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
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Date
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Focus Area
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Author(s)
December 12, 2018
Title
2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 06, 2019
Title
2019 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2019
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 11, 2020
Title
2020 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2020
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 19, 2021
Title
2021 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities: Why We’re Giving More Going Forward
Date
November 2021
Focus Area
Author
Alexander Berger
February 03, 2012
September 25, 2017
Title
Aftereffects: In the U.S., Evidence Says Doing More Time Typically Leads to More Crime After
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
February 02, 2016
Title
America’s Recently Heralded Urban “Crime Wave” May Already Have Peaked
Date
February 2016
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
March 09, 2018
Title
An Update to How We’re Thinking About Grant Check-Ins
Date
March 2018
Focus Area
Author
Morgan Davis
September 08, 2011
January 12, 2023
Title
Announcing the awardees for our $150M Regranting Challenge
Date
January 2023
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Chris Smith, Emily Oehlsen, Alexander Berger
June 07, 2022
February 23, 2016
April 14, 2015
Title
Breakthrough Fundamental Science
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 09, 2022
Title
Cause Exploration Prizes: Announcing our prizes
Date
September 2022
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Chris Smith
April 18, 2013
September 11, 2014
August 17, 2015
Title
Change in our Fundraising Policy for the Open Philanthropy Project
Date
August 2015
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
November 07, 2019
April 23, 2015
Title
Co-funding Partnership with Kaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
August 21, 2015
Title
Coming Down to Earth: What if a Big Geomagnetic Storm Does Hit?
Date
August 2015
Focus Area
Longtermism
Author
David Roodman
June 22, 2016
Title
Concrete Problems in AI Safety
Date
June 2016
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 30, 2015
September 03, 2014
Title
David Roodman’s Draft Writeup on Immigration and Current Residents’ Wages
Date
September 2014
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 10, 2013
September 24, 2017