This is our sixth annual transparency report (see our reports for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014). In 2019, REG donors gave a total of $3,107,538 to highly cost-effective charities.1 We estimate our expenses during the same year at about $14,7412, resulting in a fundraising multiplier of 1:211. This total figure reflects all donations that […]
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This is our fifth annual transparency report (see our reports for 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014). Total Donations In 2018, REG donors gave a total of $5,160,173 to highly cost-effective charities1. This is about 20% more than last year’s total ($4,292,847). The ‘total donations’ figure reflects all donations that have been significantly influenced by us. […]
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At Raising for Effective Giving, we’re driven to fund the best organizations working on the most pressing problems. But what exactly is the world’s most pressing problem? In this post, we want to outline why we prioritize interventions focused on affecting the long-term future, particularly those trying to avert worst-case outcomes that would cause vast […]
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This is our fourth annual transparency report (see our reports for 2016, 2015, and 2014). This report complements the semiannual reports on money moved (S1, S2) and the review of our activities in 2017. Total Donations The ‘total donations’ figure reflects all donations that have been significantly influenced by us. That is, if a donor […]
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Martin and Tom Crowley and Dan Smith have done it again. They have joined forces for another end-of-year Matching Challenge—and this time it’s bigger than ever before! Starting today, they will match donations of up to $1,000,000 to ten highly impactful charities until December 31. Last year, Dan Smith started off with a campaign to […]
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Raising for Effective Giving is repeating last year’s #SCOOP4Charity fundraiser at the 2017 Spring Championship of Online Poker – poker players like you can make a significant impact by pledging over 3% of your final table winnings. With a total of 57 events, this year’s SCOOP is one of the biggest yet, and is a great […]
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This is REG’s third annual transparency report (see our reports for 2015 and 2014). This report complements the semiannual reports on money moved (S1, S2). Total Donations The ‘total donations’ figure reflects all donations that have been significantly influenced by REG. That is, if a donor thinks that REG (at least) significantly influenced them to […]
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This is the semiannual report detailing all money moved by REG in the second half of 2016 (see the following link for our S1 2016 report). Total Donations in S2 2016 In the second half of 2016, REG donors gave a total of $1,197,280 to effective charities. The ‘total donations’ figure reflects all donations that have […]
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Dan Smith’s donation drive initially set off to raise $350,000, with $175,000 available for matching. It ultimately ended up raising $1.7 million for highly cost-effective charties and thus likely exceeded anyone’s expectations by far (including our own). Such a turn of events seems very fortunate, but a case can be made that there was more […]
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We are very pleased to announce the success of Dan Smith’s donation drive in raising $1.7 million, mainly for effective charities. Smith’s donation drive started with $175,000 available for matching, which eventually grew to $500,000 thanks to the generous support of Martin Crowley, Tom Crowley and an anonymous donor. Thanks to the help of the […]
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Update: Dan Smith and Martin Crowley have successfully raised $1 million! Daily Fantasy Sports superstar Martin Crowley has recently maxed out the $300,000 available matching funds for Dan Smith’s donation drive, resulting in $600,000 raised in total. He has also doubled down on effective giving by pledging an additional $200,000 for matching to the GiveWell’s top […]
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“I’ve had some sleepless nights wondering whether humans should feel required to help others. Assuming those that can help without much sacrifice are obligated—and knowing that poker is a zero sum game—I felt that I should be contributing my time to other activities. I find it encouraging that I can make real, tangible differences with […]
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