ciphergoth 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: ciphergoth 27 February 2011 12:08:02PM 5 points [-]

There is a great deal to be said for giving to meta-charities like GiveWell or GWWC over directly giving to eg VillageReach: by sending an explicit message that you wish to give efficiently, it gives an incentive to charities to go for the efficiency dollar and it encourages others to give efficiently and to motivate efficient giving.

That said, I also believe that existential risk mitigation is a more efficient use of your donation.