“Reputation Hardening: GiveWell” by Powder🔸

A past event has shown how reputation damage to one EA entity can affect the entire movement's credibility and therefore funding and influence. While GiveWell's evaluation process is thorough, it largely relies on charity-provided data. I propose they consider implementing independent verification methods. Reliance on coverage surveys GiveWell performs no independent verification of their charity's claims and draws their conclusions However they do do an downward adjustment. Vitamin A Supplementation:-17% Conditional Cash Transfers for Infant Vaccination: -2% Insecticide Treated Nets: -4% This feels lacking and feels like a hole. Getting numbers that are closer to reality not only increases the cost effectiveness calculation accuracy analysis but also reduces the risk of adding a new entry to their list. Suggestions to shore it up Mystery evaluators conducting unannounced site visits Independent surveyors (potentially hiring former charity employees) collecting impact data Creating funding opportunities for third-party monitoring organizations GiveWell have [...] ---Outline:(00:25) Reliance on coverage surveys(01:03) Suggestions to shore it up--- First published: February 27th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BrhgPFhoMKBX8uAXf/reputation-hardening-givewell --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.