the most promising solutions to the world’s most pressing problems

About Us

The majority of wealth is clustered in the hands of a small minority, with tremendous power to do good. Philanthropy has a unique role to play here, by tackling the problems that governments and markets can’t or won’t address. But philanthropy can be hard to navigate, and figuring out how to do the most good can be confusing and frustrating.

Effective Giving was founded by philanthropists and scientists who are excited about changing this narrative. Philanthropy’s success stories show that we can afford to be truly ambitious, especially if we are willing to think in the long term, take risks and sometimes fail.

We are independent: there are no fees or dues involved in working with us, and our funders have no control over our operations.

Guiding Principles

Our approach to giving effectively is built upon three principles:

Maximizing

We’re interested in doing as much good as possible. Our question is not “is this a good thing?” but “what is the very best thing we can do with the resources we have available?”

Science-aligned

We use evidence and reason to work out how to do the most good. When we come across a strong piece of evidence or a sound logical argument, we’re likely to update our views accordingly.

Impartial

We don’t discriminate against any groups of individuals for arbitrary reasons, such as because they live far away or are socially different to us.

Meet the team

Max Henderson
CEO (EF)

Dr. Kellie Liket
Founder (EF)

Megan Brown
Effective Philanthropy Advisor

David Teter
Grants Director

Joshua Monrad
Biosecurity Program Officer

Dr. James Wagstaff
Biosecurity Advisor

Mike McCormick
Strategic Advisor

Dr. Vera Schölmerich
Research consultant

Charlie Petty
Biosecurity Advisor

Hailey Song
Founder EG Asia

 

Georgiana Gilgallon
Grants Associate

Dr. Patrick Kaczmarek
In-House Philosopher

We’re extremely grateful to our network of researchers and advisors that inform and support our work.

Contact us

For enquiries, please contact info@effectivegiving.org

 

Effective Giving
Prinsengracht 769, 1017 JZ Amsterdam
Effective Giving is a project of Stichting Effective Foundation (Netherlands registered charity number 70778787)