I thought I’d mention one (relatively minor) part of my giving plan and solicit some feedback on the rationale.
I had concerns with how GiveWell handled the discontinuation of standout charity status in late 2021, and said as much on their blog at the time. Given that GiveWell’s decision was not based on any re-evaluation of the former standout charities, I felt that more should have been done to help some of those organizations transition to new sources of income. For some of them, a large portion of their revenue ran through GiveWell, so I treated this as akin to a situation in which an organization had suddenly lost a major donor. In an attempt to cushion this blow, I diverted some funds that I would have ordinarily given to GiveWell’s top charities in 2021 and gave them to some of the former standout charities (generally via The Life You Can Save).
My question for feedback is (1) how much I should consider this sort of thing in making allocation decisions, and (2) for how much time I should apply this kind of “special consideration for a recently lost major donor” adjustment to an organization.
I thought I’d mention one (relatively minor) part of my giving plan and solicit some feedback on the rationale.
I had concerns with how GiveWell handled the discontinuation of standout charity status in late 2021, and said as much on their blog at the time. Given that GiveWell’s decision was not based on any re-evaluation of the former standout charities, I felt that more should have been done to help some of those organizations transition to new sources of income. For some of them, a large portion of their revenue ran through GiveWell, so I treated this as akin to a situation in which an organization had suddenly lost a major donor. In an attempt to cushion this blow, I diverted some funds that I would have ordinarily given to GiveWell’s top charities in 2021 and gave them to some of the former standout charities (generally via The Life You Can Save).
My question for feedback is (1) how much I should consider this sort of thing in making allocation decisions, and (2) for how much time I should apply this kind of “special consideration for a recently lost major donor” adjustment to an organization.