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Open Philanthropy Project Update

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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September 17, 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 Some content may be outdated; you can see...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: Lewis Bollard

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Holden Karnofsky

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Announcements

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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 Some content may be outdated; you can see...
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Impact of Philanthropy on the Passage of the Affordable Care Act

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Milan Griffes

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History of Philanthropy

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September 2, 2015

Atlantic Philanthropies helped fund Health Care for America Now!, a coalition of grassroots advocates who mobilized public support for comprehensive health reform. While the scale of philanthropy’s influence is hard to precisely quantify, Benjamin Soskis suggests that sustained funding for advocacy played a critical role in passing the Affordable Care Act in 2010.
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Coming Down to Earth: What if a Big Geomagnetic Storm Does Hit?

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David Roodman

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Blog Posts

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August 21, 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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Change in our Fundraising Policy for the Open Philanthropy Project

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Elie Hassenfeld

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August 17, 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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The Long-Term Significance of Reducing Global Catastrophic Risks

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Nick Beckstead

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August 13, 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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Could Raising Alcohol Taxes Save Lives?

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David Roodman

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July 30, 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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Key Questions about Philanthropy, Part 3: Making and Evaluating Grants

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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July 22, 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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Geomagnetic Storms: Using Extreme Value Theory to Gauge the Risk

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David Roodman

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July 13, 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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