The Global Priorities Project, a joint project by the Centre for Effective Altruism, and the Future of Humanity Institute, seems like it does, or will do, some research that seems a corollary to the Open Philanthropy Project, a joint project by Givewell, and Good Ventures. At the 2014 Effective Altruism Summit, co-founder of Givewell, Holden Karnofsky, mentioned that for its first year, or two, the Open Philanthropy Project will be trying to figure out their recommendations between cause areas such as improving scientific research, policy interventions, and reducing global catastrophic risks. That seems a lot like what the Global Priorities Project is, and will be, doing, especially since they’ll likely be focusing upon many of the same cause areas.
Additionally, both of the projects started from within organizations that were alternatives to each other in the field of charity evaluation (‘Givewell classic’, and Giving What We Can). It would be interesting to discover if the legacy of the original differences in their approaches continues forward with how each project will make its assessments.
I’m in contact with researchers working on both the Global Priorities Project, and the Open Philanthropy Project. I could interview them, and if they’re not interested, I could still profile both organizations, and compare/contrast them. Would this be a post anyone else is interested in seeing?
The Global Priorities Project, a joint project by the Centre for Effective Altruism, and the Future of Humanity Institute, seems like it does, or will do, some research that seems a corollary to the Open Philanthropy Project, a joint project by Givewell, and Good Ventures. At the 2014 Effective Altruism Summit, co-founder of Givewell, Holden Karnofsky, mentioned that for its first year, or two, the Open Philanthropy Project will be trying to figure out their recommendations between cause areas such as improving scientific research, policy interventions, and reducing global catastrophic risks. That seems a lot like what the Global Priorities Project is, and will be, doing, especially since they’ll likely be focusing upon many of the same cause areas.
Additionally, both of the projects started from within organizations that were alternatives to each other in the field of charity evaluation (‘Givewell classic’, and Giving What We Can). It would be interesting to discover if the legacy of the original differences in their approaches continues forward with how each project will make its assessments.
I’m in contact with researchers working on both the Global Priorities Project, and the Open Philanthropy Project. I could interview them, and if they’re not interested, I could still profile both organizations, and compare/contrast them. Would this be a post anyone else is interested in seeing?