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24 May

Safeguarding the Future Fund: H2 2025 Allocation

€8,920 collected through Mieux Donner, €746,000 in total with Effektiv Spenden: here is how the Safeguarding the Future Fund allocated its H2 2025 donations across three projects in nuclear security and AI safety.

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21 May

Smart Buys Alliance: an initiative to improve the effectiveness of international aid

The Smart Buys Alliance brings together government agencies, research centres and philanthropic organisations to produce and disseminate lists of the most cost-effective development interventions. An overview of the initiative, its methodology and its key areas of focus.

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4 May

Is International Aid Paternalistic and Colonialist?

Is deciding from London or Paris who needs help and how a form of colonialism? This article examines what the critique gets right, where it goes wrong, and what effective giving does concretely differently — including its own blind spots.

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4 May

Prison, Violence and Giving: Why Our Instincts Mislead Us

Scared Straight won an Oscar and increased delinquency. Open Philanthropy invested $130 million in criminal justice reform — then changed course. Romain Barbe examines what the evidence actually says, and where your money can do the most good.

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4 May

Chernobyl at 40: The True Human Toll

31 confirmed deaths, or nearly a million? Romain Barbe examines what the data actually say about Chernobyl's human toll — and why the fear it generated may have killed far more than the radiation itself.

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4 May

When Activism Backfires: Principled vs Strategic Advocacy

Good intentions, bad outcomes. Romain Barbe examines the tension between moral consistency and real-world impact — using sex work laws as a case study for how to choose the fights that actually work.

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30 Apr

GiveDirectly in France: impact, evidence, and tax relief on unconditional cash donations

GiveDirectly sends $1,000 directly to households in extreme poverty — no conditions, no intermediaries. What the research shows, how GiveWell rates the programme, and why French tax relief isn't available.

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30 Apr

Giving for Systemic Change: Definition and Guide to Impact

What is systemic change, and how do you tell a rigorous systemic charity from an ambitious-sounding one? A practical guide for donors, grounded in evidence and documented examples.

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30 Apr

When a Sporting Challenge Becomes a Collective Commitment

Thibault ran 100 km through the Vosges mountains and turned every kilometre into an effective donation. Discover how a personal challenge can become a gateway to collective giving.

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30 Apr

Organising a fundraiser with Mieux Donner: birthday, wedding, sporting challenge

Organise a fundraiser for your birthday, wedding or sporting challenge with Mieux Donner, and direct donations to the world's most effective charities, with up to 100x more impact.

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