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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.

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Takeaways from the Metaculus AI Progress Tournament

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Javier Prieto

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July 27, 2023

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 Some content may be outdated.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 post was originally shared on the Effective Altruism Forum. You can see further discussion on the original post.   In 2019, Open Philanthropy commissioned...
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Alexander Berger is Now Sole CEO of Open Philanthropy

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Holden Karnofsky

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July 27, 2023

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 Some content may be outdated.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.   On behalf of Open Philanthropy’s board, I’m excited to announce that Alexander Berger is now sole CEO of Open Philanthropy!  Alexander has served as co-CEO...
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Our Progress in 2022 and Plans For 2023

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Alexander Berger

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May 10, 2023

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 Some content may be outdated.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.   2022 was a big year for Open Philanthropy: We recommended over $650 million in grants — more, by far, than in any other year of...
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Announcing the Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest

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Jason Schukraft and Peter Favaloro

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March 10, 2023

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 Some content may be outdated.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 just launched the 2023 Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest. We’re looking for essays that influence our views on one of two questions: What is...
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Announcing the Awardees for Our $150M Regranting Challenge

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Chris Smith, Emily Oehlsen and Alexander Berger

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January 12, 2023

In February, we launched the Regranting Challenge, aiming to add $150 million in funding to the budgets of outstanding grantmakers at other foundations. We saw the Challenge as an opportunity to maximize our impact, by: Adding funding to high-impact work that was already underway. We’ve long been inspired by the...
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Cause Exploration Prizes: Announcing Our Prizes

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Chris Smith

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September 9, 2022

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 were gratified to receive over 150 good-faith submissions to Open Philanthropy’s Cause Exploration Prizes, where we invited people to suggest a new area for us to support or...
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Update on Our Planned Allocation to GiveWell’s Recommended Charities in 2022

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Alexander Berger and Peter Favaloro

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July 5, 2022

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. Last year, we recommended $300 million of grants to GiveWell’s evidence-backed, cost-effective recommendations in global health and development, up from $100 million the year before. We...
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How Accurate Are Our Predictions?

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Javier Prieto

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June 16, 2022

When investigating a grant, Coefficient staff often make probabilistic predictions about its outcomes. This post explains our internal forecasting and presents data on the accuracy of our predictions.
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