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29 Jan

Effective generosity: understanding the impact of your donations

If you agree with these sentences : It is important tohelp others Everyone should be treated with equal consideration Helping more is better than helping less Our resources are limited, so we should prioritise how we use them ... then you're probably in favour of efficient generosity!

24 Jan

Who among us would have actually joined the resistance?

The film One Life tells the true story of Nicholas Winton, who helped save 667 children from Czechoslovakia before the German invasion of 1940. The story highlights not only Winton's courageous actions, but also those of the many people who worked behind the scenes to make these rescues possible.

23 Jan

Making better decisions using counterfactual reasoning

Counterfactual reasoning is what we do when we imagine what could have happened otherwise. It's a surprisingly powerful tool to identify impactful donation opportunities.

21 Jan

Methane, an invisible enemy: why we must fight now

Methane, an invisible enemy: why we must fight now Interview by Romain Barbe, co-founder of Mieux Donner I recently interviewed Zitely Tzompa Sosa, a Research Manager at the Clean Air Task Force now based in my hometown, Toulouse. Her dedication and expertise show that there are indeed effective ways to tackle climate change. Her insights […]

2 Dec

When generosity isn’t enough: Why a bad donation can do more harm than good

Charities often promise life-changing impacts, but what is their actual effect? Looking at examples like PlayPumps, it becomes clear that innovative solutions don't always guarantee tangible results. Mieux Donner helps you navigate this complex landscape to maximize the impact of your donations, ensuring they support truly effective causes.

21 Nov

Astrid, the engineer who donates 15% of her income for a better world

Find out how Astrid has transformed her life and the lives of others through a gradual and thoughtful commitment to impact giving. Combining personal motivation, carbon reduction and practical advice, her story shows that it is possible to reconcile generosity and rationality to change the world.

31 Oct

High impact donations are a superpower

Our ability to give is a superpower: it allows us to support the work of those groups that are most effective in advancing the problems we seek to solve.

22 Oct

The best charities are 100 times more impactful than average charities

Did you know that your choice of charity can multiply the impact of your generosity by 100? When we decide to give, our intention is to improve the world. However, the real impact of your donation can vary enormously depending on the charity you choose to support.

10 Oct

How to turn your climate anxiety into action

There are concrete, evidence based actions we can all take to reduce our carbon footprint, but the issue is there’s a lot of conflicting information online leading to a huge mismatch between what most people think is effective, and what’s actually effective.

28 Sep

Announcing our new Safeguarding the Future Fund

Our “Safeguarding the Future Fund” channels donations toward the most promising initiatives aimed at reducing the greatest existential risks to humanity. It focuses on addressing threats to humanity’s long-term future such as conflicts between major powers, nuclear war, pandemics, biological weapons, catastrophic lab accidents, and emerging risks from new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and other military and civilian advancements.

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