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In July 2022, GiveWell recommended a grant of up to $5.6 million to Evidence Action's in-line chlorination program in Malawi. We’ve published a new page on our rationale behind the grant:
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You can read about the winning entries, our responses to them, and our reflections on the contest overall on our blog. Thank you to everyone who participated! (4/4)
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The other first-place winner is “An Examination of GiveWell’s Water Quality Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Analysis” by Matthew Romer and Paul Romer Present. The authors suggest several changes to GiveWell’s analysis of water chlorination programs. (3/4)
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One first-place winner is “GiveWell’s Uncertainty Problem” by Noah Haber. The author argues that without properly accounting for uncertainty, GiveWell is likely to allocate funding suboptimally, and proposes methods for addressing uncertainty. (2/4)
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We’re excited to announce the winners of the Change Our Mind Contest! We received many excellent entries, so we decided to award two first-place prizes and eight honorable mentions covering a wide range of topics. (1/4)
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Thank you to all who attended our recent year-end community event with Vox Senior Writer and GiveWell CEO Elie Hassenfeld! In case you missed it, we’ve posted the recording on our website:
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We also published a page on our September 2022 recommendation of a $77,523 grant to One Acre Fund for planning research on its tree program. More details here:
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We published an intervention report that reviews the evidence for 's tree program, which aims to generate economic returns for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa by providing seedlings and training. Learn more about the program here:
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The quarterly open thread is live on our blog! We encourage you to use this space to raise questions or comments about GiveWell and our research:
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Join us Wednesday, December 7 at 12 PM PT for a fireside chat on GiveWell’s exciting work in 2022! of ’s Future Perfect will interview CEO Elie Hassenfeld on GiveWell’s growth, new giving options, and latest research.
Register here:
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We published an intervention report on Participatory Learning and Action – Maternal and Neonatal Health, a program that facilitates meetings to help women develop strategies to increase care-seeking and uptake of prevention practices. Learn more here:
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ICYMI: GiveWell’s top recommendation to donors in 2022 is our All Grants Fund: bit.ly/3XrlHuP
This #GivingTuesday, help us say yes to as many cost-effective life-saving and -improving opportunities as possible. Donate now: bit.ly/3Ev1fk6
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GiveWell’s 2022 giving guidance is here! Our top recommendation: the All Grants Fund. Learn more here: bit.ly/3XrlHuP
This year, we may have to leave $300 million in funding gaps unfilled. Help us close the gap by giving now: bit.ly/3Ev1fk6
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We published a new page on our July 2022 grant recommendation of $1.4 million to the Regents of to support a seven- to eight-year follow-up on an RCT of 's cash transfer program in Kenya. Learn more here:
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We are recommending a $10.4 million grant to the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to support a new CHAI Incubator that aims to scope and scale cost-effective interventions. Learn more on our new grant page:
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In December 2021, GiveWell recommended a grant of $15 million to RESET Alcohol Initiative to work on reducing harms from excessive alcohol consumption in low- and middle-income countries. Learn more on our new grant page:
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Last day to submit an entry! Share your critiques of our cost-effectiveness analyses by 11:59 PM Pacific time tonight! bit.ly/3D62Iy6
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And we’re still hiring Senior Researchers! We’ll keep this up until you apply:
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We're hiring a Research Analyst to help our Core Interventions Team decide how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars, with the goal of saving and improving the lives of people living in the lowest-income communities in the world. Apply here:
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Only three days left to submit your critique of our cost-effectiveness analyses! Entries are due by October 31!
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We published an intervention report that reviews the evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of malaria vaccines, focusing on the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine. Learn more here:
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Congratulations to the influential thinkers named to Vox's Future Perfect 50!
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Welcome to Vox’s inaugural #FuturePerfect50 list.
The people we’ve highlighted embody the question Future Perfect asks every day: How do we make the future a better place for everyone? vox.com/future-perfect
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In January 2022, we recommended a grant of up to $64.7 million to Evidence Action's Dispensers for Safe Water program, which installs, maintains, and promotes the use of chlorine dispensers in rural Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda. See our new grant page here:
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Senior Researcher positions are still open! Think you or someone you know can help our team find the most cost-effective funding opportunities? What are you waiting for?
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Thank you to those who attended our virtual event on water quality programs in June and reached out with thoughtful questions! We answer a selection of them in a new blog post: bit.ly/3Tt6Ehn
If you missed it, check out the event recording here:
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Two weeks left to enter our Change Our Mind Contest! Submit a critique of our existing cost-effectiveness analyses by October 31—grand prize is $20,000. Find the details here:
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GiveWell still needs Senior Researchers! Our research efforts are expanding quickly and we’re seeking excellent senior staff to guide our exploration of high-impact giving opportunities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis—more details here:
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We're always hiring these days: openphilanthropy.org/careers/
(Fill out the general app if you're interested and none of the open roles look perfect!)
So is : givewell.org/about/jobs/sen
& all of these JDs list compensation
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We have a pair of great IRL social impact speaker events coming up at SPC-SF! First is Holden Karnofsky, Co-founder of & , on Tue. 10/11, for a conversation on longtermism, philanthropic innovation, & more.
To join, sign up here: airtable.com/shrBXptJFFw8zr
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Want an insight into 's thinking on topics like: policy and advocacy initiatives, economic approaches to poverty alleviation, and how they take into account the needs and preferences of the communities they aim to serve?
Listen to our podcast:
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Excited to see seeking collaborators for a critique of how we handle uncertainty!
Think you have a critique of our cost-effectiveness analysis that will Change Our Mind? Enter here before 10/31: givewell.org/research/chang
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I am entering @GiveWell's "Change our Mind" contest with an essay and conceptual demo addressing a major issue with their decision-making process:
The way uncertainty (isn't) deal with in their models.
I want your help.
givewell.org/research/chang
docs.google.com/document/d/1nF
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Multiple cool jobs at open at :
openphilanthropy.org/careers/
And is still hiring senior researchers!
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We published a page on our July and August 2022 grant recommendations to Malaria Consortium () totaling $13.5 million, which we expect to maintain support of SMC programs in Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria, and Togo. More details here:
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We published a page on GiveWell's May 2022 grant recommendation of $3.4 million to Bridges to Prosperity () to fund trailbridge building as part of an ongoing randomized controlled trial in Rwanda. More details here:
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The quarterly open thread is live on our blog! We encourage you to use this space to raise questions or comments about GiveWell and our research:
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Announcing the Top Charities Fund, a new name for the Maximum Impact Fund. We renamed the fund to be clearer about which grants it may support: the most cost-effective opportunities among our top charities. Read our blog post on the change here:
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We’re excited to announce the Change Our Mind Contest for critiques of our cost-effectiveness analyses—we hope you’ll consider participating! See these pages for full details:
bit.ly/3D62Iy6
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We made a grant of $71,000 to for research on approaches to assessing the number of target beneficiaries of some of our top charities. More details here:
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