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In the end, giving should be expressive and energizing. The more you do, the more you’ll get out of it and the more impact you’ll have. Don’t be afraid of some trial and error. Just get started. You’ll be glad you did.

Step 3: Once you think you know, give more. Make large, multi-year pledges. Make them unrestricted. And along the way, listen, learn, and give advice if you’d like. The more you engage, the more you’ll enjoy the process. Or don’t— that’s OK too.

Step 2: Start giving to an org or two that looks like it’s addressing what you care about. Don’t stress too much about which one. You won’t know for sure at first. But over time, as you get to know them, you’ll figure it out.

Step 1: Look in the mirror and decide what you care about. Animals? Climate? Reading? There are no wrong answers.

+1. “Philanthropy is hard” is something people who want philanthropy to seem hard say. Want to know how to make philanthropy easy so you can help change the world? There are only three steps.

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Jeffrey Bradach

@JeffBradach

An important narrative to understand (and, yes, philanthropic advisors like @BridgespanGroup can contribute to "philanthropy is hard" narrative, too.) Sometimes it takes deep analysis & thinking, but sometimes that's a diversion that simply enables delay.philanthropy.com/article/jeff-b

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I’m no political analyst, but feels like Republicans are maybe over-playing their hands, balloon-wise.

Jan 29

Sitting at Starbucks overhearing 3 (!) confident, overachieving students interview for Stanford. Parents: An urgent message for your kids today. Two people are at the table. Both have interesting lives. Don't just talk. Listen. We've got 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason.

2023 Genesis GV70 2.5T: Fully Loaded, Affordably Priced

Jan 24

Am I the only one feeling left out of the "I've got classified documents stashed away" party?

I so enjoy seeing

milk the hell out of a metaphor. Did not disappoint! But his headline writer should be sent out to pasture.

wsj.com

The stylish GV70 2.5T compact crossover comes standard with a long list of desirable features—and at a price that stacks up well against European rivals, writes Dan Neil.

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UNICEF Education

@UNICEFEducation

Jan 11

Every country can benefit from the opportunity and joy that comes when every child learns. Because learning changes everything. #LetMeLearn

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Jan 6

Watching this first-night #CES wrap-up is like reading a pre-print of 2024's Sharper Image catalog of crappy gadgets nobody really wanted.

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Engadget

@engadget

Jan 5

CES 2023: Day 1 recap

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Dec 31, 2022

A penny for your thoughts,

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New Year’s Eve Day on the shore of Lake Champlain. #vermont #whyilovethe802

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Kent Page

@KentPage

Dec 23, 2022

“You cannot open a book without learning something.” ~#Confucius Please retweet if you agree w/this #FridayFeeling & that #EducationCannotWait for any child. #HLFC2023

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Got Alexa? Want to change the world this holiday season? Get close to your speaker and hit ▶️ below. You’ll be asked if you wanna make a $20 donation to

. They’ll put your $$ to work & send you a report on where your funds went. It’s friggin’ magic!

@alexa99

Worldreader

Dec 14, 2022

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Dec 15, 2022

Too reductive? Too charitable? Maybe. But maybe also helpful... or at least I hope so! /End

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No doubt

is also genuinely annoyed with CA's policies,

@JoeBiden

's slights, and a sense that "wokeness" has gone too far. But I bet that explains 20% of it. 80% is about Tesla and Attention, amped up and made nutty by pressure.

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As for Attention, it's super-clear that going right is an viral attention-grabber. Trump made that obvious, but it's been the case forever. Look at talk radio. "Liberal talk radio" just isn't a thing the way

@unfilteredonfox

-style conservative talk radio is.

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This becomes even more important as

@Tesla

Cybertruck and Semi come on-line. If you're only appealing to the

@VolvoCarUSA

crowd, those products are DOA. (This is a problem that

@Ford

does not have with their Ford 150 Lightening.)

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Who loves

? Stereotypically: latte-sipping,

@NPR

-listening, coastal-living libs. But that's not enough. So what's the strategy? Make yourself (and your brand) appealing to a more socially conservative crowd.

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On climate change,

is his big tool. What limits its growth? Market size for EVs. He can make cars cheaper (in process). But beyond that, he's got to make them appeal to more people.

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*really* cares about 2 things: Climate Change and Attention. The 1st is an existential threat; the 2d is a steroid that force-multiplies all other efforts. (He often says, e.g., "

@Tesla

doesn't spend money on marketing." But that's 'cause he's an attention-grabber.)

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Occam's razor says: The simplest explanation is most likely to be correct. Here's a way to use it to explain

@elonmusk

's recent apparent lurch to the right. 🧵 (cc:

@karaswisher

@nayeema

@profgalloway

, @fmanjoo, @kevinroose and others who've also tried to figure this out.)

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Joe Weisenthal

@TheStalwart

Dec 8, 2022

Kind of nuts seeing how well the AI does at producing code. Big societal question now is, how do we increase the number of students with liberal arts degrees in order to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow?

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@RexChapman

Dec 7, 2022

If you watch only one thing on Twitter today please make it these two minutes…

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Dec 6, 2022

This is a genius ad by Apple.

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Opinion | The Big Thing Effective Altruism (Still) Gets Right

Dec 6, 2022

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I'm a big

fan. Not so much of effective altruism. It creates the paradox of choice that

@BarrySch

studies. "What if I'm not giving to the most effective charity?" folks wonder. And then they do nothing. Find a cause you love, then go for it.

nytimes.com

The fall of Sam Bankman-Fried helps us see the movement’s vices, but that shouldn’t blind us to its virtues, either.

Dec 3, 2022

We are so *massively* underestimating the impact that AI is going to have on writing and creating. Here's the

@OpenAI

prompt: A short story about a lion and a zebra who become friends.” Here's what came out, untweaked. Woah.

Nov 29, 2022

You've heard the stat: 6 in 10 ten-year-olds can't understand a simple story. That's a disaster: kids can't reach their potential if they can't read. Take this 2-question quiz to see for yourself. Then consider a gift to

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Nov 28, 2022

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Give to non-profits and nominate them for matching grants of up to $50,000-- $2 million total. Put more Donor Advised Fund money to work.

Nov 15, 2022

Changing the world ain't that hard. Nonprofits have the tools. If you've read this far, you've got the funds. So put 'em to use! You'll feel great and the world will thank you. H/T to

& other kindred spirits

And (sponsored content!) if you're a big-money donor, contact

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, a grassroots effort that matches *any* donation from donors who spend half their DAFs. Huge leverage to you. $6M in has led to ~$30M to nonprofits-- a 5X multiple.

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#HalfMyDAF 2022

If you're a policy-maker,support

@accelgiving

's #ACEact to speed up charitable giving, sponsored by

@chelliepingree

and

@TomReedNY23

. It requires DAFs to disburse funds over 15 years and closes some atrocious foundation loopholes.

and

are fans.

If you're a DAF holder, give more. You've already set aside the money. Now's the moment to finish the job. The world's problems are compounding faster than your returns (particularly now!) And

@GivingTuesday

is right around the corner!

If you're a donor, pick a cause that touches your heart, find 1 or 2 orgs in the sector doing good work, and just give what you can. Or stretch a little. You'll get even more out of it. BTW, how do you know if they're doing good work? Call them! You'll know in 30 minutes.

"What if I give $10K to a nonprofit with less-than-max impact? Will I go to charity hell?" donors ask... as they write a $1M check to invest in NewCoolFund based on a friend's recommendation over lunch. (Sorry for the snark, but it's true.) So what to do?

And the final 30%? Sorry, effective altruism fans, but that one movement-- which sounds so awesome in theory-- has really messed up the sector. Why? Because it hyper-intellectualizes giving so much that folks are paralyzed.

It's easy and right to blame donors for inaction or hoarding, but that's about 20% of the problem. 50% stems from DAF sponsors with every incentive to build assets, and none to shrink them. Fido alone makes $100M+ in fees. The've got the data. Their inaction needs more focus.

This is obscene. I like DAFs as much as the next guy, but $243B parked in them is $242B too much. Look the problems nonprofits are asked to solve every day! Who's to blame, and what can you do? Read on. H/T

@AlexDanielsCOP

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