Ensuring every dollar donated most effectively improves human wellbeing, going where it could make the highest possible difference. List derived from top Charities of Giving What We Can, ones I personally looked into and donate to,

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Givewell search for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar. GiveWells top charities are evidence-backed, thoroughly vetted, underfunded organizations. They recommend charities according to how much good additional donations can do. Here are the GiveWell top charities that are approved for Cisco matching in BrightFunds.

GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. Unlike charity evaluators that focus solely on financials, assessing administrative or fundraising costs, we conduct in-depth research aiming to determine how much good a given program accomplishes (in terms of lives saved, lives improved, etc.) per dollar spent. Rather than try to rate as many charities as possible, we focus on the few charities that stand out most (by our criteria) in order to find and confidently recommend high-impact giving opportunities (our list of top charities).

Top Charities supported by GiveWell published in November of 2020. These are US based charities. SCI Foundation couldn't be included since it doesn't have a US-based tax entity to donate to. See original list here https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities Read more about GiveWell at givewell.org. This is how GiveWell summarizes who they are https://www.givewell.org/about "GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. Unlike charity evaluators that focus solely on financials, assessing administrative or fundraising costs, we conduct in-depth research aiming to determine how much good a given program accomplishes (in terms of lives saved, lives improved, etc.) per dollar spent. Rather than try to rate as many charities as possible, we focus on the few charities that stand out most (by our criteria) in order to find and confidently recommend high-impact giving opportunities (our list of top charities)." This is how GiveWell summarizes how they choose Top Charities https://www.givewell.org/how-we-work/process "GiveWell's mission is to find outstanding charities and to publish the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. Our focus is on finding and reviewing the most outstanding charities possible rather than completing an in-depth investigation for each organization we consider. We identify top charities by assessing them along four criteria: Their evidence of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, transparency, and room for more funding. Learn more about our criteria here. This page discusses our process for identifying and researching GiveWell’s top charities, as well as some of the context behind what our process has been in the past and how it has evolved to its current state."

Want to make the most out of your donations? These are organizations recommended by givewell.org and/or thelifeyoucansave.org

Organizations selected by Givewell to do the most good per dollar donated.

I find it important and difficult to decide which charity to donate to, to ensure the most impact rather than how well it is marketed. Givewell.org searches for charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar. Even well-meaning charities can fail to have impact. GiveWell provides evidence-backed analysis of effectiveness. Every quarter they announce top charities based on different criteria and show how they reached the conclusion. This fund has these top charities. It is a good way to be confident that your money is making the most impact it can make.

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