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Hi, thanks for your interest! Our fund managers work at the Open Philanthropy project, where they work full-time, finding the very best donation opportunities. They look for charit…

We don't charge any management fees, you can donate through EA funds, and we'll pass on 100% of the money we receive to the charities. We don't consider a charities' overhead when …

Just to add my $0.02, my impression is that while many EAs enjoy discussing the thorny philosophical issues like whether we should be concerned about insect-suffering, or wild-anim…

80,000 Hours has a very simple job board ( https://80000hours.org/job-board/ ) While there aren't many job openings posted, many effective organizations are often open to hiring ta…

The Long-Term future fund is designed to be fairly broad at some point, and it may well support some climate change initiatives in the future, as well as addressing potential risks…

That's true. You can donate to GiveWell's top charities directly through GiveWell. For many donors, especially those who only want to donate to proven charities with a good track r…

Thanks for your feedback, the dynamic you're talking about is exactly the problem we're trying to solve. We want the best charities, which target the biggest needs, in a cost-effec…

It's really great to hear this view. While lots of donors split their donation between our funds, many people choose to allocate 100% of their donation to a single fund. At a later…

FWIW, about 11% of people at our last conference identified themselves as following an earn-to-give path, and we think that's about the right proportion. We don't think everyone sh…

Hi, thanks for your post. I think that many EAs would agree with you here. Effective Altruism is not just about maximizing QALYs. It's about figuring out what doing good even means…

We do need many more talented people to found and work for effective non-profits. At CEA, we've found it hard to hire extremely talented people, as many of the people we want to hi…

We agree, effective altruism attempts to focus on problems that are important, tractable and neglected. Animal welfare fits squarely into this bucket for all the reasons you mentio…

Haha, this is what the YC partners ask us as well! We see this service as a public good, we want anyone to be able to donate effectively, no matter whether they are donating $10 or…

Thanks for pointing that out - AMF is indeed one of the charities that our fund will support. GiveWell staff cost-effectiveness estimates vary widely[0], you can play around with t…

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Thanks, we completely agree! Right now, the incentives in the charity sector are totally screwed. The charities which get the biggest are the ones with the best marketing, not the …

Hi HN! We’re the founders of the Centre for Effective Altruism, a nonprofit from Oxford, UK in the YC W17 batch. We’re the creators of Effective Altruism (EA) Funds, ( https://app.…