Animal Charity Evaluators VS Effective Altruism Funds

Animal Charity Evaluators (https://animalcharityevaluators.org - spreads donations across a range of charities that according to its research are particularly effective for helping animals). Source: about 1 year ago

Check out animal charity evaluators 😊 Https://animalcharityevaluators.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

Unfortunately, with many organizations other than Veganuary it is very difficult to estimate the amount of animals saved per €/$ donated to them. Fortunately, there are organizations such as Animal Charity Evaluators that try to rank organizations based on how effective they are in saving animals. They also have a recommended charity fund that will split your donation between the highest rated charities. I... Source: about 1 year ago

Animal Charity Evaluators evaluates charities that are helping animals and recommends ones they think will help the most animals for each additional dollar donated. They did an AMA on /r/vegan a while back. If you just want to help as many animals as possible (which is fantastic) then it's easy to just donate to the one they recommend. Source: about 1 year ago

Check out ACE. They rate the most effective groups in animal advocacy. Find one that aligns with your goals specifically, then get involved with that group. This will allow your efforts to build on work that others have done, therefore increasing your impact. Https://animalcharityevaluators.org/. Source: about 1 year ago

The "manor" example is one of the few points I've seen brought up in response, but it's far from clear-cut, as the forum posts linked above explain. Feel free to draw your own conclusions from them. I'm not convinced it was the best use of $15 million, but I also don't think that buying a medium-price-range conference center was an obviously bad idea, and the money came from private donors (not the standard EA... Source: about 1 year ago

Sure! None of the ways of donating that I know about (directly to the charities themselves, EA funds, others here) have a minimum amount or anything like that. Source: over 1 year ago

It’s easy to look for excuses not to give but donations can make a big difference, especially if targeted in the right places. See comments further down about Givewell and Effective Altruism. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org. Source: over 1 year ago

I give through Effective Altruism: https://funds.effectivealtruism.org. Source: over 1 year ago

Good news: If you want to support global health and development but not animal welfare, you can just donate to the Global Health and Development Fund! None of the money will go to anti-factory farming charities. Even better, you don't even need to go through EA: You could donate directly to charities recommended by GiveWell so you know exactly who's getting your money. Source: over 1 year ago