The Life You Can Save (TLYCS) is a nonprofit organization that encourages individuals to donate 1% of their income to effective charities. TLYCS was founded by Peter Singer, following the release of his book, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty.

Impact

In 2021, TLYCS moved nearly $22.7 million to their recommended charities, either through the website's donation platform or as a direct result of their outreach activities.^[1]

Recommendations

As of 2022, TLYCS recommends the following charities:

Further reading

Charlie Bresler (2015) 'The Life You Can Save', in Ryan Carey (ed.), The Effective Altruism Handbook, 1st ed., Oxford: The Centre for Effective Altruism, pp. 117-119.

External links

The Life You Can Save. Official website.

Apply for a job.

Donate to The Life You Can Save.

Related entries

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The Life You Can Save (2022) 2021 annual report, The Life You Can Save.