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Research & Updates
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April 2018
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David Alpert, Founder and President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
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April 06, 2018
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Land Use Reform
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April 2018
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GeekWire: Open Philanthropy Project awards $11M to protein designers for universal flu vaccine
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April 04, 2018
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Scientific Research
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April 2018
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Research and Development to Decrease Biosecurity Risks from Viral Pathogens
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April 01, 2018
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Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
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March 2018
March 2018
March 2018
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Bloomberg: Protein Engineering May Be the Future of Science
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March 15, 2018
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Scientific Research
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March 2018
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Becca Heller, Director, International Refugee Assistance Project
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March 15, 2018
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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March 2018
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An Update to How We’re Thinking About Grant Check-Ins
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March 09, 2018
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February 2018
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Dr. Stephanie James, Director of Science, and Dr. Karen Tountas, Scientific Program Manager, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
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February 14, 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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February 2018
February 2018
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and State EITC Programs
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February 02, 2018
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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January 2018
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Update on Cause Prioritization at Open Philanthropy
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January 26, 2018
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January 2018
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Quanta Magazine: A Neurobiologist Thinks Big — and Small
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January 18, 2018
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Scientific Research
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January 2018
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Fish: The Forgotten Farm Animal
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January 18, 2018
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2018
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: Clinton Health Access Initiative’s Role in Global Price Drops for Antiretroviral Drugs
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January 10, 2018
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History of Philanthropy
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December 2017
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Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2017
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December 22, 2017
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December 2017
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Nature: Facebook billionaire pours funds into high-risk research
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December 20, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
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Staff Members’ Personal Donations for Giving Season 2017
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December 18, 2017
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December 2017
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The New York Times: Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body
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December 15, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
December 2017
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Our ‘Second Chance’ Program for NIH Transformative Research Applicants
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December 05, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
December 2017
November 2017
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Update on Investigating Neglected Goals in Biological Research
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November 30, 2017
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Scientific Research
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November 2017
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Dr. Michael Clemens, Co-Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy, Center for Global Development
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November 29, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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November 2017
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Amanda Glassman, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
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November 29, 2017
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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November 2017
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We’re Going Beyond Coal. Could We Go Beyond Factory Farming?
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November 17, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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October 2017
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Becca Heller, Director, International Refugee Assistance Project
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October 05, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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October 2017
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Scientific Research Grants from the 2016 NIH Transformative Research Award RFP
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October 01, 2017
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Scientific Research
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October 2017
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A Software Agent Illustrating Some Features of an Illusionist Account of Consciousness
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October 01, 2017
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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October 2017
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October 2017 Update on Protect the People Grant
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October 01, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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September 2017
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Aftereffects: In the U.S., Evidence Says Doing More Time Typically Leads to More Crime After
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September 25, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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September 2017
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Incapacitation: How Much Does Putting People Inside Prison Cut Crime Outside?
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September 24, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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September 2017
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Deterrence Is De Minimis
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September 24, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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September 2017
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Reasonable Doubt: A New Look at Whether Prison Growth Cuts Crime
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September 24, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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September 2017
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David Goldberg, Founder and Global CEO, Founders Pledge
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September 22, 2017
Focus Area
Effective Altruism Community Growth (Longtermism)
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September 2017
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David Alpert, Founder and President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
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September 20, 2017
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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September 2017
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Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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September 20, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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September 2017
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How Can We Reduce Demand for Meat?
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September 20, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
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Mike Konczal, Fellow, Roosevelt Institute
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September 19, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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September 2017
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Why Did the EU Lead the World on Farm Animal Welfare and How Can It Lead Again?
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September 18, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
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Dr. Josh Bivens, Director of Research, Economic Policy Institute
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September 18, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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September 2017
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How Will Hen Welfare Be Impacted by the Transition to Cage-Free Housing?
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September 15, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
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New Report on the Welfare Differences Between Cage and Cage-Free Housing
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September 15, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
September 2017
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The Scientist: Scientists Look to Epigenetics to Thwart Viruses
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September 01, 2017
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Scientific Research
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August 2017
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Josh Morrison, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Waitlist Zero
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August 25, 2017
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Other Areas
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August 2017
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Ady Barkan, Campaign Director, Fed Up, Center for Popular Democracy
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August 10, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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August 2017
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Vox: There’s no evidence that immigrants hurt any American workers
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August 03, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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August 2017
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Scientific American: Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
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August 01, 2017
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Other Areas
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July 2017
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The Economist: A promising means of pest control meets some evolutionary truths
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July 22, 2017
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Scientific Research
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July 2017
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Alan Durning, Founder and Executive Director, Sightline Institute
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July 12, 2017
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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June 2017
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Can We Knock Out Factory Farming’s Supports?
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June 28, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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June 2017
June 2017
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Kristie De Peña, Immigration Policy Counsel, and Matthew La Corte, Immigration Policy Analyst, Niskanen Center
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June 22, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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June 2017
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Updating My Risk Estimate for the Geomagnetic “Big One”
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June 21, 2017
Focus Area
Longtermism
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June 2017
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The New York Times: New Electrical Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise in Mice
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June 15, 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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June 2017
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The Open Philanthropy Project Is Now an Independent Organization
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June 12, 2017
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June 2017
June 2017
June 2017
May 2017
May 2017
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Why This Could Be the Year of the Broiler Chicken
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May 14, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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May 2017
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May 2017 Update on Grant to Pew Charitable Trusts
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May 01, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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April 2017
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New Report on Early Field Growth
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April 26, 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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April 2017
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Carolina Macedo, Director of Farm Animal Campaigns, Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal
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April 14, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2017
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Mia MacDonald, Executive Director, Brighter Green
Date
April 11, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2017
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Why Are the US Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns Succeeding?
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April 11, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2017
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Some Case Studies in Early Field Growth
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April 09, 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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April 2017
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Professor Trevor Gaunt, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town
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April 04, 2017
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Other Areas
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April 2017
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April 2017 Update on Grant to the Future of Life Institute for Artificial Intelligence RFP
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April 01, 2017
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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March 2017
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Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director, and Clare Bland, Development Director, The Good Food Institute (GFI)
Date
March 27, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2017
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The Scientist: Pathway to Polio Virulence Revealed
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March 23, 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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March 2017
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David Alpert, President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
Date
March 22, 2017
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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March 2017
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Dr. Josh Bivens, Director of Research, Economic Policy Institute
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March 21, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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March 2017
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Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Date
March 21, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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March 2017
March 2017
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Professor Simon Nicholson, Co-Executive Director, Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment
Date
March 10, 2017
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Other Areas
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March 2017
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Sonja Trauss, Co-founder, California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CaRLA)
Date
March 06, 2017
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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March 2017
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Technical and Philosophical Questions That Might Affect Our Grantmaking
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March 02, 2017
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February 2017
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David Coman-Hidy, President; Michelle Kucerak, Vice President, Development; and Aaron Ross, Vice President, Policy & Strategy, The Humane League
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February 28, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Lewis Bollard, Program Officer, Farm Animal Welfare, Open Philanthropy Project
Date
February 23, 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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February 2017
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How Can We Achieve Breakthrough Change For Farm Animals?
Date
February 22, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
February 2017
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Dr. Chetana Mirle, Director, Farm Animals, and Elissa Lane, Deputy Director, Farm Animals, Humane Society International
Date
February 15, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Joe Coon, Kristie De Peña, Matthew La Corte, and Andrew Mills, Niskanen Center
Date
February 14, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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February 2017
Title
Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President, Mercy for Animals
Date
February 10, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Josh Balk, Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, The Humane Society of the United States
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February 09, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Jaya Bhumitra, International Director of Corporate Outreach, and Sharon Nuñez Gough, Executive Director, Animal Equality
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February 09, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Giving Suggestions Pertaining to Recent Executive Actions
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February 09, 2017
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February 2017
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Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People for Animals
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February 06, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Professor Keith Frankish, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, The Open University
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January 24, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Dr. Derek Shiller, Software Engineer, DailyPay
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January 24, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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How Can We Improve US Policy for Farm Animals?
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January 20, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Nature: The new face of US science
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January 05, 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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December 2016
Title
Good Ventures and Giving Now vs. Later (2016 Update)
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December 28, 2016
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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December 2016
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2016
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December 14, 2016
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December 2016
November 2016
November 2016