Research
Charity Comparisons
“The best charities can be at least 10 times better than a typical charity within the same area and hundreds of times better than poorly performing charities, while the worst charities can do harm.”
See Giving What We Can’s research here
Reviewing Programs
“We assess opportunities based on the following criteria: evidence of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, room for more funding, and transparency.”
See Give Well’s program review process here
How much do solutions to social problems differ in their effectiveness?
“But the DCP2 data showed that even among interventions that work, there are still huge differences in impact, suggesting it would be worth going to great efforts to find the most effective ones.“
See 80,000 Hours’ writing on this here
What is social impact?
“Social impact or making a difference is (tentatively) about promoting total expected wellbeing — considered impartially, over the long term.”
See 80,000 Hours’ writing on this here
What Works to Increase Charitable Donations?
“The most robust evidence found suggests charities could increase donations by (1) emphasising individual beneficiaries, (2) increasing the visibility of donations, (3) describing the impact of the donation, and (4) enacting or promoting tax-deductibility of the charity.”
See this research paper here