I think this was downvoted because of a lack of reasoning transparency.
it makes the most sense to donate to them only when someone is going to 3x or more match your donation
Maybe it makes the ‘most’ sense relative to donating at another time, but is their impactful per-dollar even close to comparable with other top charities?
Also, when does that match occur and is it really a counterfactual match?
, I recommend investing the money you plan to donate so that you donate more.
On what basis? How do you know the investment will outperform the relative value of the investments the charity would make over this time?
> and their Our Impact page for information on their impact (e.g., Lives saved, School shootings prevented, etc.).
I took a glance at that page, but it is very much not transparent
Lots of images making it harder to see content
It has claims without clearly linked sources
Doesn’t clearly demonstrate that the ‘preventions’ are relative to a counterfactual
No clear reporting of benefit/cost
I just thought I would give my feedback on this well-intentioned post. Hope it’s helpful and taken in the positive spirit it was meant
I think this was downvoted because of a lack of reasoning transparency.
Maybe it makes the ‘most’ sense relative to donating at another time, but is
their impactful per-dollar even close to comparable with other top charities?
Also, when does that match occur and is it really a counterfactual match?
On what basis? How do you know the investment will outperform the relative value of the investments the charity would make over this time?
> and their Our Impact page for information on their impact (e.g., Lives saved, School shootings prevented, etc.).
I took a glance at that page, but it is very much not transparent
Lots of images making it harder to see content
It has claims without clearly linked sources
Doesn’t clearly demonstrate that the ‘preventions’ are relative to a counterfactual
No clear reporting of benefit/cost
I just thought I would give my feedback on this well-intentioned post. Hope it’s helpful and taken in the positive spirit it was meant
Alright, I edited it. Did I miss anything?
It is useful. I wish the page I linked cited sources, and when I find sources, I will mention them. I will also edit the text accordingly.