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)
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
December 23, 2015
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff
Date
December 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 17, 2015
Title
Should the Open Philanthropy Project be Recommending More/Larger Grants?
Date
November 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
October 21, 2015
Title
Why a New Study of the Mariel Boatlift Has Not Changed Our Views on the Benefits of Immigration
Date
October 2015
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Author
David Roodman
September 30, 2015
Title
Differential Technological Development: Some Early Thinking
Date
September 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Nick Beckstead
September 17, 2015
September 11, 2015
Title
Incoming Program Officer: Lewis Bollard
Date
September 2015
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 03, 2015
Title
The Process of Hiring our First Cause-Specific Program Officer
Date
September 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 02, 2015
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Impact of Philanthropy on the Passage of the Affordable Care Act
Date
September 2015
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Milan Griffes
August 21, 2015
Title
Coming Down to Earth: What if a Big Geomagnetic Storm Does Hit?
Date
August 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
David Roodman
August 17, 2015
Title
Change in our Fundraising Policy for the Open Philanthropy Project
Date
August 2015
Focus Area
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
August 13, 2015
Title
The Long-Term Significance of Reducing Global Catastrophic Risks
Date
August 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Nick Beckstead
July 30, 2015
July 22, 2015
Title
Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 3: Making and Evaluating Grants
Date
July 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 13, 2015
Title
Geomagnetic Storms: Using Extreme Value Theory to Gauge the Risk
Date
July 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
David Roodman
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 02, 2015
Title
Geomagnetic Storms: History’s Surprising, if Tentative, Reassurance
Date
July 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
David Roodman
June 29, 2015
Title
Geomagnetic Storms: An Introduction to the Risk
Date
June 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
David Roodman
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
June 16, 2015
Title
Incoming Program Officer for Criminal Justice Reform: Chloe Cockburn
Date
June 2015
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 15, 2015
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: Pew and Drug Safety Legislation
Date
May 2015
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Elie Hassenfeld
May 14, 2015
Title
Funder-Initiated Startups
Date
May 2015
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 06, 2015
Title
Our Updated Agenda for Science Philanthropy
Date
May 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 23, 2015
Title
Co-funding Partnership with Kaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger
Date
April 2015
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 23, 2015