It might help to read through GiveWell’s research. There’s a lot, but consider reading some background, and pick one charity/intervention to do a deep dive into.
For background:
https://www.givewell.org/giving101/quickstart
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/criteria
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/our-criteria/cost-effectiveness
For research on specific charities and interventions:
https://www.givewell.org/research/intervention-reports
https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/our-criteria/cost-effectiveness/cost-effectiveness-models
It might help to read through GiveWell’s research. There’s a lot, but consider reading some background, and pick one charity/intervention to do a deep dive into.
For background:
https://www.givewell.org/giving101/quickstart
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/criteria
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/our-criteria/cost-effectiveness
For research on specific charities and interventions:
https://www.givewell.org/research/intervention-reports
https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/our-criteria/cost-effectiveness/cost-effectiveness-models