I am disappointed that my realistic and fact based observation generated a down vote.
At the risk of an additional down vote, but in the interest of transparent honest exchange, I am pointing out a verifiable fact, however unsavory it may be interpreted.
If over time the time cost of intermediaries (additional handling and overhead costs) remains below the cost of the steps to eliminate intermediaries (the investment required to establish a 501(c)(3)) then I stand corrected. While an improbable situation, it could well be possible.
If over time the time cost of intermediaries (additional handling and overhead costs) remains below the cost of the steps to eliminate intermediaries (the investment required to establish a 501(c)(3)) then I stand corrected.
As the person who runs the central CEA Ops division, I can promise you that it saves time and money costs, and doesn't impose any significant such costs that I can think of. Registering as a UK charity and a 501(c)3 (and a company that can have employees, interns and an office) has taken a lot of work, and I'm glad that GWWC, 80k, E...
Both GiveWell and the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) --an Oxford-based umbrella organization consisting of Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, The Life You Can Save, and Effective Animal Activism-- have been discussed here before. So I thought some folks might want to know that these organizations are recruiting for a number of positions. Here are relevant excerpts from the official job announcements:
(Full disclosure: I'm friends with the co-founders of CEA and have donated to Effective Animal Activism.)