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Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
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Impact evaluations are an important tool for learning about effective solutions to social problems, but they are a good investment only in the right circumstances.
The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
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