I was recently looking for a page with donation advice to link to. I found one, but it struck me that some general EA-organisations could start their homepages more focused on effective donation. (As opposed to getting people involved in other ways.) Most people are not looking to join an organistion or change jobs to more altruistically effective ones, but probably donate something to charity and could repriotize those donations. Having a “hook” which is about what to donate to might be more helpful.
The Giving What We Can donate page is easily the best overall resource for this that I know of — not perfect, but very comprehensive.
I’m not sure how many “general EA organizations” exist, though. All the ones I could think of that are meant for a general audience — EA.org, GWWC, Charity Science Outreach — make it pretty easy to find advice on donating.
Meanwhile, both GiveWell and GWWC (as well as Future Perfect) come up on the front page when I Google “best charity” from an incognito window.
Are there specific organizations that you think should provide easier access to donation advice? (Keep in mind that most “EA orgs” have a specific mission and will want to tell people about their work, not the broader movement.)
I think it was the GWWC page that I eventually linked to.
I looked at the Centre for Effective Altruism home page first, and somewhere else that I can not remember, and did not find them very suitable as a starting point for the general public.
CEA’s website is meant to be a place to learn about CEA; the intro EA material on the homepage and “Get Involved” menu send newcomers to appropriate intro resources.
But it seems fine to have the bullet list on our homepage mention donations more explicitly; I’ve added a direct link to GWWC.
I was recently looking for a page with donation advice to link to. I found one, but it struck me that some general EA-organisations could start their homepages more focused on effective donation. (As opposed to getting people involved in other ways.) Most people are not looking to join an organistion or change jobs to more altruistically effective ones, but probably donate something to charity and could repriotize those donations. Having a “hook” which is about what to donate to might be more helpful.
The Giving What We Can donate page is easily the best overall resource for this that I know of — not perfect, but very comprehensive.
I’m not sure how many “general EA organizations” exist, though. All the ones I could think of that are meant for a general audience — EA.org, GWWC, Charity Science Outreach — make it pretty easy to find advice on donating.
Meanwhile, both GiveWell and GWWC (as well as Future Perfect) come up on the front page when I Google “best charity” from an incognito window.
Are there specific organizations that you think should provide easier access to donation advice? (Keep in mind that most “EA orgs” have a specific mission and will want to tell people about their work, not the broader movement.)
I think it was the GWWC page that I eventually linked to.
I looked at the Centre for Effective Altruism home page first, and somewhere else that I can not remember, and did not find them very suitable as a starting point for the general public.
I see!
CEA’s website is meant to be a place to learn about CEA; the intro EA material on the homepage and “Get Involved” menu send newcomers to appropriate intro resources.
But it seems fine to have the bullet list on our homepage mention donations more explicitly; I’ve added a direct link to GWWC.