Thanks! I’ve been thinking about my Pledge donations today, so this was helpful.
I feel pretty conflicted about this. There are lots of reasons one might not want to recommend charities with bad cultures – reputational risks and the effect of culture on effectiveness being two of the biggest.
That said, it’s striking to me that this justification makes absolutely no mention of the effectiveness of these organisations at helping animals.
ACE has now, after two weeks, posted an explanation on their blog. I’m also surprised that it took so long to provide an explaination.
Thanks! I’ve been thinking about my Pledge donations today, so this was helpful.
I feel pretty conflicted about this. There are lots of reasons one might not want to recommend charities with bad cultures – reputational risks and the effect of culture on effectiveness being two of the biggest.
That said, it’s striking to me that this justification makes absolutely no mention of the effectiveness of these organisations at helping animals.