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Reasoning Transparency

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Luke Muehlhauser

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December 1, 2017

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 Some content may be outdated.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 at the Open Philanthropy Project value analyses which exhibit strong “reasoning transparency.” This document explains what we mean by “reasoning transparency,” and provides some tips...
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October 2017 Update on Protect the People Grant

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October 1, 2017

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Protect the People staff reviewed this page prior to publication. This page gives an update on the grant we made to Protect the People (PTP) to support its...
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Reasonable Doubt: A New Look at Whether Prison Growth Cuts Crime

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David Roodman

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September 24, 2017

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 Some content may be outdated.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. This is the first in a series of posts summarizing the Open Philanthropy review of the evidence on the impacts of incarceration on crime. Read the...
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New Report on the Welfare Differences Between Cage and Cage-Free Housing

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Ajeya Cotra

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September 15, 2017

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Over the last two years, animal welfare organizations successfully secured pledges from major restaurants and grocers to eliminate battery cages from their supply chains, which are...
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Projects, People and Processes

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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June 26, 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. One of the challenges of large-scale philanthropy...
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The Open Philanthropy Project Is Now an Independent Organization

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Holden Karnofsky

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Announcements

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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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Why Are US Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns Succeeding?

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Lewis Bollard

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Research Reports

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April 11, 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. Campaigns since early 2015 have secured pledges from over 200 US companies to eliminate battery cages from their supply chains, including from all of...
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