Putting it into Practice: More to explore

A few more links on taking action:

Career Choice

• Charity Entrepreneurship
  • The pros and cons of trying to found your own high-impact charity. (Video — 30 mins.)
• A Legal Priorities Research Agenda
  • Promising research areas for law students, legal scholars, and others with an interest in the law. (Book-length, meant to be skimmed.)
  • See also this video about the organization behind these ideas. (24 mins.)
• Can journalists still write about important things?
  • A podcast discussion with Kelsey Piper, who works for Vox's Future Perfect section as a full-time journalist with a focus on effective altruism. (Podcast — 2 hours 30 mins.)
• Why and how to start a for-profit company serving emerging markets
  • Ben Kuhn is a developer at Wave, a for-profit startup which aims to make money transfer cheaper and easier throughout Africa. In this post, he describes how the company's for-profit nature helps them do more good, and how the things they've learned might apply to other startups focused on social impact. (20 mins.)

Charitable Giving

• ‘I give away half to three-quarters of my income every year’
  • A lifestyle piece about a member of Giving What We Can. (5 mins.) 
  • You might also want to read these member profiles from Giving What We Can: Jo, Arvind, and Catherine.
• Earning to Save (Give 1%, Save 10%)
  • An argument that many people should prioritize financial security and investing in their own productivity before making substantial charitable donations. (10 mins.)