Dieses Jahr habe ich mir vorgenommen, 10 % meiner Einnahmen an wohltätige Zwecke zu spenden. Das mache ich jetzt öffentlich, um für mich Verbindlichkeit zu schaffen.

Auf dem #39c3 wurden Tausende Probleme nur durch Freiwillige gelöst. Dann muss das "da draußen" doch auch gehen! 🔸

#givingwhatwecan #effektivspenden #neujahrsvorsätze #happynewyear

A great video by GivingWhatWeCan showing that even a mere primary school teacher earns more than most in the world.
Would it be fair to say that giving to effective charities would be better for the world than being pessimistic about it?
https://youtu.be/ekIRVhbpiQw?feature=shared

#effectivealturism #charity #givingwhatwecan

Hiya! On the 1st of July, it's my 33rd birthday, and so I'm almost one-third into my first century!? Luckily I have a lot to be grateful for: a challenging but rewarding job at TU Delft, a wonderful orchestra where I play music each week, and many friends I meet and play games with regularly. But many people on this planet are not so lucky, and live with hunger, poverty, illness, or violence.

As a well-off person living in a rich country, I have recognize that I have a huge opportunity to help these people. This is why since six years ago, I donate 10% of my income to charities that are working on some of the most pressing issues facing humanity, such as global healthcare and climate change. But there is a limit to how much difference one person can make, so I want to do an experiment: how many other people can I convince to donate a small (or large) amount to charity?

Concretely, I am running a fundraiser via the website of Giving What We Can, which you can find at https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/fundraisers/thirty-three-for-charity. For this fundraiser, I picked three charities: the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (a charity advocating for the elimination of lead in paint in low- and middle-income countries), the Clean Air Task Force (a non-profit that advocates for clean air measures and innovation in neglected low-carbon technologies), and the NTI Biosecurity Program (a non-profit global security organisation focused on reducing the risk of potentially catastrophic pandemics). I've picked these charities because (1) they work on problems I believe are important, (2) they work by influencing policy rather than direct action, so they have a real shot at improving things structurally and (3) they are recommended by Founder's Pledge, a respected charity evaluator.

If you want to contribute, here's how it works: you can donate by credit card or bank transfer via Giving What We Can, or (if you have a Dutch bank) send me your donation at https://tikkie.me/pay/3h60n0e732kjpfe9t2ov. To encourage you, for each person donating at least 1€, I will add 10€ to the donation! 100% of the money you donate will go to the three charities I picked. No matter how much you choose to donate, know that it makes me very happy to know you care!

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Today is effective giving day! If you're living in a wealthy country and are not struggling to make ends meet, consider making a donation (small or large) to help making the world a better place. Not sure where your donation will do the most good? Giving What We Can gives some excellent advice: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities-to-donate-to-2022 (6 minute read).

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