For those who follow GiveWell, they have released a bunch of thorough updates of their last year's progress, including the Open Philanthropy Project. Here they are:
- GiveWell’s Progress in 2014 and Plans for 2015: summary
- 2015 plan for GiveWell’s traditional (“top charities”) work
- Open Philanthropy Project Update: U.S. Policy
- Open Philanthropy Project Update: Global Catastrophic Risks
Here are the dot points from their summary:
- We made major progress on building capacity, and plan to continue expanding.
- Our work on top charities produced much more output than in past years.
- We feel that our top charities generally improved as giving opportunities. There were no new additions to the list, though some of this year’s “standout charities” may become top charities in the future.
- The Open Philanthropy Project progressed and evolved substantially, though it came short of our stretch goals.
- We are planning to launch new websites for both GiveWell and the Open Philanthropy Project this year.
- Fundraising remains a priority.
It all looks very promising. What are your thoughts?