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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Author(s)
May 08, 2020
Title
New Staff in Communications, Grants, Operations, Programs, and Research (2020)
Date
May 2020
Focus Area
Author
Michael Levine
May 01, 2020
March 17, 2020
Title
Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date
March 2020
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
December 18, 2019
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Staff – 2019
Date
December 2019
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 06, 2019
Title
2019 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2019
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 07, 2019
October 10, 2019
Title
How Feasible Is Long-range Forecasting?
Date
October 2019
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
August 12, 2019
Title
Will Companies Make Good on Cage-Free Pledges?
Date
August 2019
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
August 06, 2019
Title
Questions We Ask Ourselves Before Making a Grant
Date
August 2019
Focus Area
Author
Michael Levine
July 09, 2019
Title
GiveWell’s Top Charities Are (Increasingly) Hard to Beat
Date
July 2019
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Alexander Berger
June 10, 2019
Title
Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
Date
June 2019
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville
April 09, 2019
Title
New Staff in Operations, Programs, and Research
Date
April 2019
Focus Area
Author
Michael Levine
April 08, 2019
Title
History of Philanthropy Literature Review: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Date
April 2019
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 08, 2019
March 07, 2019
Title
Reflections on Our 2018 Generalist Research Analyst Recruiting
Date
March 2019
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
February 28, 2019
Title
Supporting a New Technology Security Policy Think Tank
Date
February 2019
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
December 20, 2018
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2018
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 14, 2018
December 12, 2018
Title
2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 20, 2018
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Campaign for Marriage Equality
Date
September 2018
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 17, 2018
March 30, 2018
March 20, 2018
March 09, 2018
Title
An Update to How We’re Thinking About Grant Check-Ins
Date
March 2018
Focus Area
Author
Morgan Davis
February 14, 2018