FWIW I don’t think GiveDirectly should be “the bar” for being considered one of the most effective organizations in the global health and development space.
I think both 5x and 10x differences are big and meaningful in this domain, and I think there are likely billions of dollars in funding gaps between GiveWell’s bar (~10x) and GiveDirectly. I think donors motivated by EA principles would be making a mistake, and leaving a lot of value on the table by donating to GiveDirectly or StrongMinds over GiveWell’s recommendations (I say this as someone who’s donated to both StrongMinds and GiveDirectly in the past, and hugely respects the work they both do).
Recognize this might be a difference in what we mean by “one of” the most effective, but wanted to comment because this sentiment feeds into a general worry I have that a desire for pluralism and positivity within GH&D (both good and important things!) is eroding intensity about prioritization (more important IMO).
>Since then, all the major actors in effective altruism’s global health and wellbeing space seem to have come around to it (e.g., see these comments by GiveWell, Founders Pledge, Charity Entrepreneurship, GWWC, James Snowden).
I don’t think this is an accurate representation of the post linked to under my name, which was largely critical.