We publish blog posts to explain our general philosophy on giving, reflect on our progress thus far, announce our plans for the future, and more.
Blogs
George Rosenfeld is Deputy Director for Global Catastrophic Risks at Coefficient Giving. In April, he wrote a letter to his friends and family about why he thinks AI could transform the world in the coming years, and why the current trajectory worries him.
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Day in the Life: Deena Mousa, Program Officer, Global Health & Wellbeing Cause Prioritization
The Global Health & Wellbeing Cause Prioritization team thinks about how Coefficient should spend its funding, including investigating new cause areas, incubating and making grants in potential programs, and evaluating our methodology and budget allocation. Deena Mousa, a researcher and grantmaker, shares what a typical "day in her life" looks like.
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Day in the Life: Global Catastrophic Risks Grantmakers
Coefficient's Comms team sits down with three grantmakers across a selection of our Global Catastrophic Risks (GCR) teams — Abbey Chaver, who specializes in infosecurity; Trevor Levin, who focuses on AI Governance & Policy; and Chris Bakerlee from our Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness fund — to hear about what fills their days, how grants actually get made, and how they ended up at Coefficient Giving.
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Day in the Life: Caroline Daniell, Associate Counsel
Caroline Daniell, Associate Counsel on Coefficient Giving’s Legal team, shares what a typical "day in her life" looks like.
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Day in the Life: Olivia Larsen, Program Officer, Global Health & Wellbeing Partnerships
Olivia Larsen, a Program Officer on Coefficient Giving's Global Health & Wellbeing Partnerships team, shares what a typical "day in her life" looks like.
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What Is Progress Worth?
Imagine someone claims their policy proposal could increase the annual rate of U.S. technological progress by 5% for one year. How much should we be willing to pay to make that happen? We built a tool to help think through this kind of question.
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How Three Grantees Are Helping People Find High-Impact Careers
Four professionals share how our career advising grantees — Probably Good, High Impact Medicine, and High Impact Professionals — helped them find paths to greater impact.
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Going Bigger: How We’re Scaling Effective Giving & Careers in 2026
Coefficient Giving's Effective Giving & Careers fund is scaling up in 2026, with nearly three times its 2025 funding available to expand high-performing grantees, run new RFPs, and support new initiatives.
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2025 Letter from the CEO
Coefficient Giving directed over $1 billion in 2025, the most in our history. This significant milestone is the result of extraordinary dedication from our funders, staff, and grantees, who share the conviction that effective philanthropy can be a powerful lever for making the world a much better place.
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How Banning Toxic Pesticides Could Prevent Over 100,000 Deaths per Year
By
Aaron Gertler
/Impact Stories
/March 9, 2026
Mark Davis, CPSP's Director for Agriculture and Regulatory Outreach, discusses how banning the most toxic pesticides can save lives and help farmers transition to safer, more sustainable alternatives.
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