Evidence Action (got lots of EA funding for some projects but not others, wound up shutting down a project, not sure how much the shutdown was their initiative vs. external pressure from GiveWell)
Any other GiveWell top charity (especially if they dropped off the Top Charities list at some point, or were added after being considered but rejected)
J-PAL (has gotten big GiveWell grant, also works a lot on evidence of impact and might have thoughts on whether they think the spread of GiveWell-type standards has been impactful/positive)
Mercy for Animals (maybe the biggest charity focused farm animal work before EA came along? Not sure about that)
Question to look into later: How has the EA community affected the charities it has donated to over the past decade?
Some charities that seem like they’d be able to provide especially good feedback on this:
AMF (major recipient of EA funding, very thoughtful leader in Rob Mather)
GiveDirectly (major recipient, thoughtful leadership)
Evidence Action (got lots of EA funding for some projects but not others, wound up shutting down a project, not sure how much the shutdown was their initiative vs. external pressure from GiveWell)
Any other GiveWell top charity (especially if they dropped off the Top Charities list at some point, or were added after being considered but rejected)
J-PAL (has gotten big GiveWell grant, also works a lot on evidence of impact and might have thoughts on whether they think the spread of GiveWell-type standards has been impactful/positive)
Mercy for Animals (maybe the biggest charity focused farm animal work before EA came along? Not sure about that)