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Dona­tion writeup

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In a donation writeup, someone explains why they’ve chosen to donate or grant money to a particular recipient, or why they’ve recommended that other people donate. (For example, GiveWell’s charity analyses would count.)

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[Question] Where are you donat­ing in 2020 and why?

MichaelA🔸Nov 23, 2020, 8:47 AM
71 points
65 comments1 min readEA link

EAs write about where they give

Julia_Wise🔸Dec 9, 2016, 4:00 PM
18 points
4 comments6 min readEA link

Where I’m giv­ing and why: Ju­lia Wise

Julia_Wise🔸Dec 27, 2013, 8:05 PM
3 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

Where I am donat­ing this year and meta pro­jects that need funding

weeatquinceMar 2, 2018, 1:42 PM
11 points
2 comments6 min readEA link

Where are you donat­ing this year and why – in 2019? Open thread for dis­cus­sion.

weeatquinceDec 11, 2019, 12:57 AM
69 points
20 comments1 min readEA link

Where I’m giv­ing and why: Peter Hurford

Peter WildefordDec 24, 2013, 10:34 PM
5 points
9 comments4 min readEA link

Where I’m giv­ing and why: Tom Ash

Tom_AshJan 28, 2014, 3:37 PM
2 points
5 comments2 min readEA link

My Dona­tions for 2016

jsteinhardtDec 28, 2016, 5:03 PM
15 points
4 comments8 min readEA link

Where I’m giv­ing and why: Will MacAskill

William_MacAskillDec 30, 2013, 11:00 PM
1 point
16 comments5 min readEA link

Dona­tion Plans for 2017

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Dec 23, 2017, 10:25 PM
13 points
6 comments2 min readEA link

Where I’m giv­ing and why: Eric Friedman

Eric_FriedmanDec 21, 2013, 7:33 PM
0 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

2018-19 Donor Lot­tery Re­port, pt. 1

Ross Rheingans-Yoo🔸Dec 13, 2020, 5:18 PM
77 points
2 comments11 min readEA link

Where I gave and why in 2016

Ben KuhnJan 6, 2017, 5:10 AM
6 points
1 comment4 min readEA link

Where Some Peo­ple Donated in 2017

MichaelDickensFeb 11, 2018, 9:55 PM
18 points
4 comments5 min readEA link

My open-for-feed­back dona­tion plans

MichaelA🔸Apr 4, 2020, 12:47 PM
25 points
6 comments9 min readEA link

My Char­i­ta­ble Giv­ing Re­port 2019

Eevee🔹Feb 27, 2020, 4:35 PM
24 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Where I Am Donat­ing in 2016

MichaelDickensNov 1, 2016, 4:10 AM
17 points
39 comments19 min readEA link

Donor Lot­tery Debrief

TimothyTelleenLawtonAug 4, 2020, 8:58 PM
129 points
17 comments5 min readEA link

Long-Term Fu­ture Fund: April 2019 grant recommendations

Habryka [Deactivated]Apr 23, 2019, 7:00 AM
142 points
242 comments47 min readEA link

2017 Donor Lot­tery Report

AdamGleaveNov 12, 2018, 7:26 PM
136 points
9 comments16 min readEA link

An­i­mal Char­ity Eval­u­a­tors (ACE) re­leased their 2020 recom­men­da­tions (with Wild An­i­mal Ini­ti­a­tive added to their top char­i­ties)

Luke FreemanNov 25, 2020, 12:26 AM
31 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(animalcharityevaluators.org)

2016 AI Risk Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 13, 2016, 4:36 AM
57 points
12 comments28 min readEA link

2019 AI Align­ment Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 19, 2019, 2:58 AM
147 points
28 comments62 min readEA link

2017 AI Safety Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 20, 2017, 9:54 PM
43 points
17 comments23 min readEA link

Why I’m Donat­ing to Giv­ing Green This Year

Sindy_LiDec 15, 2020, 10:10 PM
36 points
5 comments9 min readEA link

[Question] What Small Weird Thing Do You Fund?

Yonatan CaleNov 25, 2021, 11:15 AM
58 points
22 comments1 min readEA link

Sugges­tions for In­di­vi­d­ual Donors from Open Philan­thropy Staff – 2023

Alexander_BergerDec 20, 2023, 2:01 AM
106 points
14 comments8 min readEA link

2021 AI Align­ment Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 23, 2021, 2:06 PM
176 points
18 comments73 min readEA link

Mati’s 2020 dona­tion recommendations

Mati_RoyDec 8, 2020, 7:02 PM
12 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

2018 AI Align­ment Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 18, 2018, 4:48 AM
118 points
28 comments63 min readEA link

Where are the GWWC team donat­ing in 2023?

Luke FreemanDec 20, 2023, 1:18 AM
54 points
2 comments7 min readEA link
(www.givingwhatwecan.org)

Dona­tion Post: 2018

ozymandiasJan 3, 2019, 2:10 PM
23 points
1 comment4 min readEA link
(thingofthings.wordpress.com)

Our 2022 Giving

Jeff Kaufman 🔸Dec 4, 2022, 3:35 PM
114 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

EA Meta Fund Grants – July 2020

agdfosterAug 12, 2020, 11:58 AM
53 points
23 comments11 min readEA link
(app.effectivealtruism.org)

2018-19 Donor Lot­tery Re­port, pt. 2

Ross Rheingans-Yoo🔸Dec 14, 2020, 2:31 PM
31 points
3 comments11 min readEA link

My Q1 2019 EA Ho­tel donation

vipulnaikApr 1, 2019, 2:23 AM
120 points
6 comments12 min readEA link

Why I’m donat­ing to MIRI this year

Owen Cotton-BarrattNov 30, 2016, 10:21 PM
34 points
31 comments7 min readEA link

Long-Term Fu­ture Fund: Au­gust 2019 grant recommendations

Habryka [Deactivated]Oct 3, 2019, 6:46 PM
79 points
70 comments64 min readEA link

My 2018 donations

vipulnaikDec 23, 2018, 8:38 PM
37 points
1 comment7 min readEA link

The best $5,800 I’ve ever donated (to pan­demic pre­ven­tion).

ASBFeb 5, 2022, 9:18 PM
281 points
81 comments4 min readEA link

EA In­fras­truc­ture Fund Grants (Novem­ber 2020)

agdfosterDec 1, 2020, 12:11 PM
58 points
0 comments12 min readEA link
(app.effectivealtruism.org)

ACE Move­ment Grants: Novem­ber 2019 Gran­tee Updates

Animal Charity EvaluatorsOct 21, 2020, 2:27 PM
13 points
0 comments13 min readEA link
(animalcharityevaluators.org)

EA Meta Fund Grants—July 2019

agdfosterSep 13, 2019, 3:40 PM
32 points
4 comments11 min readEA link

Million dol­lar dona­tion: penny for your thoughts?

HuweliumJun 16, 2020, 1:40 PM
30 points
24 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Best EA use of $500,000AUD/​$340,000 USD for ba­sic sci­ence?

AspiringPhilanthropistAug 27, 2019, 10:07 AM
59 points
12 comments1 min readEA link

In­spiring oth­ers to do good

LaurinJul 7, 2021, 12:41 PM
14 points
8 comments1 min readEA link

My GWWC dona­tions Part 2: Re­view­ing and re­spond­ing to comments

Tom GardinerApr 30, 2022, 1:53 PM
22 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

2020 AI Align­ment Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 21, 2020, 3:25 PM
155 points
16 comments68 min readEA link

Recom­men­da­tions for pri­ori­tiz­ing poli­ti­cal en­gage­ment in the 2020 US elections

IanDavidMossOct 14, 2020, 1:52 PM
38 points
22 comments6 min readEA link

My cur­rent thoughts on MIRI’s “highly re­li­able agent de­sign” work

Daniel_DeweyJul 7, 2017, 1:17 AM
60 points
59 comments19 min readEA link

Staff mem­bers’ per­sonal dona­tions for giv­ing sea­son 2022

GiveWellDec 19, 2022, 5:20 PM
61 points
1 comment10 min readEA link
(blog.givewell.org)

How good is The Hu­mane League com­pared to the Against Malaria Foun­da­tion?

Stephen ClareApr 29, 2020, 1:40 PM
107 points
30 comments12 min readEA link

Open Philan­thropy’s AI gov­er­nance grant­mak­ing (so far)

Aaron Gertler 🔸Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 PM
63 points
0 comments6 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

[Question] Where are you donat­ing in 2021, and why?

Aaron Gertler 🔸Dec 16, 2021, 9:18 AM
24 points
21 comments1 min readEA link

My Q1 2022 dona­tion to Free Mi­gra­tion Project

vipulnaikDec 25, 2021, 2:38 AM
8 points
0 comments16 min readEA link

We es­ti­mate GiveWell donors’ $15.3 mil­lion to the Against Malaria Foun­da­tion will save over 3,000 lives

GiveWellOct 16, 2020, 9:31 AM
17 points
1 comment3 min readEA link
(blog.givewell.org)

The ex­treme cost-effec­tive­ness of cell-based meat R&D

Stijn Bruers 🔸Aug 10, 2020, 2:00 PM
37 points
20 comments5 min readEA link

Cli­mate change dona­tion recommendations

SanjayJul 16, 2020, 9:17 PM
46 points
7 comments14 min readEA link

Four Or­ga­ni­za­tions EAs Should Fully Fund for 2018

Peter WildefordDec 12, 2017, 7:17 AM
40 points
28 comments7 min readEA link

Staff mem­bers’ per­sonal dona­tions for giv­ing sea­son 2020

GiveWellDec 17, 2020, 11:55 AM
31 points
0 comments11 min readEA link

Com­par­i­son chart of our 2020 recom­mended charities

Animal Charity EvaluatorsJan 21, 2021, 2:03 AM
15 points
0 comments2 min readEA link
(animalcharityevaluators.org)

An­nounc­ing our 2021 char­ity recommendations

Animal Charity EvaluatorsNov 24, 2021, 2:53 PM
9 points
17 comments5 min readEA link

ACE Recom­mended Char­ity Fund: Six Month Up­date (July 2020)

Animal Charity EvaluatorsJul 27, 2020, 8:02 PM
11 points
0 comments9 min readEA link
(animalcharityevaluators.org)

An­nounc­ing our 2019 top charities

GiveWellDec 1, 2019, 12:03 PM
14 points
0 comments6 min readEA link
(blog.givewell.org)

Pri­ori­tiz­ing COVID-19 in­ter­ven­tions & in­di­vi­d­ual donations

IanDavidMossMay 6, 2020, 9:29 PM
85 points
25 comments27 min readEA link

Zvi’s Thoughts on the Sur­vival and Flour­ish­ing Fund (SFF)

Zvi Dec 15, 2021, 2:44 AM
81 points
8 comments65 min readEA link

More on REG’s Room for More Funding

MichaelDickensNov 16, 2015, 5:31 PM
9 points
17 comments4 min readEA link

al­lo­cat­ing dona­tions to years

davidcDec 4, 2018, 12:48 AM
20 points
1 comment2 min readEA link

Long-term in­vest­ment fund at Founders Pledge

Sjir Hoeijmakers🔸Jan 10, 2020, 7:09 PM
138 points
28 comments3 min readEA link

An­i­mal Welfare Fund Grants – March 2020

SamDeereApr 9, 2020, 8:48 AM
27 points
0 comments6 min readEA link
(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Stripe’s first nega­tive emis­sions purchases

Aaron Gertler 🔸Jul 16, 2020, 1:13 AM
65 points
2 comments5 min readEA link
(stripe.com)

What would you do if you had half a mil­lion dol­lars?

Patrick Brinich-Langlois 🔸Jul 17, 2021, 4:18 PM
107 points
52 comments5 min readEA link

Open Philan­thropy Staff: Sugges­tions for In­di­vi­d­ual Donors (2020)

Aaron Gertler 🔸Dec 2, 2020, 12:08 PM
11 points
1 comment7 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

Here’s where CEA staff are donat­ing in 2023

Oscar HowieNov 10, 2023, 1:55 PM
94 points
4 comments7 min readEA link

Sugges­tions for In­di­vi­d­ual Donors from Open Philan­thropy Staff – 2024

Open PhilanthropyDec 3, 2024, 4:17 AM
119 points
3 comments11 min readEA link

Dona­tion Cel­e­bra­tion Post

Toby Tremlett🔹Dec 23, 2024, 7:41 AM
48 points
71 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Should I tell my clients I donated 10% of what they paid me?

David_R 🔸Dec 21, 2024, 2:31 AM
28 points
9 comments1 min readEA link

Five years of donating

OscarD🔸Dec 27, 2024, 2:57 PM
95 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

How Effec­tive Altru­ists In­fluenced Vi­talik Bu­terin to donate $1 Billion in Crypto Meme Coins

EAHistorianJan 5, 2025, 7:55 AM
64 points
4 comments2 min readEA link

Should donor lot­tery win­ners write re­ports?

rkDec 22, 2018, 12:18 PM
29 points
26 comments3 min readEA link

Fundrais­ing for the Cen­ter for Health Se­cu­rity: My per­sonal plan and open questions

MichaelA🔸Mar 26, 2020, 4:53 PM
14 points
4 comments5 min readEA link

Effec­tive Altru­ism Grants pro­ject update

ricoh_aficioSep 29, 2017, 8:05 PM
28 points
35 comments8 min readEA link

ACE’s Spring 2019 Effec­tive An­i­mal Ad­vo­cacy Fund Grants

erikaalonsoApr 22, 2019, 4:48 PM
20 points
5 comments1 min readEA link
(animalcharityevaluators.org)

Why SoGive is not up­dat­ing char­ity rat­ings af­ter malaria vac­cine news

SanjayApr 23, 2021, 8:39 PM
36 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Where I Am Donat­ing in 2024

MichaelDickensNov 19, 2024, 12:09 AM
181 points
73 comments46 min readEA link

Why donate to 80,000 Hours

Benjamin_ToddDec 24, 2016, 5:04 PM
18 points
18 comments12 min readEA link

Why the Open Philan­thropy Pro­ject isn’t cur­rently fund­ing or­ga­ni­za­tions fo­cused on pro­mot­ing effec­tive altruism

Holden KarnofskyOct 28, 2015, 7:40 PM
32 points
5 comments12 min readEA link

My mis­takes on the path to impact

Denise_MelchinDec 4, 2020, 10:13 PM
430 points
74 comments11 min readEA link

Long-Term Fu­ture Fund: Novem­ber 2019 short grant writeups

Habryka [Deactivated]Jan 5, 2020, 12:15 AM
46 points
11 comments9 min readEA link

[Question] What re­grets have you had re­gard­ing past dona­tions?

vipulnaikSep 22, 2022, 3:27 PM
38 points
6 comments1 min readEA link

Open Philan­thropy Staff: Sugges­tions for In­di­vi­d­ual Donors (2019)

Aaron Gertler 🔸Dec 26, 2019, 5:13 PM
21 points
0 comments2 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

Tax Havens and the case for Tax Justice

Alex Barnes Sep 15, 2020, 6:06 PM
60 points
10 comments10 min readEA link

Plan­ning my birth­day fundraiser for Oc­to­ber 2020

Eevee🔹Sep 12, 2020, 7:26 PM
23 points
3 comments4 min readEA link

An­i­mal Welfare Fund Grants – Au­gust 2020

SamDeereAug 14, 2020, 2:57 PM
18 points
4 comments8 min readEA link
(app.effectivealtruism.org)

Micro­cre­dit may some­times be effec­tive, but per­haps shouldn’t be funded by donations

SanjayFeb 19, 2020, 3:30 PM
20 points
0 comments12 min readEA link

Why I donated to the En­vi­ron­men­tal Data & Gover­nance Initiative

JacobTrefJan 16, 2017, 11:34 AM
15 points
4 comments9 min readEA link

Ex­plain­ing the Open Philan­thropy Pro­ject’s $17.5m bet on Sher­lock Bio­sciences’ In­no­va­tions in Viral Di­ag­nos­tics

anonymous_eaJun 11, 2019, 5:23 PM
26 points
0 comments8 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

Still donat­ing half

Julia_Wise🔸Dec 4, 2024, 2:54 PM
359 points
6 comments5 min readEA link

[Link] Ad­vice on start­ing a micro­grant program

ghabsApr 23, 2019, 7:50 PM
19 points
1 comment1 min readEA link

Where are the Giv­ing What We Can team donat­ing this year?

Giving What We CanDec 16, 2024, 4:56 AM
55 points
9 comments6 min readEA link
(givingwhatwecan.org)

Where CEA staff are donat­ing in 2024

Toby Tremlett🔹Dec 17, 2024, 11:07 AM
87 points
0 comments10 min readEA link