“5 ways to better charity work in 2026” by NickLaing
I've started a substack, so a few more people might encounter my spicy takes - I'll still mostly be here. USAID is gone. Direct country aid to low income countries is down 25%. So now's a great time ...
27 Jan 15min
“Reflections on FarmKind’s January media campaign” by Aidan Alexander, ThomNorman
Summary In January 2025, FarmKind ran a provocative media campaign which used controversial media messaging and materials to promote ‘offsetting’ as an option for individuals who are concerned about f...
24 Jan 31min
“Announcing All the Lives You Can Change” by JDBauman, dominicroser, DavidZhang
Summary Our new book, All the Lives You Can Change: Effective Altruism for Christians, will be published in April 28 2026 The book introduces effective altruism–style thinking to a Christian audience...
19 Jan 8min
“Is EA underfunding animal advocacy according to our own preferences?” by ElliotTep
TL;DR When surveyed, the EA community and leaders think ~18-24% of resources should go towards animal advocacy. The actual figure is about 7%. We as the EA ecosystem are putting less resources (money...
14 Jan 7min
“Why I Donate: A Personal Story” by Stien
Thank you At EAGx Amsterdam, I shared most of this as a talk. I was afraid I'd run out of time, so I decided to do things backwards and start with the thank you. I did not want to miss the most import...
12 Jan 19min
“Don’t stop being an EA because you dislike EAs. You don’t have to interact with most EAs. Just the ones you like.” by Kat Woods 🔶 ⏸️
An all too common reason I’ve seen to “quit EA” is disliking aspects of the community. Maybe “they’re” too focused on the “wrong cause area” or are skeptical of yours. Maybe “they” annoy you. Maybe “t...
10 Jan 2min
“Untitled Retrospective and Learnings from AI in Context’s First Two VideosDraft” by ChanaMessinger
Note: I used LLMs to draft different parts of this. I've checked almost everything, but there might be some mistakes remaining. Apologies for posting this on Christmas Eve. I wanted to get this out th...
6 Jan 18min
“I give because it’s the most rational way to spend my money” by Lorenzo Buonanno🔸
I really enjoyed reading the "why I donate" posts in the past week, so much so that I felt compelled to add my reflections, in case someone finds my reasons as interesting as I found theirs. 1. My mon...
31 Dec 20258min
