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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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Big Wins for Farm Animals This Decade

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Lewis Bollard

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December 22, 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 Some content may be outdated.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. This post originally appeared in the monthly farm animal welfare newsletter written by Lewis Bollard, program officer for farm animal welfare. Sign up here to receive an email each...
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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 Some content may be outdated.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 Some content may be outdated.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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Open Philanthropy’s Cause Exploration Prizes

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Aaron Gertler and Chris Smith

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May 25, 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. Update: We’ve now announced the recipients of these prizes. At Open Philanthropy, we aim to give as effectively as we can. To find the best opportunities,...
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Our Progress in 2021 and Plans for 2022

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Holden Karnofsky and Alexander Berger

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Annual Reviews

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May 12, 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. Holden Karnofsky is a co-founder and the former CEO of Open Philanthropy. He left Open Philanthropy in April 2024. This post compares our progress with the goals...
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Request for Proposals: Help Open Philanthropy Quantify Biological Risk

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Damon Binder and Andrew Snyder-Beattie

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May 12, 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. Update: See here for a list of funded proposals Open Philanthropy is seeking proposals from those interested in contributing to a research project informing and estimating biosecurity-relevant...
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New Grantmaking Program: Supporting the Effective Altruism Community around Global Health and Wellbeing

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Zachary Robinson

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February 22, 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 are searching for a program officer to help us launch a new grantmaking program. The program would support projects and organizations in the effective altruism community (EA)...
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Open Philanthropy’s Regranting Challenge

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Alexander Berger, Emily Oehlsen and Chris Smith

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February 1, 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. Open Philanthropy is running a $150 million Regranting Challenge, aiming to add funding to the grantmaking budgets of one to five outstanding programs at other foundations....
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