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(1/2) As you might've heard on my last podcast, I have a new sponsor:

, which gives cash to extremely poor people: givedirectly.org I really like them, and they're one of only a few charities endorsed by effective altruist org

@GiveWell

(my other sponsor).

givedirectly.org

GiveDirectly: Send money directly to people in poverty

GiveDirectly allows donors to send money directly to people in poverty with no strings attached. Our approach is guided by rigorous evidence of impact and our values of efficiency, transparency, and...

10:03 PM · Sep 30, 2021

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(2/2) One random thing I appreciate about

@GiveDirectly

(besides their mission!) is their page of recipient stories: live.givedirectly.org Usually such stories are very cherry-picked, but these are not -- GD surveys a random sample of recipients & posts all responses, unedited

live.givedirectly.org

GiveDirectly: Send money directly to the extreme poor

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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So they give you money to promote them on your podcast, and then you donate the money back to them?

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Good choice!

does what any effective charity should do: -Clearly state the problem they are trying to solve. -Show objective metrics on how they intend to use funds to solve it. I doubt many orgs can even come close to this level of performance 🔥