This post collects some information about the candidates in the Donation Election, with an emphasis on what marginal donations to the candidates would accomplish. It also includes some information about other projects ⬇️.
Please let me know if you spot mistakes or you'd like to add more context.[1] If your project isn’t on this list, please feel free to write about it in the comments.
Update: the winners in the Donation Election have been announced. |
Consider also:
- Donating to the Donation Election Fund or to individual projects
- Discussing which of these donation opportunities are most cost-effective and how we should vote in the Donation Election (voting opens on Friday!)
Candidates in the Donation Election
Cross-cause & meta (6)
These projects work across different cause areas, or help build effective altruism.
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GWWC: Giving What We Can |
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TLYCS: The Life You Can Save |
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Animal welfare (7)
These projects focus on reducing animal suffering. This recent post suggests that a lot more funding should go towards animal welfare.
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ACE: Animal Charity Evaluators (Movement Grants) Topics wiki page (ACE) |
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GFI: Good Food Institute |
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THL: The Humane League |
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Catastrophic risks & far future (6)
Various cases have been made for the importance of reducing catastrophic/existential risks.
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Founders Pledge (Global Catastrophic Risks Fund) Topics wiki page (Founders Pledge) |
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Founders Pledge (Patient Philanthropy Fund) Topics wiki page (Founders Pledge) |
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NTI (biosecurity): Nuclear Threat Initiative: Biosecurity Program Topics wiki page (NTI) |
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Global health and wellbeing (5)
The world could be a lot better than it is, and it’s important to approach improving global health and wellbeing cost-effectively.
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Topics wiki page (GiveWell) |
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Other projects that have shared information about their funding gaps
Thanks a bunch to @tobytrem for help with this section!
If your project isn't listed here, consider sharing information about it in the comments.
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Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) A charity for building and nurturing the EA community; running EA conferences, the EA Forum, supporting groups, writing newsletters and content, and more. |
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Centre for Enabling EA Learning and Research (CEEALAR) A free/subsidized living space for people seeking to do the most good they can with their time/resources. |
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A charity evaluator identifying effective giving opportunities in Brazil and globally. |
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A charity that organizes and grows the EA community in Poland. |
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A project building infrastructure for a better connected animal advocacy movement. |
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A charity that sues companies that break animal welfare commitments. |
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ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) Program A program that helps talented scholars upskill and get into AI safety. |
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A program that facilitates research into the analogy between natural and artificial systems, in order to progress work on AI safety. Donate: contact@pibbss.ai |
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Riesgos Catastróficos Globales (RCG) A charity that investigates science policy opportunities to improve the management of GCRs in Spanish speaking countries. |
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A program for promoting impact-driven careers and giving amongst medical students and professionals. |
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A charity that helps Ghanaian women access family planning help and resources. |
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Solar pumps for income generation in Malawi A project of the charity Solar4Africa, which builds and distributes solar technologies in Africa. |
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A new charity that aims to identify, screen and treat children living with TB sufferers. |
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A program that trains local communities to provide mental health care for depression in Latin America. |
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Thank you!
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