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Our Criminal Justice Reform Program Is Now an Independent Organization: Just Impact

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Zachary Robinson and Alexander Berger

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November 16, 2021

Today, we’re making three announcements: After hundreds of grants totaling more than $130 million over six years, one of our first programs -- criminal justice reform (CJR) -- is becoming an independent organization. The team that had been leading our CJR program, Chloe Cockburn and Jesse Rothman, is transitioning to Just Impact, which describes itself…
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Open Philanthropy’s New Co-CEO

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Holden Karnofsky

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June 15, 2021

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. We’re excited to announce that Open Philanthropy...
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2020 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities

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Holden Karnofsky

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December 11, 2020

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. We believe that every life has equal...
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2019 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities

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Holden Karnofsky

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December 6, 2019

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. We believe that every life has equal value — and that...
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2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities

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Holden Karnofsky

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December 12, 2018

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. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. We believe that every life has equal...
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The Open Philanthropy Project Is Now an Independent Organization

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Holden Karnofsky

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June 12, 2017

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, The Open Philanthropy Project. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. Over a year ago, we started exploring options...
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May 2017 Update on Grant to Pew Charitable Trusts

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May 1, 2017

Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, The Open Philanthropy Project. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Pew Charitable Trusts staff reviewed this page prior to publication. In July 2014, we made a general support grant of $3 million over two years...
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Incoming Program Officer: Lewis Bollard

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Holden Karnofsky

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September 11, 2015

Editor’s note: Coefficient Giving was formerly a part of GiveWell under the name “GiveWell Labs,” and later operated as Open Philanthropy. This post originally appeared on the GiveWell Blog; uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to GiveWell. Some content may be outdated; you can see...
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Incoming Program Officer for Criminal Justice Reform: Chloe Cockburn

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Holden Karnofsky

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June 16, 2015

Editor’s note: Coefficient Giving was formerly a part of GiveWell under the name “GiveWell Labs,” and later operated as Open Philanthropy. This post originally appeared on the GiveWell Blog; uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to GiveWell. Some content may be outdated; you can see...
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