Giving in the Light of Reason
Will the Open Philanthropy Project’s experiment in effective altruism validate the cause or demonstrate its hubris? Open access to this article is made possible by an underwriter.
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Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy
Grantmakers should provide enough money for nonprofits to pay for all their operations, not just programs and services.
What Net Neutrality Says About Neoliberalism
Some values are more important than giving more people access to Wikipedia for free.
So What’s It Take to Get Fired Around Here?
Greg Mortenson and Three Cups of Getting Away With It.
The Problem With The Impact Genome Project
Would the Impact Genome Project have predicted the impact of Martin Luther King?
GiveThoughtfully: It Depends on Your Point of View
Bringing a discussion of cash transfers in for a landing.
GiveDirectly? Not So Fast.
We are mistaking an important experiment for a proven solution.
Rise of the Charismatic Megafauna
Is the future of social enterprise full of promise—or hot air?
What Charity Navigator Gets Wrong About Effective Altruism
Why we can and must try to answer the question: What charities do the most good?
The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.