Optimizing Your Pandemic Charity
Running the numbers on giving in the time of coronavirus
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Like everything else in the world, it seems, celebrity fundraising has gone virtual too. Over the last few weeks, Sting & Shaggy performed over a video call for Stream Aid 2020. Sarah Silverman and Ben Affleck faced off on a Twitch-streamed poker game to raise money for Feeding America.We called up James Snowden, a senior research analyst at . GiveWell is based in Oakland. They're like a Michelin guide for do-gooders, and they're backed up by numbers. They have a neat slogan: "We search for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar." They're optimizers.
