Giving What We Can

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Professors Larry Temkin (Rutgers) and Toby Ord (Oxford) will be at Rutgers' Cook Campus Center on March 2 at 8:00 PM to speak on global poverty. Profs. Temkin and Ord's talk, “Global Poverty: Why Should We Care and What Can We Do About It?” is a call to action, presenting the striking facts surrounding poverty and effective philanthropy, and encouraging individuals to pledge 10% of their income to the most efficient charities.

Prof. Temkin has advised the World Health Organization and the World Bank on global inequality, and received numerous teaching awards from alumni, peers, and the American Philosophical Association.

Dr. Ord is the founder of Giving What We Can, an international organization devoted to fighting poverty in the developing world. Its 90 members have committed over $27 million to the cause.

This talk is hosted by the Rutgers chapter of Giving What We Can, led by Ph.D. students Nick Beckstead, Tim Campbell, Mark Lee, and Boris Yakubchik.

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, will be at Rutgers University on December 2 at 8:00 PM to speak on global poverty. His talk, “Global Poverty: What Are Our Obligations?” will mark the launch of Giving What We Can: Rutgers, an organization devoted to promoting effective philanthropy, led by Rutgers Philosophy Ph.D. students Nick Beckstead, Tim Campbell, and Mark Lee.