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Tara Mac Aulay
@tara_macaulayΒ Β· COO at Centre for Effective Altruism
Thanks for hunting us Kat!
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Jason Bell
@j_jason_bellΒ Β· Marketing PhD Student
I can't say how glad I am to see this. This is so much more important than what I'm working on. I have a few thoughts.
1. My alternative to EA is the Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT (J-PAL). The main value added in my view with J-PAL is the strength of the methodology. As far as I can see, by relying on GiveWell, EA mainly chooses opportunities bβ¦Β See more
Khallil Mangalji
@khallilΒ Β· π₯
This is an amazing concept and its great to see them doing so well!
Vanouhi Nazarian
@v_nazΒ Β· Founder, Kindershare
Sounds like a great idea. What do you define as cost-effective? is it based on $ of overhead, or $ in future government spending saved as a result of the charity's actions?