Announcing the new Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research | 2018-12-04 | William MacAskill | Effective Altruism Forum | | Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research Global Priorities Institute Centre for Effective Altruism | Launch | The blog post announces the launch of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research. The planned total budget for 2019 and 2020 is £1.12 million - £1.47 million, and a breakdown is provided in the post. The project will be incubated by the Centre for Effective Altruism, and its work is intended to complement the work of the Global Priorities Institute |
Introducing CEA’s Guiding Principles | 2017-03-07 | William MacAskill | Centre for Effective Altruism | Effective Altruism Foundation | Rethink Charity Centre for Effective Altruism 80,000 Hours Animal Charity Evaluators Charity Science Effective Altruism Foundation Foundational Research Institute Future of Life Institute Raising for Effective Giving The Life You Can Save | Miscellaneous commentary | Willam MacAskill outlines CEA's understanding of the guiding principles of effective altruism: commitment to others, scientific mindset, openness, integrity, and collaborative spirit. The post also lists other organizations that voice their support for these definitions and guiding principles, including: .impact, 80,000 Hours, Animal Charity Evaluators, Charity Science, Effective Altruism Foundation, Foundational Research Institute, Future of Life Institute, Raising for Effective Giving, and The Life You Can Save. The following individuals are also listed as voicing their support for the definition and guiding principles: Elie Hassenfeld of GiveWell and the Open Philanthropy Project, Holden Karnofsky of GiveWell and the Open Philanthropy Project, Toby Ord of the Future of Humanity Institute, Nate Soares of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, and Peter Singer. William MacAskill worked on the document with Julia Wise, and also expresses gratitude to Rob Bensinger and Hilary Mayhew for their comments and wording suggestions. The post also briefly mentions an advisory panel set up by Julia Wise, and links to https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mdMyPRSSzYgk7X45K/advisory-panel-at-cea (GW, IR) for more detail |
Introducing the EA Funds | 2017-02-09 | William MacAskill | Centre for Effective Altruism | Effective Altruism Funds: Meta Fund Effective Altruism Funds: Long-Term Future Fund Effective Altruism Funds: Animal Welfare Fund Effective Altruism Funds: Global Health and Development Fund | Effective Altruism Funds: Meta Fund Effective Altruism Funds: Long-Term Future Fund Effective Altruism Funds: Animal Welfare Fund Effective Altruism Funds: Global Health and Development Fund | Launch | William MacAskill of the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) proposes EA Funds, inspired by the Shulman/Christiano donor lottery from 2016-12, while also incorporating elements of the EA Giving Group run by Nick Beckstead |
CEA is Fundraising! (Winter 2016) | 2016-12-06 | William MacAskill | Centre for Effective Altruism | | Centre for Effective Altruism | Donee donation case | CEA makes its case to be funded in 2016 |
CEA Staff Donation Decisions 2016 | 2016-12-06 | Sam Deere | Centre for Effective Altruism | William MacAskill Michelle Hutchinson Tara MacAulay Alison Woodman Seb Farquhar Hauke Hillebrandt Marinella Capriati Sam Deere Max Dalton Larissa Hesketh-Rowe Michael Page Stefan Schubert Pablo Stafforini Amy Labenz | Centre for Effective Altruism 80,000 Hours Against Malaria Foundation Schistosomiasis Control Initiative Animal Charity Evaluators Charity Science Health New Incentives Project Healthy Children Deworm the World Initiative Machine Intelligence Research Institute StrongMinds Future of Humanity Institute Future of Life Institute Centre for the Study of Existential Risk Effective Altruism Foundation Sci-Hub Vote.org The Humane League Foundational Research Institute | Periodic donation list documentation | Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) staff describe their donation plans. The donation amounts are not disclosed. |
This couple lives on 6% of their income so they can give $100,000 a year to charity | 2015-10-09 | William MacAskill | Quartz | Jeff Kaufman and Julia Wise | | Miscellaneous commentary | Willam MacAskill writes about the Boston-based couple Jeff Kaufman and Julia Wise, who give over $100,000 a year to charity, and live on only about $15,000 a year. |