Opinion: Has Effective Altruism Lost Its Focus on Real Problems?
After attending the Effective Altruism Global conference, columnist Dylan Matthews of Vox suggests that the movement’s dominance by white male tech industry workers is skewing its focus away from problems like poverty and toward existential risks like an artificial-intelligence apocalypse.
Opinion: Let Communities Help Decide Issue Priorities and Programs
Public policy professor David L. Kirp argues in a New York Times op-ed that planning for projects to improve poor neighborhoods must involve the people who live in them.
A Year After Police Shooting, St. Louis Offers Lessons in Rebuilding
Local and nonprofit leaders say one lesson for cities tackling deeply entrenched social problems is not to overwhelm donors with a torrent of needs and options.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Nonprofits Can Learn From Black Lives Matters About Tapping Passionate Support
The movement has found an effective way to spark action by mobilizing people online, ditching the usual charity approach of boards, celebrities, and strategic planning.
By Tom Watson
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Making the Giving Pledge Global Takes More Than Money
Strong governments and nonprofits, plus tolerance for diverse views, are essential to the spread of philanthropy around the planet.
By Howard Husock
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Can Funds Started by the Rich Really Stomp Out Inequality?
Because most philanthropies are creatures of capitalism, their willingness to chop at the roots of inequity may be halfhearted.
By BENJAMIN SOSKIS
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Why Giving Now Multiplies the Value of a Donor’s Dollar
Investing now so you can donate more later on what may sound like a smart strategy, but there are some good reasons not to wait.
By William MacAskill
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We Need to Prove Impact Investing Makes a Difference
Foundations and companies should borrow evaluation techniques from nonprofits to demonstrate that their programs improve society.
By William Burckart
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Little Sisters Appeals to Supreme Court on Contraceptive Rule
After losing at the appellate level, Catholic charity Little Sisters of the Poor will ask the Roberts court to take up its claim that the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive-care mandate violates their religious liberty, reports the Associated Press.
3 Important Steps Philanthropies Are Taking to Curb Climate Change
By using data and pouring money into organizations that already are making a difference, grant makers can do what Congress isn’t doing.
By Antha Williams
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