GiveWell

Public & Nonprofit

GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people in need as much as we can by researching the most cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives, sharing our work openly, and directing donations to the programs we believe will do the most good.

Founded
2007
Company size
51-200
Headquarters
Oakland, California, US

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1
Posted in the last 30 days
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What GiveWell says about its culture

Achievement — work you can point at and feel proud ofwork you can point at and feel proud ofAchievementIndependence — room to make your own decisionsroom to make your own decisionsIndependenceRecognition — getting somewhere, and being recognized for itgetting somewhere, and being recognized for itRecognitionRelationships — colleagues you get on with, and work that helps peoplecolleagues you get on with, and work that helps peopleRelationshipsSupport — managers who back their people upmanagers who back their people upSupportWorking conditions — steady, well-run conditions you can rely onsteady, well-run conditions you can rely onWorkingconditions

What GiveWell says it offers, drawn from its own website.

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GiveWell's mission is to help people in need as much as we can by researching the most cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives, sharing our work openly, and directing donations to the programs we believe will do the most good.

  • Truth-seeking

    “Truth-seeking drives us to challenge assumptions and ask tough questions. We want to know what is true about the world, even if the truth is inconvenient or refutes our previous beliefs.”Source
  • Transparency

    “Transparency demands that we show our work, not just our conclusions. We make public the evidence, reasoning, and uncertainties that underlie our decisions.”Source
  • Doing the most good with available resources

    “We do the most good we can with the resources we have. By prioritizing quantification and cost-effectiveness, we strive to maximize our impact.”Source
  • Considerateness

    “We are considerate. In all relationships, we think about how our actions affect others and aspire to treat people with respect and empathy.”Source

Quoted from GiveWell's own website. TeaKo does not verify these claims.

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