CE Team
Jan 16, 20161 min read
Request for feedback on research process
Published below are our processes and research questions that we use as a guide when researching priority programs. We have made it a...
CE Team
Jan 8, 20161 min read
Broad phases of our project
We wanted to publish a quick update of a summary timeline and broad phases of our project. All these numbers are tentative, and we expect...
CE Team
Nov 30, 20153 min read
How to Keep Your Good Intentions and Do More Good in the Long Run
Say you want to do good throughout your life. One unfortunate possibility is that your interest in doing so might fade over time. There...
CE Team
Nov 24, 20152 min read
What people overvalue when hiring
A consistent trend I have seen is to hire people based on qualities that are not connected to the job. A few of the many possible...
CE Team
Oct 28, 20155 min read
Why charity entrepreneurship?
This article was co-authored by Kieran Greig, Joey Savoie, and Katherine Savoie. A number of considerations suggest that charity...
CE Team
Aug 8, 20153 min read
Cluster Approach Thinking Applied to Selecting Fundraising Methods
Hi, I am Kieran. I joined the Charity Science team in June 2015 after volunteering since the previous February. Hope you're enjoying the...
CE Team
Feb 17, 20153 min read
How charities are actually wasting your money (video and infographic)
Charities are not wasting your money the way you think they are. The most common way people think charities misuse donations is by paying...
CE Team
May 27, 20143 min read
How do you pick what research to do within animal advocacy?
Currently there is almost no research in the area, so you would have to narrow it down using heuristics. The Old Way Last year, I...
CE Team
Jan 23, 20143 min read
What are DALYs and are they a good metric?
Disability Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs) are a measure of how many years of healthy life are lost due to an early death or a debilitating...