Executive summary: The author donated $16,500 CAD in 2023, with 90% going to the Against Malaria Foundation and 10% to local charities. They struggled with evaluating a charity providing medical aid to Palestinians but ultimately stuck with the most cost-effective option.
Key points:
Donated $15,000 to Against Malaria Foundation, which saves one life per $7,300 donated. Considered a charity providing medical aid to Palestinians but it did not reach the same cost-effectiveness.
Donated $750 to Sanguen, a local safe supply/harm reduction charity. Believes harm reduction has positive impacts despite mixed evidence.
Donated $750 to a financial assistance department helping new immigrants and refugees access government benefits. Estimates a 20-30x return on donations.
Organized effective altruism events focused on near-term and non-AI issues, with funding from the EA Infrastructure Fund.
Encourages evaluating local charities as a community building exercise, to improve charity selection skills and push back against overreliance on centralized charity evaluators.
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Correction: the Palestinian charity I considered donating to had a good chance of exceeding AMF’s bar in my opinion. However, before I actually donated the money, their supplies and means of making more were destroyed by a bomb blast, and because of the blockade they would not have been able to recoup them any time soon.
Executive summary: The author donated $16,500 CAD in 2023, with 90% going to the Against Malaria Foundation and 10% to local charities. They struggled with evaluating a charity providing medical aid to Palestinians but ultimately stuck with the most cost-effective option.
Key points:
Donated $15,000 to Against Malaria Foundation, which saves one life per $7,300 donated. Considered a charity providing medical aid to Palestinians but it did not reach the same cost-effectiveness.
Donated $750 to Sanguen, a local safe supply/harm reduction charity. Believes harm reduction has positive impacts despite mixed evidence.
Donated $750 to a financial assistance department helping new immigrants and refugees access government benefits. Estimates a 20-30x return on donations.
Organized effective altruism events focused on near-term and non-AI issues, with funding from the EA Infrastructure Fund.
Encourages evaluating local charities as a community building exercise, to improve charity selection skills and push back against overreliance on centralized charity evaluators.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.
Correction: the Palestinian charity I considered donating to had a good chance of exceeding AMF’s bar in my opinion. However, before I actually donated the money, their supplies and means of making more were destroyed by a bomb blast, and because of the blockade they would not have been able to recoup them any time soon.