In our last blog post, we argued that the effective giving movement, where people donate to more impactful charities, is just getting started. Despite growing interest, it still represents a tiny share of charitable donations and we think there’s huge untapped potential to grow that pie. But how is the different from other actors […]
At the , we want to help people do as much good as possible with their resources. Charitable giving has the power to transform lives—but the evidence is clear: where and how you give matters enormously. That’s why we focus on effective giving and understanding which causes and charities improve people’s wellbeing the most. This […]
Won’t somebody please think of the children? At the , the highest impact interventions we’ve found so far share one thing in common. They focus on early life childhood interventions. The charities that deliver them are, indeed, thinking of the children. See ‘what is a WELLBY?’ to understand how we measure the impact of […]
At the , we think that providing free psychotherapy for people with common mental health challenges living in low-income countries is a good idea. In fact, we think it’s one of the most cost-effective ways to increase wellbeing globally. The only organisations currently occupying our “top charity” spots (StrongMinds and Friendship Bench Zimbabwe) provide psychotherapy […]
If you take away one thing from our chapter in the World Happiness Report, it should be that: Using evidence, it’s now possible to find the best charities at increasing happiness. And by donating to the best ones, you can do hundreds, if not thousands, of times more good. What people think the best charity […]
How much better are the best charities to donate to compared to the average charity? And how much better do people think they are? The presents new evidence-based answers to both those questions. How effective are the best charities to donate to? Let’s start with the expectations around the best charities to donate to. We asked a […]