Joe Huston – GiveDirectly https://www.givedirectly.org Send money directly to people in need. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:34:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.givedirectly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-GiveDirectly-Square-Logo-Green-Black-32x32.png Joe Huston – GiveDirectly https://www.givedirectly.org 32 32 Don’t wait – there’s plenty more need and opportunity today https://www.givedirectly.org/dont-wait/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:48:54 +0000 https://www.givedirectly.org/?p=5281 Yesterday, leading charity evaluator GiveWell announced they’re committing more money than ever to effective causes, which we commend. This generosity reflects great news: the world is wealthier than ever before. However, they also decided not to distribute $110M this year because they don’t believe they can find good enough ways to use it now. They will distribute $450M to programs they…

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]]> Yes, we have costs https://www.givedirectly.org/yes-we-have-costs/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:54:55 +0000 https://www.givedirectly.org/?p=3416 NOTE: This blog was written in 2020. For the most current information on our costs and efficiency, visit our financials page → When explaining what GiveDirectly does, we sometimes get asked whether 100% of funds go to recipients. That’s no different than asking whether GiveDirectly has any costs. In one sense, this is a strange question. Households, companies, and governments all have…

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]]> We’re officially launching UBI https://www.givedirectly.org/were-officially-launching-ubi/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 21:12:00 +0000 https://www.givedirectly.org/blog_post.php?id=7285958994145750939 It has begun! As I write, field officers in Bomet County, Kenya are beginning to enroll the first (post-pilot) households into the largest basic income initiative in history. The past 19 months since we announced our plans to test UBI have been remarkable. The debate over basic income continues to rage, from skeptics who call it “a senseless act of preemptive self-sabotage” to optimists calling…

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