Learn about the Guide to Giving's priority areas

The number of charitable causes clamoring your attention can be overwhelming. But rather than curling into the intellectual equivalent of the fetal position and deciding that it's better not to give money at all than to risk giving it inefficiently, you could take a look at this Guide to Giving. It comes from the Copenhagen Consensus Center, which assembles economists to conduct research into priority areas for international development investment. These are areas where investment and intervention have been proven to be cost-effective and impactful. Helpfully, the report also provides practical information on donating in the areas mentioned.


If you're lucky enough to have money to donate (and if you're reading this blog it's likely you are among the lucky), it makes sense to be as thoughtful a donor as possible. After all, this is money you could be blowing on exotic pets or obscure collections; if you're going to spend it on something else, it may as well be in a high bang: buck ratio situation.

Image from: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/protecting-the-adorable-pint-sized-philippine-tarsier/