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This is all assuming that the money actually goes towards them, and not to everyone else inbetween you and that person you are trying to help. And while yes, s
by ConstantVigil 4y ago
This is all assuming that the money actually goes towards them, and not to everyone else inbetween you and that person you are trying to help.
And while yes, some good charities do exist apparently; I can't name any.
Edit: and no one better try to say 'WE' is a good charity.
- dhzhzjsbevs 4y agoThanks. Almost felt guilty for a second there.
- oefnak 4y agoHe just named one: GiveWell.
- ConstantVigil 4y agoSorry, but wasn't taking it at face value just cause it was used as a data point only at the time. And not to be that person; but proof please. I really do want a comprehensive list if possible of which charities are actually worthy of even being allowed to keep existing on this planet.
- aoeusnth1 4y agoThey have extensive research on their website that doesn’t need to be copy pasted here.
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- edanm 4y ago> I really do want a comprehensive list if possible of which charities are actually worthy of even being allowed to keep existing on this planet. You're in luck! That's exactly the problem that the Effective Altruism movement aspires to solve (namely, how to do altruism effectively.) And Givewell, in particular, is a great site for that - you can either donate to them and have them spread your donation over their "top charities", or donate to the charities yourself. They do a lot of research, very transparently, to figure out which charities are actually achieving good outcomes. You can read their research, their thought processes around it, etc. Note that this doesn't necessarily mean those charities have "zero overhead", as you alluded to in another comment - that's not a good way to judge a charity, in general, the same way it isn't a good way to judge a company; we don't really care how much money it takes to run a company or how that money is used, we care about their profit. Similarly, if a charity uses a lot of money on things like staff, but this makes them more effective at actually (say) saving lives, then it's a net better charity to donate to than other charities.
- everfree 4y agoGiveWell is a research platform for finding good charities. I referenced them in my original comment.
- ConstantVigil 4y agoEdit: Okay, I might be a bit tired. Sorry... I should have read that twice... Comment redacted to help hide idiocy... sorry.
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