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2 Oct

Against Malaria Foundation: your donation’s journey

Global health Against Malaria Foundation: what happens between your donation and the bednet Against Malaria Foundation has a simple mission: protecting people from malaria (a terrible disease). The charity funds insecticide-treated bednets, then makes sure they are distributed and used. What sets it apart is less the net itself than everything around it: a documented, […]

2 Oct

Child sponsorship: is it the best way to help a child?

Child sponsorship appeals because of the bond it promises. But that bond is mainly a fundraising tool, and it isn't always real. Here's what sponsorship actually does, who offers it in France, and how to help children in ways you can measure.

23 Sep

Counterfactual impact: how to measure it for an action or donation

Counterfactual impact: how to measure it for an action or donation Method Counterfactual impact: how to measure it for an action or donation Alice and Bob are on a beach. A child is drowning. Each knows they can save the child alone, and each knows that if the other doesn’t move, they will go. Alice […]

28 Aug

Wildfires, worry, and what to do with your money

An unprecedented wildfire is spreading towards Bordeaux. Ever since I read Factfulness, I’ve stopped following the news round the clock: it just makes me anxious without helping me in any way. Here’s what the data really tells us about climate-related disasters, why they claim far fewer lives than they did a century ago, and where I’m investing my money to reduce the risk of future fires.

26 Aug

Civic education for young people: what does the evidence really say?

Civic education unites people in theory. The evidence tells another story.

10 Aug

Effective zakat: how to direct your zakat to the charities that help most

Where should you give your zakat for maximum impact? Certified funds, direct transfers, effective charities: what Islamic jurisprudence says and what the evidence shows.

28 Jul

What is an Effective Giving Initiative? The model that multiplies your impact

An effective giving initiative channels your donation to the world’s most effective charities and multiplies its impact. How does it work, and where does Mieux Donner fit in?

24 Jul

What we want to give isn’t always what people need

Repainting someone's car blue without asking them seems absurd. Yet a share of aid works exactly that way. How to shift from our own preferences to the real needs of the people we want to help.

20 Jul

Sam Bankman-Fried: the full story of the FTX collapse

In November 2022, FTX collapsed and its founder, who identified with effective altruism, became the face of a multi-billion-dollar fraud. Here are the facts of what happened, what he was convicted of, and why his conduct betrayed the very principles he claimed to serve. And why a method is not judged by the man who abused its name.

17 Jul

Giving Green: how top climate charities are chosen

Climate change Giving Green: how top climate charities are chosen When people think about acting on climate, two instincts usually kick in: offsetting your own emissions, or giving to charities tackling the problem at the source. Marie D’Ovidio Mieux Donner · 8 min read The first disappoints more often than people realise: 85 to 90 % of […]

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