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Earth Systems Risks and the Case for Funding Stabilization Research
Research authors: Abbie Clare, Ruby Emerson, Britta Jewell, Thomas R. Vargas
Post author: Maja Nenadov Webster
Summary
- In research commissioned by Outlier Projects, Rethink Priorities’ Global Health and Development team reviewed r...
The Spreadsheet in Your Head Is Misallocating Your Giving
Opinion piece by Marcus A. Davis, CEO of Rethink Priorities
TL;DR:
- The problem: Major donors choose between causes like AI safety, global health, and animal welfare without writing down why. In interviews, many couldn’t say what thei...
Is continuous patient monitoring a cost-effective way to save children's lives in low-resource hospitals?
Research author: Britta Jewell
Summary author: Maja Nenadov Webster
This post is a summary of research produced by Rethink Priorities in September 2026, commissioned by GOAL 3.1
In a typical pediatric high-dependency unit in Malawi, a n...
CCF: Our ambitions for the most rigorous model allocating charitable dollars across causes
Substack author: Elisa Autric
TLDR:
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We built an evidence- and philosophy-driven model for allocating philanthropic resources across causes.
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Last May, we launched the Cross-Cause Fund (CCF): a high-impact giving fund that alloc...
Billions are coming. Still no plan to give well?
Substack author: Marcus A. Davis
Amid all the discussion of the coming wave of AI-driven philanthropy, one question gets surprisingly little attention: how should this money be allocated across causes, and on what basis?
The stakes ar...
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