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Thoughts on the Sandler Foundation

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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February 24, 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 Some content may be outdated; you can see...
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December 2014 Update on IOM Haiti Grant

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January 1, 2015

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 Some content may be outdated.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. Background Our initial grant to support the International Organization on Migration (IOM) pilot project to give Haitians access to seasonal work in the United States was...
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Update on Open Philanthropy Project

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Holden Karnofsky

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Annual Reviews

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October 30, 2014

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 Some content may be outdated; you can see...
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Expert Philanthropy vs. Broad Philanthropy

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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October 16, 2014

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 Some content may be outdated; you can see...
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Challenges of Transparency

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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September 11, 2014

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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Open Philanthropy Project (formerly GiveWell Labs)

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Holden Karnofsky

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Announcements

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August 20, 2014

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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Partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Holden Karnofsky

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Announcements

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July 24, 2014

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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Narrowing down U.S. Policy Areas

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Holden Karnofsky

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May 22, 2014

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 Importance of Committing to Causes

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Holden Karnofsky

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Reflections

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May 14, 2014

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 of GiveWell, and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024.   In our...
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