show me your role models who have directly improved the world, not just the people who have told others that they should

I’m surprised to read this. Although an important part of their job is thinking, some of those figures have founded organisations like Giving What We Can, 80,000 hours or GiveWell, which is actually (a lot of) doing. Also, pledging to donate at least 10% of their income until they retire, thus saving several lives and helping thousands of people by preventing that they get terrible diseases is “improving the world directly” rather than thinking. (Although that impact is probably neglegible compared what they achieved in other ways, it is still a lot of good).

Interesting idea! Thanks for sharing it :)

I realised that there are some points in this reasoning that are not clear to me:

• How would protecting large herbivores reduce the population of animals with high reproduction rates?
• What would be the impact on insects?

Have you talked to One for the World? They might have tried already a similar approach.

Thanks for sharing!

I picked up eight 500 CHF donation vouchers from Effektiv Spenden during the event. My plan is to hand these out during the holidays and have my family and friends help choose where the money should go by redeeming them through Effektiv Spenden's platform.

This approach is very interesting. I would love to know if it manages to spark good conversations :)

the transfer must be made to my lastly stated organisation of choice, currently The Humane League

For the impact estimation, are you taking into account how much of the donation to THL would be used specifically for corporate campaings? (since they also work on movement building, for instance)

I like the idea.

Have you tried talking to those brands and see if they would be open to moving the donations to effective causes, instead of starting a new company from scratch?

Nice! Thanks for sharing it :)

I think I caught a typo:

but I stayed quite because of worries…

Shouldn’t it be “quiet”?

Among the members who have explained their reasons for taking The Pledge, which quote did inspire you the most?