Thank you for doing this work, I really appreciate how transparent and easy to interact with this is (especially for someone like me who doesn’t have a technical or econometric background).
If you or anyone else reading this is up for it, I would love to see followup writing and analysis on the most impactful gifts from Yield Giving across each of its focus areas. It would be wonderful to incorporate a plurality of values in addition to QALYs (e.g, LAYS for education, income gains for financial security, WELLBYs for mental health, a combination of innovation, redistribution, carbon, and earnings gains for individuals & cities for housing, etc).
I think that independent analysis can be an incredibly valuable resource for a philanthropist, particularly one giving with the scale and trust of Mackenzie Scott (I loved GiveWell’s change our mind contest!) By highlighting “best buys” from Yield Giving’s portfolio and providing examples of other impactful organizations that might fit their strategy, this type of impartial and rigorous work can celebrate effective giving and provide a public good to the broader philanthropic ecosystem.
Thank you for doing this work, I really appreciate how transparent and easy to interact with this is (especially for someone like me who doesn’t have a technical or econometric background).
If you or anyone else reading this is up for it, I would love to see followup writing and analysis on the most impactful gifts from Yield Giving across each of its focus areas. It would be wonderful to incorporate a plurality of values in addition to QALYs (e.g, LAYS for education, income gains for financial security, WELLBYs for mental health, a combination of innovation, redistribution, carbon, and earnings gains for individuals & cities for housing, etc).
I think that independent analysis can be an incredibly valuable resource for a philanthropist, particularly one giving with the scale and trust of Mackenzie Scott (I loved GiveWell’s change our mind contest!) By highlighting “best buys” from Yield Giving’s portfolio and providing examples of other impactful organizations that might fit their strategy, this type of impartial and rigorous work can celebrate effective giving and provide a public good to the broader philanthropic ecosystem.