Archive for January 4th, 2010

My response to Philanthropedia’s post

Monday, January 4th, 2010

My response to Philanthropedia’s posts which responded to GiveWell’s post Philanthropedia’s report on Microfinance

I was originally directed to Philanthropedia by two people with whom I had discussed the possibility of crowd sourcing charity evaluations.…

New Research on Orphanages

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Last month the New York Times reported on new research regarding orphanages. The study evaluated the previous findings that recommended orphanages be used only as a last resort due to the negative impact institutionalization has on the emotional…