Giving What We Can

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Credibility Rating

3/5

Good(3)

Good quality. Reputable source with community review or editorial standards, but less rigorous than peer-reviewed venues.

Rating inherited from publication venue: Giving What We Can

Giving What We Can is tangentially relevant to AI safety insofar as the EA community funds and promotes AI safety research, but the site itself focuses on charitable giving broadly rather than AI safety specifically.

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Summary

Giving What We Can is an effective altruism organization that encourages individuals to pledge a portion of their income (typically 10%) to the most cost-effective charities. It provides resources, community support, and research to help donors maximize their positive impact. The organization is associated with the broader EA movement and encourages evidence-based giving.

Key Points

•Promotes the 'Try Giving' and '10% Pledge' commitments to donate a meaningful portion of income to effective charities
•Provides guidance on how to evaluate and select high-impact charities based on evidence and cost-effectiveness
•Part of the broader effective altruism ecosystem, alongside organizations like GiveWell and the Centre for Effective Altruism
•Encourages donors to consider global health, animal welfare, and long-term future causes as priority areas
•Offers a community of pledgers and resources to sustain long-term philanthropic commitments

Cited by 3 pages

Page	Type	Quality
Earning to Give: The EA Strategy and Its Limits	--	63.0
Giving What We Can	Organization	62.0
Toby Ord	Person	41.0

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# Turn your income into outcomes

Help build a better world by giving part of your income to the most effective charities — backed by rigorous research.

Learn more

As featured in

[![Forbes](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FFORBES.ddbe354f.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![Time](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FTIME.116e9189.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![Vox](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FVOX.036be61d.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![New York Times](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FNYT.baa3ed62.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![BBC](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FBBC.c6419959.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![The Guardian](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FGUARDIAN.83698244.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![New Yorker](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FNEW%20YORKER.ec6c99bd.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)[![The Washington Post](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FWP.7e8bb1c9.png&w=256&q=75)](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/about-us/media-coverage)

![Evidence Action](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Fevidence-action-1.webp&w=3840&q=75)

![Catastrophic Risk Prevention](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Frisk-prevention-1.webp&w=3840&q=75)

![Catastrophic Risk](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Fcatastrophic-risk.webp&w=3840&q=75)

![Catastrophic Risk Prevention](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Frisk-prevention-1.webp&w=3840&q=75)

![Animal Welfare](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Fanimal-welfare.webp&w=3840&q=75)

![New Incentives](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Fnew-incentives.webp&w=3840&q=75)

![Sightsavers](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/_next/image?url=%2Fhomepage%2Fcharities%2Fsightsavers.webp&w=3840&q=75)

## Collective action adds up in big ways

10,000+

active pledgers

[Take the pledge](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/pledge)

>$1 million

donated last month

[Add donation](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/donate/organizations)

>$490 million

donated by our community

[See best charities](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities-to-donate-to-2026)

You have more power

than you think.

##### If you earn ~$65,000/year post-tax

## You are the top 1% globally

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