Effective Altruism

Effective altruism is a philanthrocapitalistic ideology described as “a rigorously unsentimental approach to charitable giving.”¹⁾

• Development Media International
• GiveWell
• ImpactMatters
• Jewish Effective Giving Initiative
• The Life You Can Save
• The Pale Blue Dot

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.”²⁾

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