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As part of our COVID-19 grantmaking, we recommended funding for a very large cluster-randomized controlled trial on masks (600 villages, 342,126 adults). The working paper is now public here:https://bit.ly/2YcUGB3 

We are excited to see two Sri Lankan policies that contributed to our decision to recommend grant funding to the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention were awarded a Future Policy Award 2021! Read more about the award here: http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/chemicals .

Add your questions for GiveWell to our June 2021 open thread: https://blog.givewell.org/2021/06/14/june-2021-open-thread/ ….

Early signs show that our donor community gave more in 2020 than in 2019 - thank you so much for your generous support! Details: https://blog.givewell.org/2021/05/11/early-signs-show-that-you-gave-more-in-2020-than-2019-thank-you/ …. This doesn't include all donations due to our research in 2020. Check out the link for more info about what's included.

The 80,000 Hours Podcast recently released a set of episodes introducing the concepts of effective altruism, including an episode featuring GiveWell co-founder Holden Karnofsky: https://80000hours.org/podcast/effective-altruism-an-introduction/ ….

We published a searchable database of our notes from research conversations:https://www.givewell.org/research/conversations …

Update on Board meeting transparency: https://blog.givewell.org/2021/04/15/update-on-board-meeting-transparency/ …

Add your questions for GiveWell to our March 2021 open thread:https://blog.givewell.org/2021/03/24/march-2021-open-thread/ …

Donors in the Netherlands can now make tax-deductible gifts through GiveWell:https://blog.givewell.org/2021/01/20/donors-in-the-netherlands-can-now-make-tax-deductible-gifts-through-givewell/ …

Thanks to Butler Law Firm (@Butler_Firm) for their recent $100,000 donation to GiveWell's Maximum Impact Fund. It's great to see a corporate giving program that prioritizes impact, and we're grateful for their very generous support!https://butlerfirm.com/blf-giving-project/2020-giving-project-winners/ …

Do you have questions about giving in 2020? If you’re considering making a gift in the coming weeks and you want more information before doing so, we’re happy to help!https://blog.givewell.org/2020/12/21/do-you-have-questions-about-giving-in-2020/ …

"Human goodness comes from the heart. We shouldn’t deny that. But by making charitable giving a bit more evidence-based, we can multiply our impact and benefit even more people. And isn’t that the goal?"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-12-17/effective-altruism-charity-psychology-morality-donation …

Any questions for GiveWell? Feel free to email us at info@givewell.org, or post your question on our December open thread:https://blog.givewell.org/2020/12/15/december-2020-open-thread/ …