Ask HN: It's deduction day: Do you practice Effective Altruism?

2 points by ljw1001 6y ago ↗ HN

Given that this is the last day to get a tax deduction (US) for 2019, I was wondering how many people follow the practice of 'effective altruism', i.e., giving to charities "that save or improve lives the most per dollar" in the words of GiveWell. https://www.givewell.org/

I've donated through GiveWell for some years now (no affiliation other than as a donor to their recommended charities). I have been very impressed by the rigor of their analysis, and generally let them decide how to allocate the money. As an added bonus, the receivers don't get my contact info so they can't waste the money I give them mailing me requests for more money.

What's your take?

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atlasunshrugged 6y ago ↗

Big fan of Effective Altruism. Even if you don't have money to give there are plenty of things you can do to make a better world - ex. 80,000 Hours (https://80000hours.org/job-board/) has a ton of info on going into high impact careers as well as a job board with some interesting opportunities.