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How do you know you can trust them?
by station909 12y ago
How do you know you can trust them?
- throwaway283719 12y agoIf you mean "how can you know you can trust the charities on GiveWell", the whole point of GiveWell is to rank charities by how effectively they use their donations to help people. If you mean "how do you know you can trust GiveWell", I guess you don't.
- danielweber 12y agoThe point of GiveWell is that they thoroughly investigate the results of the charity, and recommend places that are highly effective for your marginal dollar. Maybe they don't succeed in their mission, and they are the first to point out their limitations.