announcing-2018-ai-fellows …

.@MarcGunther’s new @SSIReview case study "Giving in the Light of Reason" about our work: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/giving_in_the_light_of_reason … and http://ssir.ebookhost.net/ssir/digital/55/ebook/1/download.pdf …

An update on our initial forays in partnering with external donors:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/update-partnerships-external-donors …

Our grantees are our most valuable source of input, and are ultimately our only route to impact. Unfortunately, as a funder it can be difficult to get honest feedback from them. We reflect on this challenge.https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/managing-funder-grantee-dynamics-responsibly …

Our progress in 2017 and plans for 2018https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/our-progress-2017-and-plans-2018 …

We've posted an update on how we're thinking about grant checkins. In light of our hits-based approach, we're focusing on updates, lessons, and impact.https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/update-how-we-re-thinking-about-grant-check-ins …

We expect hiring to be a major priority for 2018 and have recently posted new job openings for Research Analysts, Grants Associate, Operations Associate, General Counsel, and Director of Operations. Please apply, or pass along to others!https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/new-job-opportunities …

New post from our History of Philanthropy Project sharing lessons from a case study by @SuzMKahn that assessed @CenterOnBudget work on states' earned income tax creditshttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/history-philanthropy-case-study-center-budget-and-policy-priorities-and-state-eitc-programs …

Detailed update on our cause prioritization work:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/update-cause-prioritization-open-philanthropy …

In a new blog post, @Lewis_Bollard explains why he views fish as the forgotten farm animal and provides practical suggestions for improving farmed fish welfare.https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/fish-forgotten-farm-animal …

New post from our History of Philanthropy Project, sharing lessons from a case study by Tamara Mann Tweel that assessed @CHAI_health’s role in global price drops for antiretroviral drugs.https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/history-philanthropy-case-study-clinton-health-access-initiative-role-in-global-price-drops …

Looking for organizations to donate to? In a new blog post, some of our staff members share their 2017 giving suggestions for individual donorshttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/suggestions-individual-donors-open-philanthropy-project-staff-2017 …

We’re excited to announce 4 new OP science grants totaling $10.8M awarded through our “second chance” RFP for applicants to the @NIH Transformative Research program. In a new blog post, we explain the RFP approach as well as the grants we decided to makehttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/our-second-chance-program-nih-transformative-research-applicants …

In a new post, some Open Phil staff members share the thinking behind their personal donations for the year:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog/staff-members-personal-donations-giving-season-2017 …