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Update on Cause Prioritization at Open Philanthropy

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Holden Karnofsky

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January 26, 2018

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Last year, we wrote: A...
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: Clinton Health Access Initiative’s Role in Global Price Drops for Antiretroviral Drugs

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Holden Karnofsky

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History of Philanthropy

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January 10, 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 Some content may be outdated.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. A little over a year ago, the...
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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 Some content may be outdated.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 Some content may be outdated.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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