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Kurzgesagt — Short-form Video Content

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  • Category: Longtermism
  • Organization Name: Kurzgesagt
  • Amount: $2,978,000

  • Award Date: March 2022

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    Open Philanthropy recommended a contract of €2,658,344 (approximately $2,978,000 at the time of conversion) with Kurzgesagt to support the production of short-form video content for platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Some of this content will feature topics relevant to effective altruism and improving humanity’s long-run future.

    This follows our December 2021 support.

    This project was supported through a contractor agreement. While we typically do not publish pages for contractor agreements, we occasionally opt to do so.

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