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Have you looked at GiveWell? "We search for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar." https://www.givewell.org/ https://www.givewell.org/
by xorfish 7y ago
Have you looked at GiveWell?
"We search for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar."
https://www.givewell.org/ https://www.givewell.org/
They don't care about overhead, they will recommend a charity that prevents a death per $5'000 and has a 50% overhead over a charity that prevents a death per $10'000 and has a 20% overhead.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoI’m very familiar with them, yes. They definitely care about overhead > We quantify impact using a variety of different measures, including "cost per life saved" (when applicable) and "financial benefits to recipients per dollar spent by donors" (when applicable). https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/process https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/process
- imtringued 7y agoI don't understand how that is a meaningful definition of overhead. Overhead is money that is not being spent on salaries and goods that directly impact outcomes. Therefore cheaper outcomes always imply lower overhead.