I keep a pretty detailed donation log, and I just updated it to make it current. A lot of the stuff is still ongoing, though, so you’ll have to check back later.
I intend to donate a lot more in 2015, because that will be the year I intend to itemize, and I can take advantage of some bunching. I’m also considering getting money together to provide seed money for various new EA projects that I like.
What about you, Ben? I’d be keen to hear your thoughts.
Hey Peter what are your reasons for giving to GW’s recommended charities rather than a meta-charity of some form? I imagine this is a considered decision. In particular as Charity Science seems to be moving a multiple of its spending, why not put it into CS?
I guess I wasn’t clear. My donation log should make it pretty clear that I’ve been putting money into CS instead of GW’s recommended charities directly.
The remainder is a question of what to do when CS has run out of room for more funding, and I still want to fulfill my 10% pledge. I don’t have a good answer for this at the moment. Luckily, this year it didn’t happen, and I’ll be giving more than 10%.
Hey Peter, thanks for clarifying that. So you thought providing matching funding was the best way to put money into CS? Has CS considered raising some serious money and trying to make a hire or two? You’ve done fairly well this year, so it seems worth contemplating.
Thanks for the compliments, Rob. I do think expanding our matching and trying out peer-to-peer fundraising has been a good strategic choice. I personally do agree it’s worth considering funding for another hire and it’s something we might talk about at the next board meeting.
I’m still thinking on this, and I hope to write up my thoughts in more detail sometime soon. Broadly, my thoughts last year still hold.
I intend to fulfill my Giving What We Can pledge of 10%, of which I have currently fulfilled 9.2% mainly by helping supply matching funds for Charity Science’s birthday and Christmas fundraisers. I’m not sure what I’ll do with the remaining 0.8%. I’ll probably donate it to GiveWell top charities. (EDIT: I’ve now given away 10% of my income as matching funds, so that settles my giving for this year.)
I keep a pretty detailed donation log, and I just updated it to make it current. A lot of the stuff is still ongoing, though, so you’ll have to check back later.
I intend to donate a lot more in 2015, because that will be the year I intend to itemize, and I can take advantage of some bunching. I’m also considering getting money together to provide seed money for various new EA projects that I like.
What about you, Ben? I’d be keen to hear your thoughts.
Hey Peter what are your reasons for giving to GW’s recommended charities rather than a meta-charity of some form? I imagine this is a considered decision. In particular as Charity Science seems to be moving a multiple of its spending, why not put it into CS?
I guess I wasn’t clear. My donation log should make it pretty clear that I’ve been putting money into CS instead of GW’s recommended charities directly.
The remainder is a question of what to do when CS has run out of room for more funding, and I still want to fulfill my 10% pledge. I don’t have a good answer for this at the moment. Luckily, this year it didn’t happen, and I’ll be giving more than 10%.
Hey Peter, thanks for clarifying that. So you thought providing matching funding was the best way to put money into CS? Has CS considered raising some serious money and trying to make a hire or two? You’ve done fairly well this year, so it seems worth contemplating.
Thanks for the compliments, Rob. I do think expanding our matching and trying out peer-to-peer fundraising has been a good strategic choice. I personally do agree it’s worth considering funding for another hire and it’s something we might talk about at the next board meeting.