Thereās an interesting variant of this if you generalise āsmall charitiesā to āsmall giving opportunitiesā, cf. Nadia Asparouhovaās Helium Grants. This doesnāt so much address your āagainstā point but sidesteps it by focusing on individuals not orgs, which from having spoken with some meta-funders is standard.
āIt is appropriate for small donors to spend time finding small charities to supportā
For:
Larger donors typically only have the ability to study large donation opportunities.
Against:
I think most small donors (such as myself) are pretty bad at gauging the evidence in areas they are not expert in.
Thereās an interesting variant of this if you generalise āsmall charitiesā to āsmall giving opportunitiesā, cf. Nadia Asparouhovaās Helium Grants. This doesnāt so much address your āagainstā point but sidesteps it by focusing on individuals not orgs, which from having spoken with some meta-funders is standard.