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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April 23, 2015
Title
Co-funding Partnership with Kaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 23, 2015
Title
Statement from Kaitlyn Trigger & Mike Krieger: Why We’re Partnering with the Open Philanthropy Project
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Author
Kaitlyn and Mike Krieger
April 21, 2015
Title
Science Policy and Infrastructure
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 14, 2015
Title
Breakthrough Fundamental Science
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 09, 2015
Title
Translational Science and the “Valley of Death”
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 26, 2015
Title
Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research
Date
March 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 12, 2015
Title
Open Philanthropy Project: Progress in 2014 and Plans for 2015
Date
March 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 11, 2015
Title
Open Philanthropy Project Update: Global Catastrophic Risks
Date
March 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Holden Karnofsky
March 10, 2015
Title
Open Philanthropy Project Update: U.S. Policy
Date
March 2015
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 27, 2015
Title
The Path to Biomedical Progress
Date
February 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 24, 2015
Title
Thoughts on the Sandler Foundation
Date
February 2015
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 19, 2015
Title
Notes from November Convening on Our Policy Priorities
Date
February 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 30, 2014
October 16, 2014
Title
Expert Philanthropy vs. Broad Philanthropy
Date
October 2014
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 11, 2014
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
August 20, 2014
Title
Open Philanthropy Project (formerly GiveWell Labs)
Date
August 2014
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 24, 2014
Title
Partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts
Date
July 2014
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 03, 2014
Title
The Moral Value of the Far Future
Date
July 2014
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 26, 2014
Title
Potential Global Catastrophic Risk Focus Areas
Date
June 2014
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Alexander Berger
May 29, 2014
Title
Potential U.S. Policy Focus Areas
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 22, 2014
Title
Narrowing down U.S. Policy Areas
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 14, 2014
May 06, 2014
Title
Our Writeup on Criminal Justice Reform
Date
May 2014
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 30, 2014
Title
Finding Giving Opportunities in Malaria Control/Elimination
Date
April 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
March 25, 2014
Title
The First Case Study from Our History of Philanthropy Project
Date
March 2014
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
March 05, 2014
Title
GiveWell Labs – Progress in 2013 and Plans for 2014
Date
March 2014
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
January 15, 2014
Title
Returns to Life Sciences Funding
Date
January 2014
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
December 26, 2013
Title
Scientific Research Funding
Date
December 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 21, 2013
Title
How to Approach Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 06, 2013
Title
The Track Record of Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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
October 30, 2013
Title
The Role of Philanthropic Funding in Politics
Date
October 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 24, 2013
Title
Exploring Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
October 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 16, 2013
October 10, 2013
September 26, 2013
July 18, 2013
Title
Empowerment and Catastrophic Risk
Date
July 2013
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
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 03, 2013
Title
Grant to Center for Global Development (CGD)
Date
July 2013
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 20, 2013
June 06, 2013
May 30, 2013
May 23, 2013
Title
Possible Global Catastrophic Risks
Date
May 2013
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 24, 2013
April 18, 2013
April 09, 2013
Title
GiveWell’s History of Philanthropy/Philanthropy Journalism Project
Date
April 2013
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
March 14, 2013