An update from Good Ventures
We are writing to share that while we generally plan to continue increasing our grantmaking in our existing focus areas via our partner Open Philanthropy, we have decided to exit a handful of...
View ArticleHolden Karnofsky is Leaving Open Phil for the Carnegie Endowment for...
I have bittersweet news to announce: Holden Karnofsky, who cofounded Open Philanthropy and helped to run it through July 2023, is leaving to become a Visiting Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for...
View ArticleExploring Cause Prioritization in the Journal of Economic Perspectives
Emily Oehlsen, our Managing Director for Global Health and Wellbeing (GHW), recently published a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that explains Open Philanthropy’s approach to cause...
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Cool Things Our GHW Grantees Have Done in 2023
Open Philanthropy’s Global Health and Wellbeing (GHW) portfolio now spans eight different programs working to improve health, raise incomes, and reduce suffering around the world. Our most recent...
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How the Open Wing Alliance has helped free hundreds of millions of chickens...
It’s September 2016, and Aaron Ross is in the quiet Parisian suburb of Massy, sitting in a sleek conference room at Carrefour’s headquarters. Carrefour is either the largest or second-largest retailer...
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How Platinum Helps Draw Attention to Japan’s Role in Global Health Funding
Japan spent more than $19.6 billion on overseas development assistance (ODA) in 2023, making it the third largest single-country donor behind the US and Germany. Open Philanthropy’s Global Aid Policy...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Lead Exposure Action Fund
As with many of our blog posts, this is a cross-post from Open Philanthropy, our partner organization. It’s a slightly unusual cross-post because we weren’t the sole funder for the initiative; many...
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How Neil King and David Baker are using AI to create more effective vaccines
In October, our longtime grantee David Baker won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking work in protein design. We wanted to take the opportunity to highlight his work and some of its...
View ArticleSuggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Staff – 2024
As with many of our blog posts, this is a cross-post from Open Philanthropy, our partner organization. As we enter the holiday giving season, we’re continuing our tradition of sharing a list of...
View ArticleFive Highlights from our Scientific Research Portfolio
As with many of our blog posts, this is a cross-post from Open Philanthropy, our partner organization. Since 2016, Open Philanthropy’s Scientific Research team has supported hundreds of projects...
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