A major focus of Giving What We Can’s research team is evaluating impact-focused charity evaluators and grantmakers — this page explains what this work comprises, why this is our focus, and how we do it. | www.givingwhatwecan.org
Funds are a relatively new way for donors to coordinate their giving to maximise their impact. This page outlines what a fund is, and why Giving What We Can generally recommends donating to funds rather than directly to individual charities.| www.givingwhatwecan.org
I used to be heavily sceptical about charitable giving. I wanted to help others, but worried that my charitable donations might be doing little more than alleviating my own guilt. After all, how could I know that my money was actually doing something? The pile of address labels, stickers, and greeting cards arriving in the mail from charities I didn’t even donate to certainly didn’t inspire confidence; why were charities spending precious funds on unsolicited address labels while simultan...| www.givingwhatwecan.org
Some charities are significantly more impactful than others. Find out where to donate for exceptional impact.| www.givingwhatwecan.org
Updated: December 2024 (September 2023 version)| GiveWell
All the effective charitable programs and projects you can support through Giving What We Can| www.givingwhatwecan.org
GiveWell tries to help donors do as much good as possible with each dollar they give. We aim to find outstanding giving opportunities and to publish the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. We do not aim to rate every charity, but to find the ones which we feel will maximize the impact of additional donations in terms of lives saved or improved.| GiveWell
Donate to high-impact, cost-effective programs—backed by evidence and analysis Last updated: January 2025| GiveWell
