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In this episode, Luke Freeman interviews Sean Mayberry, the CEO of StrongMinds, a non-profit organization that provides group talk therapy to people in low-income countries to improve mental health. Sean shares his background, including his journey from working as a diplomat to founding StrongMinds, and his experiences with depression. He also explains the importance of mental health and the problem of depression across Africa, where over 66 million women suffer from depression but only 15% have access to care. Since 2013, they've treated nearly 175,000 women in Uganda and Zambia. Sean highlights the impact of depression on families, the need for effective interventions, StrongMinds plans for growth and more.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction to Sean and his journey to founds StrongMinds
03:48 - Why focus on depression?
07:57 - The scale of mental illness in low and middle income countries (LMICs)
10:12 - What causes depression in LMICs?
12:25 - StrongMinds treatment model and how it works
15:16 - The diagnostic scale PHQ-9
18:15 - How do you remove bias from measurement?
20:10 - The indirect benefits of treating depression
21:58 - Why has StrongMinds focused on treating women?
23:35 - Comparisons to cash transfers by Happier Lives Institute
25:50 - How Sean's experience in HIV/AIDS informs StrongMinds program delivery
27:48 - Why is mental health still overlooked?
30:06 - Scaling funding and reaching more donors
31:42 - The biggest challenges implementing effective mental health interventions globally
33:17 - Lessons learned in adapting to different demographics
34:50 - How is the team structured
36:25 - Why is group talk therapy rate in places like Australia and the US?
40:33 - What are Sean's proudest moments with StrongMinds?
42:30 - Elevator pitch and closing comments
CREDITS:
Production: Grace Adams
Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Sean Mayberry
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We are thrilled to have interviewed Emma Hurst MP of the Animal Justice Party who is an animal advocate with a background in psychology. Emma shared with us some of the most successful animal welfare policies that she has seen implemented, as well as strategies for policy selection and why momentum is so important when campaigning for change. She also spoke about the importance of learning from other countries, exporting successful policies overseas, and the progress that is being made on animal welfare globally. Finally, Emma discussed the role of philanthropy in animal welfare, the importance of individual advocacy, and how to gain broader political support for animal protection issues.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
04:22 Successful animal welfare policies
06:13 Policy selection strategies
07:30 Why momentum is important
08:30 Learning from overseas
09:38 Exporting success overseas
10:54 Worldwide progress in animal welfare
13:06 Cellular agriculture policy
14:48 Proudest achievements of AJP
16:43 Psychology and messaging
17:52 Role of philanthropy in animal welfare
18:57 Individual advocacy
20:20 Enforcement of cruelty laws
22:37 Gaining broader political support
24:10 Coordination of campaigns
26:34 Anger fatigue
27:56 Being hopeful
29:37 Getting involved
CREDITS:
Production: Grace Adams
Editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Emma Hurst
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We were lucky to be joined by Rob Wiblin, Director of Research at 80,000 Hours as well as the host of the 80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin back in the middle of last year. In this interview, we hear about what 80,000 Hours does and how to find an impactful career. Rob also discusses how laziness was a key factor in creating the 80,000 Hours Podcast and why people might benefit from thinking less about the social impact of their work.
To listen to the 80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin visit: https://80000hours.org/podcast/
Check out 80,000 Hours: https://80000hours.org/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction with Luke and Grace
04:09 - Who is Rob?
05:15 - What does 80,000 Hours do?
07:32 - What factors should people think about when trying to find a career with positive impact?
10:40 - Some examples of existential risks (nuclear war, pandemics, bio-weapons)
14:05 - The difference between catastrophic risks and existential risks
16:00 - What are some ways people can address these risks?
19:18 - How can people from all types of careers help address these risks?
20:45 - Problem and career profiles
22:20 - How did Rob end up hosting the 80,000 Hours Podcast?
26:51 - The early days of 80,000 Hours and the growth of effective altruism
32:42 - Moral cluelessness 33:56 - Combatting overwhelm with fun and finding sustainable motivation
37:55 - Rob's final thoughts
CREDITS:
Production: Grace Adams
Editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Rob Wiblin
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Enjoy this fascinating interview where Rob Mather talks through how he started the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), how it operates today and how malaria could be eradicated.
Rob is truly an engaging speaker and this interview is well worth listening to in full.
To learn more about AMF:
https://www.againstmalaria.com/
https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/against-malaria-foundation
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction with Luke and Grace
02:18 - Introduction to AMF and backstory including Swim for Terri
20:40 - How Rob got 1 million people swimming for malaria prevention and transition to AMF
42:20 - AMF's funding sources
48:05 - How does AMF do monitoring and evaluation?
1:02:00 - How do bednets compare to chemoprevention, gene drives and other existing and upcoming malaria prevention strategies?
1:14:56 - What would Rob do next if malaria was eradicated?
CREDITS:
Production: Grace Adams
Editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Rob Mather
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We interviewed Rebecca Herbst earlier in the year about financial independence, improving financial literacy and effective giving. Rebecca is an early retiree and now spends her time working on her project to improve financial literacy, Yield & Spread, where 100% of the profits go to charity via The Life You Can Save. Rebecca is also on the board of directors for EA Salt Lake City.
Yield & Spread: https://yieldandspread.wixsite.com/personal-finance/course-experience
EA Salt Lake City: https://www.effectivealtruismslc.org/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction and how Rebecca retired early and discovered effective giving
03:51 - How Rebecca feels about retiring early
05:01 - All about Rebecca's financial education project: Yield & Spread
07:27 - Some commonalities between effective altruism and financial independence
10:42 - What are some common mistakes people make with money?
14:48 - What should people be spending more money on?
15:44 - Different ways to think about managing money
21:30 - How Luke thinks about budgeting
26:49 - How much financial advice is universal
28:39 - Rebecca top financial tips related to giving
33:30 - Rebecca's thoughts on ethical consumption and ESG investing
41:06 - Resources on finance
44:08 - What can listeners do next?
CREDITS:
Production: Grace Adams
Editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Rebecca Herbst
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Member Geoffrey Martin-Noble shares how the Giving What We Can pledge inspired him to concrete action, and why he feels that donating to effective charities (even if you aren't sure how to choose between them) is more impactful than continuing to search for the "perfect" moral framework. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Geoffrey and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - What motivated you to take the Giving What We Can pledge? 02:11 - When did you take the pledge? 03:01 - Do you have advice for others considering the pledge? 04:08 - Choosing action over perfectionOUR RESOURCES:
โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities
๐ค. 'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org
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Member Sam Robinson discusses how he became interested in effective giving, his approach to donating, and how it feels to give. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Sam and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you become interested in effective giving? 00:55 - The importance of keeping your desire to give 01:33 - Where do you donate? 02:12 - How it feels to give OUR RESOURCES:
โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities
๐ค. 'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org
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๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved
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We are thrilled to have interviewed Lily Odarno, Clean Air Task Force's Director of Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa.
Lily shared some fascinating insights about the work of Clean Air Task Force, the specific work they are undertaking across Africa, the intersection of growth and climate mitigation, the need for localised clean energy solutions and much more. This was one of our favourite interviews recorded this year and is not to be missed.
Let us know what you learnt from this interview in the comments! (Also let us know what you think of the new introduction style, and whether we should keep it!)
Learn more about Clean Air Task Force: https://www.catf.us/
Donate to Clean Air Task Force: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/clean-air-task-force
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Opening chat between Luke and Grace
03:05 - Introduction to Lily and Clean Air Task Force
04:39 - The role of developing economies in climate change mitigation
07:44 - Clear Air Task Force's work across the African continent
10:49 - Climate change projections for Africa are mismatched with desire for growth
11:31 - Technologies that Clean Air Task Force is interested in
13:38 - Why is there a focus on a narrow range of tech, as well as reduced consumption?
16:04 - Funding sources influence policy
17:35 - Technology development within African countries
20:01 - Kenya as an example of renewable energy development
22:59 - How does CATF operate day to day?
26:03 - Specific challenges the African continent faces when it comes to decarbonisation
29:35 - What happens if we don't get it right?
34:24 - What is the role of philanthropy in climate change?
37:52 - Is Lily optimistic about change?
41:06 - Takeaways for the audience
CREDITS:
Production: Grace Adams
Editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Lily Odarno
OUR RESOURCES:
โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities
๐ค 'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org
๐ค Recommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources
๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved
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Member Jo Duyvestyn discusses how she learned about Giving What We Can, what motivates her to donate 10% of her income to effective charities, and how much she enjoys being part of a community of people who share her values. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Jo and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Jo introduces herself00:08 - How did you learn about Giving What We Can? 00:27 - What motivated you to take the pledge? 01:35 - How does it feel to give? 02:09 - "It's not as scary as you think!" (Jo's advice for others) 02:52 - Being part of a community
OUR RESOURCES:
โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities
๐ค. 'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org
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Choosing where to donate is incredibly difficult. Luckily, the charity evaluator GiveWell spends thousands of hours on program research each year to help people find highly-impactful giving opportunities. In this episode, Luke sits down with Neil Buddy Shah, GiveWell's managing director at the time of recording, for a deep dive into GiveWell's work. We cover GiveWell's origin, approaches, and focus areas, as well as Buddy's personal background and relationship to effective giving. We also discuss why funding gaps exist despite foreign aid, and the important role donors play in improving people's lives. Buddy responds to some common critiques of GiveWell's work, and clarifies some misconceptions about how the organisation operates. Neil Buddy Shah is now the CEO of The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).Note: This interview was recorded in April 2022. GiveWell has since updated its cost-effectiveness bar to be higher than it was at the time of recording. A shorter version of this interview is available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/BC64OnNHH9A๐To learn more about GiveWell, visit their website: www.givewell.orgCHAPTERS:00:00 - Introduction 02:12 - GiveWell's origin02:57 - GiveWell's goals and research approaches06:39 - How does GiveWell define and measure effectiveness?09:52 - Can you talk more about how GiveWell calculates cost-effectiveness?10:52 - How does GiveWell evaluate impact that is harder to measure?14:50 - Transparency15:15 - The importance of small donors 19:40 - Why does GiveWell roll over funds when highly-effective organisations still have funding gaps? 22:50 - Critic's question: does GiveWell only focus on "measurable" programs and ignore policy/advocacy initiatives?26:06 - Can you talk more about the concept of fungibility? 29:30 - Critic's question: GiveWell primarily focuses on health-based approaches to poverty alleviation. What about economic approaches? 32:12 - Critic's question: Do GiveWell's recommendations take into account the needs and preferences of the communities they aim to serve?36:08 - Does the continued existence of extremely cost-effective giving opportunities like the Against Malaria Foundation indicate a failure of the public sector?39:17 - People's reactions to the cost to save a life (and other striking figures!)43:12 - Why aren't GiveWell's recommended programs funded by government foreign aid organisations?46:43 - GiveWell's role in grantmaking 50:22 - Clarifying additional common misconceptions about GiveWell52:56 - Buddy's personal background and relationship to effective giving56:30 - Buddy's ask for listenersCREDITS: Production: Grace Adams Video/audio editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Neil Buddy ShahOUR RESOURCES: โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge ๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities๐ค'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org ๐คRecommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources ๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved BE OUR FRIEND: ๐ Sign up to our monthly email newsletter: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/newsletter๐ Our website / blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ ๐ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/giving_what_we_can ๐ฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/givingwhatwecan ๐ Facebook: https://facebook.com/givingwhatwecan
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The vast amount of animal suffering in the world can feel overwhelming, but there are several concrete ways to help. In this episode, we cover some major causes of animal suffering that even animal lovers often overlook, and discuss some of the best ways you can help animals.๐You can also watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/hYm443i3lb8CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Why focus on farmed and wild animals? 00:46 - Farmed animals and factory farming: the problem 02:18 - What you can do: diet changes 03:18 - What you can do: supporting system change 04:46 - What you can do: supporting alternative proteins 06:04 - Wild animal suffering: the problem 07:30 - What you can do: supporting wild animal welfare research 08:28 - Additional information about where to donate 09:04 - Final thoughts ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS MENTIONED: Fish Welfare Initiative: https://www.fishwelfareinitiative.org/ The Humane League: https://thehumaneleague.org/Wild Animal Initiative: https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/ Animal Charity Evaluators: https://animalcharityevaluators.org/ Faunalytics: https://faunalytics.org/ EA Animal Welfare Fund: https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare SOURCES: 1. https://faunalytics.org/global-animal-slaughter-statistics-and-charts/ 2. https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/lewis-bollard-end-factory-farming/3. https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/lewis-bollard-end-factory-farming/4. https://thehumaneleague.org/article/factory-farming-animal-cruelty 5. https://www.greenmatters.com/p/what-is-sea-lice 6. https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/global-animal-farming-estimates 7. http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/ 8. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2020/sep/15/covid-farm-animals-and-pandemics-diseases-that-changed-the-world 9. https://mercyforanimals.org/blog/antibiotic-resistant-infections-will-kill/ 10. https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/aft-survey-2020 11. https://ourworldindata.org/meat-production 12. https://animalcharityevaluators.org/donation-advice/why-farmed-animals/ and https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=42 13. https://animalcharityevaluators.org/donation-advice/why-farmed-animals/ 14. https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics 15. https://animalcharityevaluators.org/research/dietary-impacts/effects-of-diet-choices/ 16. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22430749/beef-chicken-climate-diet-vegetarian 17. https://a-z-animals.com/blog/cow-lifespan-how-long-do-cows-live/18. https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_12,_Farm_Animal_Confinement_Initiative_(2018) 19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_California_Proposition_12 20. https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/lewis-bollard-lessons-learned-in-farm-animal-welfare 21. https://rethinkpriorities.org/publications/corporate-campaigns-affect-9-to-120-years-of-chicken-life-per-dollar-spent 22. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf 23. https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=66df320da8400b581cbc1b539&id=a9ce5c198b 24. https://rethinkpriorities.org/publications/forecasts-estimate-limited-cultured-meat-production-through-2050 25. https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/blog/juvenile-welfare 26. https://wildlife.org/the-return-of-an-odious-invader/27. http://fcmconference.org/img/CambridgeDeclarationOnConsciousness.pdf 28. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fish-feel-pain-180967764/29. https://reducing-suffering.org/how-many-wild-animals-are-there/ 30. https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/transparency 31. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/14/18091698/future-perfect-podcast-killing-fish-ikejime-animal-welfare 32. https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/blog/humane-insecticides33.https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f04bd57a1c21d767782adb8/t/5f160c91bc0bff4abe964d5a/1595280529848/WAI_PersistenceAndReversibility_Dec2019.pdf 34. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207746/ CREDITS: Script: Gage Weston Production: Grace Adams Video/audio editor: Marco Shimabukuro Host: Luke FreemanOUR RESOURCES: โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge ๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities๐ค'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org ๐คRecommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources ๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved BE OUR FRIEND: ๐ Sign up to our monthly email newsletter: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/newsletter๐ Our website / blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ ๐ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/giving_what_we_can ๐ฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/givingwhatwecan ๐ Facebook: https://facebook.com/givingwhatwecan
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Dr. Michael Noetel shares 10 mistakes he made when trying to improve the world, so you don't have to make the same ones! Michael is a Giving What We Can member, effective altruist and academic. We were grateful to have him share what he's learnt with us. To learn more about him, visit: https://noetel.com.au/ ๐You can also watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/efVh51hbRHYCHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:08 - Mistake 1: I wasn't using science and reason 02:20 - Mistake 2: I didn't focus on the most important problems 04:27 - Mistake 3: I wasn't looking for low hanging fruit 07:22 - Mistake 4: I focused on what was in front of me 08:45 - Mistake 5: I thought effective altruism was only for utilitarians 11:03 - Mistake 6: I thought I needed to be morally obliged, and morally oblige others too 12:20 - Mistake 7: I thought effective altruism was just bed nets and RCTs14:11 - Mistake 8: I would start with the really controversial ideas 15:40 - Mistake 9: I thought the size of the problem should motivate people to act 16:36 - Mistake 10: I thought talking about doing good made me look sanctimonious CREDITS: Script: Michael Noetel Production: Julian Hazell Video/Audio Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Host: Michael NoetelOUR RESOURCES: โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge ๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities๐ค'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org ๐คRecommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources ๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved BE OUR FRIEND: ๐ Sign up to our monthly email newsletter: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/newsletter๐ Our website / blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ ๐ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/giving_what_we_can ๐ฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/givingwhatwecan ๐ Facebook: https://facebook.com/givingwhatwecan
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Member Zachary Brown shares how the neighborhood where he grew up cast a spotlight on suffering and inequality, motivating him to effect change from an early age. He also discusses why he's passionate about helping future generations, how the Giving What We Can pledge ties into his Jewish background, and how effective giving has become a part of his identity. We are so pleased that we've been able to interview some of our members about their experiences with effective giving. Big thank you to Zachary and our other community members who make Giving What We Can such a special organisation. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - How did you learn about Giving What We Can? 00:55 - Why were you motivated to take the pledge? 02:45 - What is the role of effective giving in your life? 03:58 - Where are you giving now? 05:22 - Advice for others considering the pledge: "Just start!"
OUR RESOURCES:
โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities
๐ค. 'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org
๐ค. Recommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources
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In this interview, we chat to Neil Dullaghan, a Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities, a think tank that pursues and shares research with key decision makers about how to best help people and non-human animals both now and in the long-term future. We talk about Neil's work on animal welfare, why people might choose to prioritize farmed animal welfare or wild animal welfare, the role of research in the animal welfare landscape, and what you can do to help non-human animals Neil also discusses how the principles of effective altruism inform his work, and that of Rethink Priorities.If you'd like to learn more about Rethink Priorities, visit their website: https://rethinkpriorities.org/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to Neil and Rethink Priorities 01:24 - What attracts Neil to effective altruism 01:51 - Neil makes the case for focusing on farmed animal welfare 03:21 - The work Rethink Priorities is doing on farmed animal welfare03:53 - Considerations for working on wild animal welfare 05:16 - Advice for small to medium donors interested in farmed animal welfare 07:00 - The different approaches to improving animal welfare 08:53 - Policy intervention success stories 09:36 - Why research is important for improving animal lives 11:39 - How Neil became passionate about animal welfare 12:10 - Beyond donating, what can people do to help? 13:03 - How Neil has changed his approach to giving, research, and advocacy 14:10 - Forecasting the cultured meat landscape going forward 16:58 - How would Neil spend a billion dollars? 17:54 - Neil's asks for viewers SOURCES & FURTHER READING: ๐Organisational spending on farmed animal welfare: ๐ Spending in 2020https://farmedanimalfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/External-FAF-State-of-the-Movement-Report-2021.pdf ๐ Neglected spending areashttps://www.vox.com/2021/11/26/22772693/animal-rights-welfare-movement-global-factory-farming ๐Donor advice & resources: ๐ Giving What We Can Recommendationshttps://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities ๐ EA Animal Welfare Fund https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/funds/animal-welfare ๐ The importance of small donorshttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cjH2puDzAFrtrrThQ/despite-billions-of-extra-funding-small-donors-can-still CREDITS: Production: Julian Hazell & Grace Adams Videographer and video editor: Andy Brice Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Neil DullaghanOUR RESOURCES: โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge ๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities๐ค'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org ๐คRecommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources ๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved BE OUR FRIEND: ๐ Sign up to our monthly email newsletter: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/newsletter๐ Our website / blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ ๐ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/giving_what_we_can ๐ฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/givingwhatwecan ๐ Facebook: https://facebook.com/givingwhatwecan
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๐ Links for items mentioned in the video:
The Longtermism Fund: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/longtermism-fund
GiveWell's announcement: https://blog.givewell.org/2022/08/17/changes-to-top-charity-criteria/
Our response to GiveWell's update: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/blog/update-to-our-recommended-global-health-and-development-charities
What We Owe The Future: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541618629
Time magazine article: https://time.com/6204627/effective-altruism-longtermism-william-macaskill-interview/
The Tim Ferriss Show interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9C41fx64dw
The Ezra Klein Show interview: https://time.com/6204627/effective-altruism-longtermism-william-macaskill-interview/
The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/21/william-macaskill-what-we-owe-the-future-philosopher-interview
Other media: https://whatweowethefuture.com/press/
Rob Mather and Against Malaria Foundation video: https://youtu.be/Ex7hgpXfw0U
Script & Production: Grace Adams
Editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Host: Luke Freeman
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Hear the powerful, personal story behind AMF, the organisation responsible for protecting 400 million people from malaria (roughly equal in size to 40% of the entire population of sub-Saharan Africa!) and saving tens of thousands of lives. It started with one man's fundraiser for a little girl who had suffered 90% burns in a house fire at her home in Suffolk, England, and turned into one of the most efficient and effective charities in the world. Rob Mather's journey shows us the power of combining the head and the heart to make a tremendous difference in the lives of others.Watch this story on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Ex7hgpXfw0U๐ You can donate to the Against Malaria Foundation via Giving What We Can: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/against-malaria-foundation WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AMF? ๐ Check out their website at https://www.againstmalaria.com/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to the story of Rob Mather and the Against Malaria Foundation00:37 - The documentary that started it all01:24 - Rob's Swim for Terri fundraiser 02:32 - Swimming for other causes 03:01 - Why malaria? 04:45 - The first world swim against malaria 05:09 - Beyond swimming: the founding of AMF 05:24 - Why AMF is so unique, transparent, and impactful 07:38 - GiveWell's evaluation of AMF 07:54 - Rob's thoughts on shifting the focus from swimming 08:20 - 100% of your donation goes to buying nets 09:30 - AMF's remarkable achievements 10:16 - The need for more funding 10:33 - Why donate to AMF? 11:12 - Concluding thoughts CREDITS: Production: Julian Hazell & Grace Adams Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer: Luke Freeman Guest: Rob Mather OUR RESOURCES: โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge ๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities๐ค'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org ๐คRecommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources ๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved BE OUR FRIEND: ๐ Sign up to our monthly email newsletter: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/newsletter๐ Our website / blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ ๐ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/giving_what_we_can ๐ฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/givingwhatwecan ๐ Facebook: https://facebook.com/givingwhatwecan
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In this interview, we chat to Joey Savoie, CEO and co-founder of Charity Entrepreneurship, an incubator that helps launch high-impact nonprofits by connecting entrepreneurs with effective ideas, training, and funding.
Joey provides an overview of Charity Entrepreneurship and the problems they're working to solve; he also shares his thoughts on the charity sector, the concept of efficacy, and the role altruism plays in his life.
Since its founding in 2018, Charity Entrepreneurship has helped launch 18 impactful nonprofits, which have reached over 5 million humans and improved the lives of 1.2 million animals.
You can donate to Charity Entrepreneurship via Giving What We Can: https://donate.givingwhatwecan.org/partners/charity-entrepreneurship
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHARITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP? ๐ Check out their website at https://www.charityentrepreneurship.com/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction to Joey and Charity Entrepreneurship
01:04 - The story behind Charity Entrepreneurship's founding
04:21 - Projects Charity Entrepreneurship has helped launch
07:05 - Cause areas Charity Entrepreneurship focuses on
08:48 - Charity Entrepreneurship's core propositions, benefits, and why donors might be interested in supporting the org
12:52 - What value can smaller donors bring to philanthropy?
15:29 - Joey's pitch that "efficacy" in charity can be evaluated, measured, and aimed for
17:39 - Some surprising realizations about the charitable sector
21:07 - The nuances of bottlenecks
24:50 - What mistakes do people make when thinking about the concept of effectiveness, especially at first?
26:38 - Joey's relationship with altruism
28:07 - How would Joey spend a billion dollars?
31:05 - Joey's advice/asks for viewers
CREDITS:
Production: Julian Hazell & Grace Adams
Videographer and video editor: Andy Brice
Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro
Interviewer: Luke Freeman
Guest: Joey Savoie
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In this interview filmed at EA Global London 2022 with Simran Dhaliwal, the co-CEO of Longview Philanthropy, we talk about what Longview Philanthropy does, what problems it is working to solve, and Simran's own journey to effective giving.
If you'd like to learn more about Longview Philanthropy, visit their website: https://www.longview.org/
One bonus fun fact about Longview is that all their senior staff have signed the Giving What We Can Pledge.
CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction to Simran and what Longview Philanthropy does
02:13 - Longview runs events to turn longtermist ideas into action
03:26 - How Simran would pitch longtermism and Longview's impact to a new audience 05:30 - What's it like to work with donors interested in the long-term future?
06:30 - How did these donors find these ideas?
07:38 - How Longview approaches helping people prioritise different causes
08:22 - What has Simran changed her mind about in the last year?
09:51 - What are some of the positive changes in effective altruism and any areas of concern?
11:00 - The comparative advantages small donors bring to the table in philanthropy
13:13 - Plans for growing Longview Philanthropy
16:55 - Media grantmaking program
18:36 - Conclusions and final thoughts
CREDITS:
Production: Julian Hazell & Grace Adams
Videographer and video editor: Andy Brice
Video editor: Marco Shimabukuro Interviewer:
Luke Freeman Guest: Simran Dhaliwal
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๐ Links for items mentioned in the video:
RSVP to this months meetups at: givingwhatwecan.org/events
Watch our interview with Bruce Friedrich: https://youtu.be/qCFZBJ0aMG0
GiveWell's update on their funding: https://blog.givewell.org/2022/07/05/update-on-givewells-funding-projections/
Non-trivial's new course: https://non-trivial.org/courses/how-to-change-the-world
10m less caged hens in Europe: https://www.poultryworld.net/poultry/layers/shift-to-cage-free-in-eu-continues/
Ted-Ed Video, The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity: https://youtu.be/WP6T4MH0Dn4
Gates Foundation annoucement: https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Commitment-to-the-Gates-Foundation
Script & Production: Grace Adams Video Editor: Marco Shimabukuro Host: Luke Freeman
OUR RESOURCES:
โ๏ธ Take a giving pledge: https://givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
๐ Giving recommendations: https://givingwhatwecan.org/best-char...
๐ค. 'How Rich Am I?' calculator: https://howrichami.givingwhatwecan.org
๐ค. Recommended books, videos, podcasts: https://givingwhatwecan.org/resources
๐โโ๏ธ Get involved: https://givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved
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New member James Montavon shares why he joined Giving What We Can and tells us about living his beliefs, giving gradually and gives his advice about making a small commitment to give effectively! This interview was filmed at Effective Altruism Global London 2022. Thank you to James for taking the time to share your story.
CHAPTERS: 00:00 - What inspired you to take the pledge?
00:42 - How does it feel to give effectively?
01:02 - Do you have any advice for giving effectively?
01:52 - Where are you giving?
02:32 - Knowing you're having an impact!
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