If India’s COVID-19 relief fund is similarly impactful to GiveWell’s Maximum Impact Fund
I know there were articles/calculations that claim this, but I still am a bit skeptical if it really is similarly impactful. I wish GiveWell would make a blog post to comment on this, and do their own shallow analysis. If it gets to the end of the year, or even to the end of June, and they don’t make a comment about whether donations for COVID-19 relief in India (i.e. providing oxygen) were as impactful as donating to some of their top charities, that would be disappointing.
I might email GiveWell soon to ask them if they plan on making a blog post about it!
I have no opinion on the impact of the fund, other than having updated slightly on a few Forum users’ views that this area might be similarly promising to GiveWell’s core areas. But if you think the fund is e.g. only 1⁄10 as impactful per dollar, saving dozens of lives with a plane trip still seems like a good deal.
Emailing GiveWell is generally a good idea! They tend to be quite responsive.
I know there were articles/calculations that claim this, but I still am a bit skeptical if it really is similarly impactful. I wish GiveWell would make a blog post to comment on this, and do their own shallow analysis. If it gets to the end of the year, or even to the end of June, and they don’t make a comment about whether donations for COVID-19 relief in India (i.e. providing oxygen) were as impactful as donating to some of their top charities, that would be disappointing.
I might email GiveWell soon to ask them if they plan on making a blog post about it!
I have no opinion on the impact of the fund, other than having updated slightly on a few Forum users’ views that this area might be similarly promising to GiveWell’s core areas. But if you think the fund is e.g. only 1⁄10 as impactful per dollar, saving dozens of lives with a plane trip still seems like a good deal.
Emailing GiveWell is generally a good idea! They tend to be quite responsive.