Giving Multiplier

Giving Multiplier solves the “heart vs. head” dilemma in charitable giving. ?????? ???????? ?????? 3,500 ???????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ?????? ????????????????? ?? ????????????????-??????????: Founded by Harvard University researchers as a validated tool to boost your charitable impact. ?? ??????????-??????????????: Co-winner of the “Reimagine Charitable Giving Challenge” in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ?? ?????????????????? ?????? ????????????????????: We make it easy to split donations between your favorite charity and one recommended by experts. ?? ???????????????? ??????????: We add up to 90% on top of your donations! ?? Check us out: GivingMultiplier.org ?? Subscribe to our newsletter: eepurl.com/i0GHhc

Our Winter newsletter is out! ?? In this edition, we feature one of our super-effective charities (Helen Keller Intl), one of our trusted expert charity evaluators (Animal Charity Evaluators), and provide engaging resources for learning more about high-impact charitable giving. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/esvBUksF Subscribe for more: https://eepurl.com/i0GHhc

We surpassed $1 ?????????????? in donations in 2024! ?? Last year, nearly 1,000 Giving Multiplier donors collectively accomplished a lot. This includes supporting 600 of their favorite nonprofits, providing disease-preventing treatments to tens of thousands of children, mitigating animal cruelty, and combatting extreme climate change. ?? Learn more about high-impact giving by signing up for our newsletter: https://eepurl.com/i0GHhc

??????????’?? ?? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ???? ????????????????????????: the belief that impactful charities should spend as little as possible on overhead (administrative and fundraising costs). It's certainly important for charities to strive toward efficiency. But spending less on overhead doesn’t necessarily mean more people are helped. In fact, research shows the opposite is often true. Would Microsoft or other businesses have been as successful without spending on high-quality staff and infrastructure? I doubt it. Similarly, charities need overhead spending to achieve their goals. If overhead costs turn donors away, it creates pressure for charities to minimize their spending. This “race to the bottom” ultimately undermines charities’ impact by impeding their long-term stability. An influential behavioral science research paper by Uri Gneezy and colleagues experimentally identified this “???????????????? ????????????????”, such that donors were less willing to give to charity when overhead costs were higher. Why? Overhead aversion disappeared when overhead costs were covered by another donor, suggesting this tendency is driven by people's desire for their own donation to directly help recipients. Fortunately, separate research led by Lucius Caviola found that many people are willing to support more cost-effective charities (even if overhead is higher) when informed about the difference between overhead ratios and cost-effectiveness. ????????????????: We give because we want to improve the world. By focusing on charity’s achievements instead of their overhead, we can accomplish much more for those in need.

GiveDirectly.org/fires Cash aid allows fire survivors to meet their own needs rather than having others guess for them — which is why people impacted by a crisis say they prefer cash relief over donated goods. Your donations will help families impacted by the L.A. fires meet their own urgent needs and rebuild their lives. GiveDirectly is delivering emergency cash to low-income wildfire survivors in impacted areas in and around Los Angeles, helping them cover immediate needs: ??Food, medicine, and diapers ??Shelter while evacuated ??Phone bill, healthcare, and car payments Here’s your cash will reach them: ???We’re identifying the highest-need communities using fire damage and poverty data. ??We’ll then enroll and pay low-income survivors in those areas fully remotely through Propel, Inc, an app used to manage food stamp benefits ??Families will receive your donations in their bank accounts 2-3 days after enrolling, much faster than conventional aid. GiveDirectly.org/fires

The charities we recommend are highly reputable and remarkably effective. Our top charities do far more good per dollar with your donations than the average, so you can be confident your donations are money well spent! This month, we’re highlighting some of our recommended organisations. Helen Keller Intl’s Vitamin A Supplementation Program is one of the best donations you can make to make a difference to global health and wellbeing! You can learn more about Helen Keller Intl’s impact in this 2024 Year in Review photo essay:?https://lnkd.in/djHKHK5k #effectivegiving

Giving Multiplier began as a research project at Harvard University four years ago. Now, we’re approaching $4 million donated from over 4,000 donors. Together, we’re lifting families out of poverty, fighting climate change, and so much more. As 2024 comes to a close, thank you for following us on our journey. We hope you have a joyful year ahead! #HappyNewYear #SocialImpact #EffectiveGiving #HeartAndHead

We're ready to boost your year-end charitable donations! GivingMultiplier.org #GivingSeason #EffectiveGiving #Philanthropy #HeartAndHead

????????????: We did it! ?? In less than 3 weeks, The Happiness Lab listeners surpassed our goal of directing over $100,000 to charity! Most of those funds ($70,000) will go to GiveDirectly, sending cash to families living in extreme poverty. The rest will go to over 150 different nonprofits picked by THL listeners. Thank you again to Dr. Laurie Santos and the Pushkin Industries team! https://lnkd.in/gTQqeAC4

“?????? ?????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????? ?????????????” In a wide-ranging conversation, Michael Shermer interviews our co-founder Prof. Joshua Greene. In addition to donation psychology, they discuss ethical dilemmas (& the underlying neuroscience), the well-being of future generations, political polarization, and more: ???: https://lnkd.in/dwv7aAtG #Skeptic #CharitableGiving #SocialImpact