The average American donates about 4% of their income to charity. (Some discussion about whether this is the correct number here). Given this, asking people to pledge 1% seems a bit odd – almost like you are asking them to decrease the amount they donate.
One benefit of OFTW is that they are pushing GiveWell-recommended charities, but this seems directly competitive with TLYCS, which generally suggests people pledge 2-5% (the scale adjusts based on your income).
It’s also somewhat competitive with the Giving What We Can pledge, which is a cause-neutral 10%.
I’m curious what you see as the benefits of OftW over these alternatives? I’m also curious if you have visibility into your forecasts (namely, whether they will move 1-2x the money to top charities as they received in support this year)?
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The average American donates about 4% of their income to charity. (Some discussion about whether this is the correct number here). Given this, asking people to pledge 1% seems a bit odd – almost like you are asking them to decrease the amount they donate.
One benefit of OFTW is that they are pushing GiveWell-recommended charities, but this seems directly competitive with TLYCS, which generally suggests people pledge 2-5% (the scale adjusts based on your income).
It’s also somewhat competitive with the Giving What We Can pledge, which is a cause-neutral 10%.
I’m curious what you see as the benefits of OftW over these alternatives? I’m also curious if you have visibility into your forecasts (namely, whether they will move 1-2x the money to top charities as they received in support this year)?
(This question mostly taken from here.)