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Our Research Process
We extensively research each charity before recommending it. We continue evaluations each year after.
Independent evidence
We look at independent studies of charity programs, such as randomized controlled trials, to understand their effectiveness.
Modeling cost-effectiveness
We build in-depth models to analyze charities' cost-effectiveness. We refine this throughout our charity evaluation process, based on their budget and monitoring, to estimate impact per dollar spent.
Interviews and site visits
We conduct extensive interviews with charity staff. We visit charities in the field to see their work on the ground.
Budget reviews
We review charities' past spending and forecast their future spending, to better understand their track record and expected impact.
Charities' data
We ask charities to share their data showing how well their programs reach the intended beneficiaries so we can better understand how successful charities' programs have been.
Ongoing reviews
We continually assess the work, progress, and future plans of our recommended charities. We will remove a charity recommendation if we no longer believe the organization meets our criteria.
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These donations will save over 340,000 lives.iBased on our cost-effectiveness analysis and our records of money we’ve directed to our Top Charities since 2009.
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