Executive summary: The Giving What We Can team members, who have all pledged at least 10% of their income to effective charities, share their diverse donation strategies for 2023-2024, with many supporting their own organization alongside other effective causes.
Key points:
Most team members split donations across multiple causes, with common choices including GiveWell’s All Grants Fund, animal welfare organizations, and Giving What We Can itself.
Several staff members are donating to GWWC directly (some via salary sacrifice) due to its high multiplier effect—reportedly generating >$10 in donations for every $1 spent.
Common themes include using fund-based giving to leverage expert knowledge, offsetting carbon footprints and animal product consumption, and balancing effectiveness with personal meaning.
Some members are experimenting with novel approaches like donation vouchers for family members or organizing pledge parties to make giving decisions collectively.
Multiple team members are giving beyond the basic 10% pledge, with some increasing to 20% or capping their salaries to donate the difference.
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Executive summary: The Giving What We Can team members, who have all pledged at least 10% of their income to effective charities, share their diverse donation strategies for 2023-2024, with many supporting their own organization alongside other effective causes.
Key points:
Most team members split donations across multiple causes, with common choices including GiveWell’s All Grants Fund, animal welfare organizations, and Giving What We Can itself.
Several staff members are donating to GWWC directly (some via salary sacrifice) due to its high multiplier effect—reportedly generating >$10 in donations for every $1 spent.
Common themes include using fund-based giving to leverage expert knowledge, offsetting carbon footprints and animal product consumption, and balancing effectiveness with personal meaning.
Some members are experimenting with novel approaches like donation vouchers for family members or organizing pledge parties to make giving decisions collectively.
Multiple team members are giving beyond the basic 10% pledge, with some increasing to 20% or capping their salaries to donate the difference.
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