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This isn't a GiveWell rec, it's an OPP grant. OPP literally exists to give away Dustin's money. Go to OPP's (or Good Ventures') site and notice the glaring lac

• _benedict 10y ago
  "The Open Philanthropy Project is a collaboration between Good Ventures and GiveWell in which we identify outstanding giving opportunities, make grants, follow the results, and publish our findings. The Project is not, itself, an organization." edit: I cannot reply to the below, so I will edit my comment. I am aware that GiveWell does not invest money. Instead it provides impartial analysis of investment impact. My contention is that this was not impartial. Dustin can handle his own money, but: People using GiveWell to decide their own investments should now think twice in my view. Which kind of defeats the whole point.
  • jaibot 10y ago
    And then there's the next paragraph: > The Open Philanthropy Project typically recommends grants to the Open Philanthropy Project fund, a donor advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Support for the Open Philanthropy Project fund comes primarily from Good Ventures, though other donors have contributed as well. In some cases, the Open Philanthropy Project makes grant recommendations directly to Good Ventures. It's basically all GV money - that is to say, Dustin and Cari's money.