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We research the world’s pressing problems — dig into our investigations and discover how high-impact philanthropy can help solve them.

4 May 2023

How we think about charity evaluation

by Matt Lerner

How we conduct charity evaluation, and the conceptual tools and models we use in the research process.

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How we use Elo ratings to evaluate long-term funding opportunities

by Hannah Yang

Global catastrophic risks Climate change Methodology

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Valuing economic growth

by Nicolaj Thor

Global health & development Economic empowerment Methodology

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Replicability and Generalisability: how do experimental effects translate to the real world?

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5 December 2022

A guide to forecasting at Founders Pledge

by Christian Ruhl and Matt Lerner

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1 December 2022

Our approach to moral weights

by Vadim Albinsky

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13 September 2022

Measuring health: How we use (and sometimes don’t use) DALY estimates

Global health & development Health Methodology

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22 February 2021

Why we say 'funding opportunity' instead of 'charity’

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29 January 2021

Our approach to charity

by David Goldberg

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Our value discovery approach

by Sjir Hoeijmakers