“Updates on Open Philanthropy’s Effective Giving and Careers program” by Melanie Basnak🔸, james

The Effective Giving and Careers program[1] was launched in July 2022 to fund high-impact meta opportunities that help people use their donations and careers to improve human and animal lives. We’re excited to give an update on our progress so far and discuss our priorities for the coming year. Executive summary Since its inception, the program has recommended 37 grants, committing $28 million across four sub-strategies: Effective Giving (~71% of funding) – Raising funds for highly effective charities. Talent Development (~13%) – Helping individuals maximize career impact. Incubation (~10%) – Seeding and supporting new effective charities. Research (~6%) – Informing better philanthropic and career decisions. Key Achievements: Effective giving has been the program's primary focus, expanding fundraising efforts across eight European countries and, more recently, into Asia. Grantees raised ~$430M in 2023-24, with a counterfactual impact of ~$160M equivalent to Open Phil's last dollar, and [...] ---Outline:(00:25) Executive summary(03:21) Introduction(04:25) Our grantmaking and impact to date(07:44) Priorities for 2025(09:16) ChallengesThe original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: March 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ECeee4j5kRnGvSMnu/updates-on-open-philanthropy-s-effective-giving-and-careers --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.