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Introducing Open Philanthropy’s New Leadership Team

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Alexander Berger

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February 1, 2024

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Since Holden formally stepped down as co-CEO of Open Philanthropy last July, I’ve been working to build out our new leadership team. This post introduces the...
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New Grantmaking Program: Global Public Health Policy

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James Snowden

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November 22, 2023

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added a new cause area to our Global Health and Wellbeing portfolio: Global Public Health Policy. The program will be overseen...
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Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest

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Jason Schukraft

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September 29, 2023

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. In March 2023, we launched the Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest. The goal of the contest was to surface novel considerations that could affect our views on...
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Alexander Berger is Now Sole CEO of Open Philanthropy

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Holden Karnofsky

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July 27, 2023

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here.   On behalf of Open Philanthropy’s board, I’m excited to announce that Alexander Berger is now sole CEO of Open Philanthropy!  Alexander has served as co-CEO...
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Announcing the Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest

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Jason Schukraft and Peter Favaloro

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March 10, 2023

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here.   We just launched the 2023 Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest. We’re looking for essays that influence our views on one of two questions: What is...
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Cause Exploration Prizes: Announcing Our Prizes

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Chris Smith

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September 9, 2022

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. We were gratified to receive over 150 good-faith submissions to Open Philanthropy’s Cause Exploration Prizes, where we invited people to suggest a new area for us to support or...
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Update on Our Planned Allocation to GiveWell’s Recommended Charities in 2022

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Alexander Berger and Peter Favaloro

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July 5, 2022

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Last year, we recommended $300 million of grants to GiveWell’s evidence-backed, cost-effective recommendations in global health and development, up from $100 million the year before. We...
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