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Study: Giving cash to mothers cut infant deaths in half

GiveDirectly — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Summary Here’s a 3-minute audio summary of the study and its findings from NPR: In rural Kenya, giving poor families a one-time $1,000 transfer cut infant deaths nearly in half, one of the largest reductions ever recorded for a poverty program. With global aid budgets shrinking and funders under pressure to do more with less, the findings point to cash as a powerful…

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Updates to our basic income & refugee donation options

GiveDirectly — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

As we look to simplify our donation options and optimize for effectiveness, GiveDirectly will no longer be accepting donations for basic income and refugee programs through our website, and will be shifting active donations to fund our general Africa poverty relief programs. We made the decision to wind down our broad-based Africa basic income programs, informed by the study of…

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Report: risks we faced delivering cash in 2024

GiveDirectly — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:20:02 +0000

GiveDirectly’s work is rooted in integrity and focused on safety. We deliver unconditional transfers to people in poverty while managing the risks this creates, including fraud, abuse, and safety threats. Our code of ethics and values, along with national laws, guide staff conduct and set clear standards. We continuously improve safeguards to strengthen protection for both recipients and…

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Rethinking efficiency to better reflect our diverse cash programs

GiveDirectly — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:08:54 +0000

Minimizing costs maximizes our impact for the world’s poorest: in a million-dollar GiveDirectly program, increasing efficiency from 75% to 80% might allow us to give an additional 100 people cash.1 But efficiency is not the only important metric, as some higher-cost programs reach more vulnerable populations or unlock new funds to go directly to people in poverty. In our aim to better…

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Direct cash looks 3-4x more cost-effective in a new GiveWell assessment

GiveDirectly — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:26:48 +0000

For those unfamiliar, GiveWell is a charity evaluator dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities by carefully assessing evidence to help donors decide where to give. GiveWell funds charities that they believe save or improve lives most cost-effectively. They do this by assigning ‘moral weights’ to specific outcomes based on the subjective judgments from staff, donors…

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How GiveDirectly prevents, addresses, and reports risks

GiveDirectly — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:16:47 +0000

If you believe you’ve observed GiveDirectly staff, volunteers, vendors, contractors, or partners engaging in misconduct (including fraud, harassment, discrimination, or any other form of unethical behavior), please file a report to whistleblower@givedirectly.org or to our third-party whistleblowing portal here→ Giving cash directly is a proven and dignified way to relieve…

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Charitable Donation Deadlines for 2024

GiveDirectly — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

You can find 2024 U.S. tax deadlines and rules below. These are meant to serve as a helpful guide — this isn’t legal advice, and individual situations may vary. See our detailed guide to charitable tax strategies and FAQ on donations for more information on how to give. Online (card, PayPal, ACH) | Check | Wire | Stock/mutual fund | Crypto | Donor advised fund (DAF)…

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GiveDirectly pursues greater impact as Nick Allardice joins as President & CEO

GiveDirectly — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

GiveDirectly has been a major player in scaling the use of unconditional cash transfers, helping build consensus among the international community that direct cash is a key component to tackling extreme poverty. Now, as we near $1 billion delivered, we’ve appointed Nick Allardice as President and CEO to lead this next phase of growth. GiveDirectly is currently running our most ambitious…

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More people in poverty get cash when we work with governments

GiveDirectly — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:30:31 +0000

GiveDirectly’s role as a non-profit is to innovate in how cash aid is delivered and study the impact. National governments are central to alleviating poverty in their countries, and any effective non-profit should be working in concert with them. GiveDirectly has launched our largest collaborations with national governments in Malawi and Rwanda. By partnering with these countries…

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A Global Cash-Transfer Fund Could End Extreme Poverty

GiveDirectly — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:51:34 +0000

Cash transfers offer a transformative solution to multidimensional poverty, by enhancing dozens of outcomes simultaneously. They have already proven effective, adaptable, and replicable, and now they are becoming more attainable every year with growing mobile coverage and improved digital infrastructure. LOMÉ – For decades, the international community has grappled with the challenge of ending…

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