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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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 04, 2016
June 16, 2022
October 10, 2019
Title
How Feasible Is Long-range Forecasting?
Date
October 2019
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
November 21, 2013
Title
How to Approach Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
August 12, 2020
Title
How to Lower the Price of Plant-Based Meat
Date
August 2020
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
September 24, 2017
Title
Incapacitation: How Much Does Putting People Inside Prison Cut Crime Outside?
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
June 16, 2015
Title
Incoming Program Officer for Criminal Justice Reform: Chloe Cockburn
Date
June 2015
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 21, 2022
Title
Incoming Program Officer for Effective Altruism Community Growth (Global Health and Wellbeing): James Snowden
Date
July 2022
Focus Area
Effective Altruism (Global Health and Wellbeing)
Author
Zachary Robinson
September 11, 2015
Title
Incoming Program Officer: Lewis Bollard
Date
September 2015
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
January 03, 2022
Title
Incoming Program Officers for South Asian Air Quality and Global Aid Policy
Date
January 2022
Focus Area
Global Aid Policy
Author
Otis Reid
March 31, 2016
Title
Initial Grants to Support Corporate Cage-free Reforms
Date
March 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
February 01, 2024
Title
Introducing Open Philanthropy’s New Leadership Team
Date
February 2024
Focus Area
Author
Alexander Berger
March 26, 2015
Title
Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research
Date
March 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 23, 2015
Title
Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 1: What is the Role of a Funder?
Date
June 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 09, 2015
Title
Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 2: Choosing Focus Areas and Hiring Program Staff
Date
July 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 22, 2015
Title
Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 3: Making and Evaluating Grants
Date
July 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 30, 2018
September 26, 2016
Title
Maybe the Murder Rate Levelled Off This Year?
Date
September 2016
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
June 11, 2012
April 23, 2014
Title
Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS)
Date
April 2014
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 06, 2013
June 15, 2020
May 22, 2014
Title
Narrowing down U.S. Policy Areas
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 20, 2013