We occasionally publish blog posts to explain our general philosophy on giving, reflect on our progress thus far, announce our plans for the future, and more.
Blog Posts
-
Title
-
Date
-
Focus Area
-
Author(s)
September 08, 2011
September 12, 2011
September 20, 2011
Title
GiveWell Labs: Plans for Our Process and Transparency
Date
September 2011
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 11, 2011
Title
GiveWell Labs: Our Criteria for Giving Opportunities
Date
October 2011
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
January 19, 2012
February 03, 2012
February 21, 2012
Title
GiveWell’s Plan for 2012: Top-Level Priorities
Date
February 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 22, 2012
Title
GiveWell’s Plan for 2012: Specifics of Research
Date
February 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 01, 2012
Title
Philanthropy’s Success Stories
Date
March 2012
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 02, 2012
May 08, 2012
Title
What Large-Scale Philanthropy Focuses On Today
Date
May 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 09, 2012
June 11, 2012
June 22, 2012
Title
Objections and Concerns About Our New Direction
Date
June 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 28, 2012
July 20, 2012
Title
Some History Behind Our Shifting Approach to Research
Date
July 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 21, 2012
Title
Recent Board Meeting on GiveWell’s Evolution
Date
September 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 27, 2012
Title
US Cochrane Center (USCC) Gets Our First “Quick Grant” Recommendation
Date
September 2012
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 21, 2013
Title
GiveWell’s Plan for 2013: A Top-Level Decision
Date
February 2013
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 14, 2013
April 09, 2013
Title
GiveWell’s History of Philanthropy/Philanthropy Journalism Project
Date
April 2013
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
April 18, 2013
April 24, 2013
May 23, 2013
Title
Possible Global Catastrophic Risks
Date
May 2013
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 30, 2013
June 06, 2013
June 20, 2013
July 03, 2013
Title
Grant to Center for Global Development (CGD)
Date
July 2013
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 11, 2013
Title
Our Landscape of the Open Science Community
Date
July 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 18, 2013
Title
Empowerment and Catastrophic Risk
Date
July 2013
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 26, 2013
October 10, 2013
October 16, 2013
October 24, 2013
Title
Exploring Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
October 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 30, 2013
Title
The Role of Philanthropic Funding in Politics
Date
October 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 01, 2013
Title
Update on Co-Funding Grant to Population Services International Myanmar – November 2013
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
November 06, 2013
Title
The Track Record of Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 21, 2013
Title
How to Approach Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 26, 2013
Title
Scientific Research Funding
Date
December 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
January 07, 2014
Title
Exploring Life Sciences Funding
Date
January 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
January 15, 2014
Title
Returns to Life Sciences Funding
Date
January 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 05, 2014
Title
GiveWell Labs – Progress in 2013 and Plans for 2014
Date
March 2014
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 25, 2014
Title
The First Case Study from Our History of Philanthropy Project
Date
March 2014
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
April 23, 2014
Title
Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS)
Date
April 2014
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 30, 2014
Title
Finding Giving Opportunities in Malaria Control/Elimination
Date
April 2014
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
May 06, 2014
Title
Our Writeup on Criminal Justice Reform
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 14, 2014
May 22, 2014
Title
Narrowing down U.S. Policy Areas
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 29, 2014
Title
Potential U.S. Policy Focus Areas
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 26, 2014