Pat Myron 🔸
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There were other definitions there already too, so I added the GWWC meaning:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%F0%9F%94%B8
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%F0%9F%94%B6
Similar post on population figures:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/824rsHCXuqTmBb8se/nigeria-s-missing-50-million-people
GWWC website in 2010:
For a person earning £15,000 per year, this would mean saving 5 lives every year
£300/$450 (~£450/$650 inflation-adjusted) per life then.. unfathomably low
https://old.reddit.com/r/EffectiveAltruism/comments/1gmtdrm/has_average_cost_to_save_a_life_increased_or/
Agreed on default minimums being too bright. Some free third-party solutions though:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quickshade/id931571202
https://lunar.fyi/
https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
Setting up the Google Ads Grant
A good reminder how much software is free for nonprofits: https://kindful.com/blog/free-nonprofit-software/
Would love to hear what other software you use/recommend!
Here's a list of non-animal welfare concerns about animal farming: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rpBYejrhk7HQB6gJj/crispr-for-happier-farm-animals?commentId=hvCQ9kBvutrnkFm9h
In America, dining services influence far more meals than vegans' personal consumption
Aramark, Compass Group, etc. each serve billions of meals annually, and even the largest individual correctional facilities, hospital campuses, school districts, public universities, baseball stadiums, etc. each serve millions of meals annually to largely captive audiences
Can 30% of AGI be deducted for donated assets and the rest of the cash deduction limit deducted for donated cash? Or is it either/or?
Interested in calculating the highest tax savings (assuming ownership of appreciated assets with unrealized capital gains). As mentioned elsewhere, it's worth researching that point and bunching donations towards it