“Open Philanthropy: Reflecting on our Recent Effective Giving RFP” by Melanie Basnak🔸

EA Forum Podcast (Curated & popular)

Earlier this year, we launched a request for proposals (RFP) from organizations that fundraise for highly cost-effective charities. The Livelihood Impact Fund supported the RFP, as did two donors from Meta Charity Funders. We’re excited to share the results: $1,565,333 in grants to 11 organizations. We estimate a weighted average ROI of ~4.3x across the portfolio, which means we expect our grantees to raise more than $6 million in adjusted funding over the next 1-2 years.

Who's receiving funding

These organizations span different regions, donor audiences, and outreach strategies. Here's a quick overview:

Charity Navigator (United States) — $200,000
Charity Navigator recently acquired Causeway, through which they now recommend charities with a greater emphasis on impact across a portfolio of cause areas. This grant supports Causeway's growth and refinement, with the aim of nudging donors toward curated higher-impact giving funds.

Effectief Geven (Belgium) — $108,000
Newly incubated, with [...]

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Outline:

(00:49) Who's receiving funding

(04:32) Why promising applications sometimes didn't meet our bar

(05:54) What we learned

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First published:
June 16th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/prddJRsZdFjpm6yzs/open-philanthropy-reflecting-on-our-recent-effective-giving

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.