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Research & Updates
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September 2015
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Impact of Philanthropy on the Passage of the Affordable Care Act
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September 02, 2015
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History of Philanthropy
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April 2019
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History of Philanthropy Literature Review: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
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April 08, 2019
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History of Philanthropy
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April 2016
April 2024
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Holden Karnofsky is Leaving Open Phil for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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April 29, 2024
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June 2022
October 2019
Title
How Feasible Is Long-range Forecasting?
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October 10, 2019
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
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November 2013
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How to Approach Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
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November 21, 2013
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Global Health & Wellbeing
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August 2020
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How to Lower the Price of Plant-Based Meat
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August 12, 2020
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Farm Animal Welfare
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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
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Criminal Justice Reform
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June 2015
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Incoming Program Officer for Criminal Justice Reform: Chloe Cockburn
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June 16, 2015
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Criminal Justice Reform
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July 2022
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Incoming Program Officer for Effective Altruism Community Growth (Global Health and Wellbeing): James Snowden
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July 21, 2022
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Effective Altruism (Global Health and Wellbeing)
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September 2015
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Incoming Program Officer: Lewis Bollard
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September 11, 2015
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Global Health & Wellbeing
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January 2022
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Incoming Program Officers for South Asian Air Quality and Global Aid Policy
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January 03, 2022
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Global Aid Policy
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March 2016
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Initial Grants to Support Corporate Cage-free Reforms
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March 31, 2016
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2024
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Introducing Open Philanthropy’s New Leadership Team
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February 01, 2024
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March 2015
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Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research
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March 26, 2015
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Scientific Research
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June 2015
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Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 1: What is the Role of a Funder?
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June 23, 2015
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July 2015
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Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 2: Choosing Focus Areas and Hiring Program Staff
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July 09, 2015
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July 2015
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Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 3: Making and Evaluating Grants
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July 22, 2015
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March 2018
September 2016
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Maybe the Murder Rate Levelled Off This Year?
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September 26, 2016
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Criminal Justice Reform
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June 2012
April 2014
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Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS)
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April 23, 2014
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June 2013
June 2020