What is effective giving?

What is effective giving?

Effective giving is a philanthropic value system that prioritizes improving or saving the most lives per dollar contributed.

Not all nonprofit organizations are created equal and it can be difficult to know which ones are actually making a difference in the world. 

Research suggests that only 3% of donors do comparative research before giving to non-profit organizations. One for the World has taken all of the guesswork out of your philanthropic endeavors by presenting you with a list of organizations that are the most effective at improving and ultimately, saving lives all over the world. 

 
 

GiveWell’s Evaluation Criteria

  • GiveWell attempts to estimate figures such as “cost per life saved” or “cost per total economic benefit to others” for each of the nonprofit organizations that they consider.

  • Nonprofit organizations must be open to GiveWell’s thorough and skeptical review of programs in addition to public reporting of review materials.

  • GiveWell seeks to evaluate organizations that have been studied rigorously and whose benefits can be reasonably applied to large populations.

  • Each organization must be able to demonstrate that they can scale up their service with access to additional funding.

 

Nonprofit Partner Selection Process

One for the World works diligently alongside GiveWell to ensure that our portfolio of nonprofit partners are the most impactful organizations in the world. 

Our nonprofit partners and GiveWell go to great lengths to ensure that the local and on-the-ground service providers are delivering treatments and interventions that are highly effective at improving the lives of people all over the world. 

The selection process for One for the World’s recommended nonprofit organizations have three critical stages: 

 
 

Stage 1:
GiveWell conducts year-round evaluation of their recommended nonprofit organizations and then publishes that list at the beginning of the calendar year.

 

Stage 2: 
One for the World considers their evaluation and list of organizations, typically aligning with GiveWell’s recommendation.

 

Stage 3:
One for the World publishes their updated list of Top Picks nonprofit partners for the year and communicates their recommendation to their 1% Pledge movement members.

How much do you know about the impact of your philanthropic giving?