In honor of Pledge Highlight Week, here’s a list of some resources we recommend for people who are considering taking a pledge.

Articles/FAQ related to pledging

Why pledge (even if you already donate)

5 things you’ve got wrong about the Giving What We Can Pledge

Can money buy happiness? A review of the data (newly updated!)

Pledge FAQ

Videos featuring @Luke Freeman 🔸 :

Why make a public giving pledge? 

How change happens 

How much to donate to charity: Finding a good standard for giving

Pledgers sharing their experience

Case studies page

“People who give effectively” video playlist

Giving What We Can blog

Introductory videos about effective giving & the ideas behind the pledge

The story behind the 10% Pledge (featuring Toby Ord and released last month!)

You’re richer than you realise (Grace interviews people on the streets of London!)

And of course, our “How Rich Am I” calculator tool where you can see where your income puts you on a global scale. 

Was it Bullet Journal???

GWWC Anniversary Week Update:

We're in the middle of celebrating Giving What We Can and the 10% Pledge's 15th anniversary! Thanks to everyone who has posted their thoughts, pledge stories, or hopes for the future on social so far and/or contributed to our EA Forum thread.

We've also been posting pledge-focused content on our blog all week (and a bit before) and wanted to highlight a couple great posts to check out:

-The "Progressive Pledge" by Phillip Popien and Alana HF (a unique way to gradually increase your pledge percentage that takes into account decreasing marginal utility of money)

-The Virtues of Virtue Signaling by Martin Jacobson (an in-depth look at public giving — why it's sometimes difficult or discouraged, and why maybe it shouldn't be)

Our Effective Giving Global Coordinator and Incubator Luke Moore also posted a great piece on how Peter Singer's ideas transformed his life!

Of course, don't let these more in-depth examples dissuade you from posting your quick thoughts on what the Pledge has meant to you — even just a few sentences is great! :)

Can't wait to share the compilation of anniversary week posts and thoughts at the end of the week!

The project is continuing to hibernate for 2023!

Giving What We Can is also happy to sponsor donations for participants who'd like to do a giving game! Generally $10 or $20 for each adult! More info: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/en-US/events/guides/giving-games

We also offer a trial pledge where you can pledge 1%-10% of income for a custom length of time, so you can see how pledging and giving feels!

That's so nice to hear :)

Welcome to the community and please feel free to reach out if we can help you at all! - Grace

Who is your favourite GWWC team member? :)

Photo of where Grace is a Weavers Fields Playground (on the facebook event) if you like to join before we go to Newspeak House just before 12.30: https://www.facebook.com/events/178963095069220/?active_tab=discussion 

Don't forget this event is today! Grace from the team will be at Weavers Field playground from 11.30am in case anyone wants to bring their kids! and then at Newspeak house from 12.30!

Don't forget to bring something to eat