JGWeissman comments on Is GiveWell.org the best charity (excluding SIAI)? - Less Wrong

37 Post author: syllogism 26 February 2011 01:37PM

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Comment author: JGWeissman 27 February 2011 05:00:31AM 1 point [-]

It seems that knowing if and to what extent a charity helps people become productive participants in the economy would be valuable to you. As near as I can tell, GiveWell does not rate charities on this criteria. As it sounds like you are planning to donate a substantial amount, you should consider contacting them about making an earmarked donation (I don't know if they actually do this, but it is worth trying) for a research project to establish such ratings.

Comment author: CarlShulman 27 February 2011 05:36:24PM 1 point [-]

GiveWell has an economic empowerment category, but says that the efficacy and transparency of interventions and charities in that sector are too poor to recommend anything in the category in comparison with public health.