GWWC’s mission is to “make giving effectively and significantly a cultural norm” and the pledge plays a big part in that, as does advocating for and educating about effective giving.
Supporting donors/members in giving effectively has always been a part of GWWC but what that’s looked like has changed over the years (from very detailed charity evaluation through to just linking off to GiveWell/ACE/EA Funds when there was no one working full time on GWWC).
I took the pledge in 2016 which coincided with when the research department disbanded per Jeff’s comment. I think that explains why I perceived GWWC to not be in the business of doing evaluations. Glad to see “evaluate the evaluators” is working its way back in.
Yep—Jeff’s pretty much captured it all here.
GWWC’s mission is to “make giving effectively and significantly a cultural norm” and the pledge plays a big part in that, as does advocating for and educating about effective giving.
Supporting donors/members in giving effectively has always been a part of GWWC but what that’s looked like has changed over the years (from very detailed charity evaluation through to just linking off to GiveWell/ACE/EA Funds when there was no one working full time on GWWC).
Thanks for the clarification!
I took the pledge in 2016 which coincided with when the research department disbanded per Jeff’s comment. I think that explains why I perceived GWWC to not be in the business of doing evaluations. Glad to see “evaluate the evaluators” is working its way back in.