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Hello and welcome to our May Newsletter! This month we're experimenting with a video summary of our newsletter. Watch it and tell us whether you think we should continue with this format...

Since late 2021 Effective Altruism Funds (EA Funds) and Giving What We Can (GWWC) have been going through a restructure. EA Funds has moved towards focussing primarily on grantmaking and GWWC has taken over the management of the donation platform.

Sonia shares why she started giving effectively and what she looks for when choosing a charity.

Can one person really make a difference? If we combine our inherent desire to make a difference with the careful thinking needed to make it happen, it turns out there are easy, concrete steps we can take to positively impact many lives over the course of our lifetime.

Hello and welcome to our April Newsletter!

While some things like income inequality or the mistreatment of non-human animals seem to be getting worse, there’s surprising data showing that some things are going much better than you might think.

Expecting billionaires to solve global poverty can distract us from the fact that right now we can make a significant difference to help improve the lives of the world’s poorest.

Martin, a social entrepreneur from Norway, shares why he took The Giving What We Can Pledge alongside what causes he's passionate about, and what his vision for the future is.

Hello and welcome to our March Newsletter!

After a few quiet years, Giving What We Can (GWWC) has been significantly ramping up its activities and has a lot planned moving forward, starting with a partial merger with EA Funds and a significant marketing push.