Joy – GiveDirectly

Our new website

Joy — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:19:00 +0000

Today we’re launching a new website for GiveDirectly—the first major update since www.givedirectly.org went live in 2011. Our main goal in reimagining the site was to create radical transparency into what we do and how well we do it. We’ve invested a lot to integrate cutting-edge technology into our field model so that we have real-time data to guide internal management. Why not open up that…

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What Happened When We Gave to Whole Villages

Joy — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:56:00 +0000

“How do you decide whom to give to?” is usually the first question I get when I describe GiveDirectly’s model. It’s also a question we think about a lot internally. Effective targeting is a core feature of the product we offer donors, and a moral imperative. In 2013, we began to experiment with a new approach to targeting: giving cash transfers to all households in a poor, rural village.

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Good Ventures matching challenge: $5 million raised and matched!

Joy — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 22:09:00 +0000

It’s official – poor families in Kenya and Uganda are getting the full $5M match from Good Ventures. In just eight weeks, thousands of people have given $5,019,543 directly to the poor. What this community has done is just remarkable: I’m proud to offer a service that so many people trust to create real impact for their dollar. The fact that demand for it is so strong means real change is…

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New ways to give directly

Joy — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:47:00 +0000

As we race to meet Good Ventures’ $5M matching challenge by January 31, we’ve introduced five new ways to give directly to the poor – all with the goal of making it easy and efficient: 1. Bitcoin. We now accept donations in bitcoin! You can donate bitcoin through our donate page. Bitcoins are automatically converted into USD and transferred into our US bank account. You’ll receive an…

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Building Our Technology Team

Joy — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:31:00 +0000

Technology is at the heart of what we do. We’ve built a secure, scalable and efficient platform that we’ll use to deliver cash transfers to thousands of poor households this year, and now we’re planning the next generation technology that will let us scale this platform up to serve millions of the world’s poor across multiple countries. We’re looking for an exceptionally talented individual to…

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Looking Beyond the Buzz

Joy — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:28:00 +0000

GiveDirectly has received some media attention lately. We’re thankful for it, as it allows us to share our work and ideas with more people who might want to help. NPR’s in-depth profile on our work in Kenya reached a broad audience and sparked further discussion in other outlets and the blogosphere. While it’s exciting to see our message spread, I want to take a moment to put it in perspective…

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