However, my close friend Max Harms pointed out that Make-A-Wish Foundation makes 300 million per year telling these stories.

Would not my goal of helping kids have good lives be achieved better by protecting them from death?

That question stopped me in my tracks. I had to think hard about why I gave to Make-A-Wish. I realized it was because they had heartwarming stories and great marketing that brought the stories to my attention.

There is a risk known to EA that if not done carefully; Suggesting that people's charitable donations are going to cause them:

-- a deep churning in my stomach -- when I found out what bad decisions I made by giving

without very carefully and explicitly guiding them to the better choice; will cause them to instead of:

switch from 1 charity to another;
not give to any charity.

Effectively causing the QALY change to decrease.

My criticisms of this article:
While it tries; it is not careful enough. It is likely to have a negative impact; not a positive one.