====== Effective Altruism ======

**Effective altruism** is a [[philanthrocapitalism|philanthrocapitalistic]] ideology described as "a rigorously unsentimental approach to charitable giving."((//More about effective altruism.// The Pale Blue Dot. Retrieved October 18, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211018144813/https://thepalebluedot.blog/more-about-effective-altruism/))

===== History =====

==== FTX collapse ====

Following the collapse of [[cryptocurrency]] exchange [[FTX]] and its affiliated philanthropic ventures, effective altruism as a whole was thrown into the spotlight under intense scrutiny.((Kahn, J. (2022, November 15). //Is the collapse of Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire the end of Effective Altruism?// Fortune. https://archive.ph/zK2G1))

===== Affiliations =====

==== Organizations ====

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While not necessarily a formal alliance, there exists a sprawling network of organizations and ventures working in the space of effective altruism.

  * [[Against Malaria Foundation]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Alvea]]
  * [[Building a Stronger Future]]
  * [[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk]]
  * [[Development Media International]]
  * [[Effective Altruism Funds]]
  * [[Effective Altruism Global]]
  * [[FTX Foundation]]
    * [[FTX Climate]]
    * [[Future Fund]]
  * [[GiveWell]]
  * [[Giving What We Can]]
  * [[Good Ventures Foundation]]
  * [[ImpactMatters]]
  * [[Jewish Effective Giving Initiative]]
  * [[The Life You Can Save]]
  * [[Open Philanthropy]]
  * [[The Pale Blue Dot]]
  * [[Population Services International]]

=== The Life You Can Save ===

Founded by [[Peter Singer]] after his book by the same name, [[The Life You Can Save]] aims "to create a world where everyone has an opportunity to build a better life and where there’s no suffering or death due to extreme poverty." It does this "by curating a group of nonprofits that save or improve the most lives per dollar."((//Our story.// The Life You Can Save. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220817002433/https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/our-story/))

==== People ====

  * [[Gabe Bankman-Fried]]
  * [[Sam Bankman-Fried]]
  * [[William MacAskill]]
  * [[Dustin Moskovitz]]
  * [[Elon Musk]]
  * [[Peter Singer]]
  * [[Peter Thiel]]
  * [[Cari Tuna]]
  * [[Matt Wage]]

=== William MacAskill ===

[[William MacAskill]] is a Scottish philosopher credited with founding the modern movement of effective altruism.

===== External links =====

  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism|Wikipedia]]