Tech improvements we made in 2023
We think of GiveDirectly as the pipes that deliver your money to people living in poverty. Sharing some updates (big & small) we made to those pipes this year: Improved payments Simplified...
View ArticleOur experiments to raise more money for people in poverty
If you’re reading this, you probably already know giving cash directly to someone in poverty works, and are donating based on the research and evidence. You might also believe that you decide where to...
View ArticleGiveDirectly does what it says on the tin | The Economist
The Economist visited a community in Baringo county, Kenya that received GiveDirectly cash transfers. In this article in their Philanthropy Issue, they share the impact that the payments have had on...
View ArticleImproving our ability to give cash after the next global emergency
GiveDirectly helps people escape poverty through cash transfers. People living in poverty or close to poverty are disproportionately affected by crisis, and it’s estimated that two thirds of people...
View ArticleA Global Cash-Transfer Fund Could End Extreme Poverty
Cash transfers offer a transformative solution to multidimensional poverty, by enhancing dozens of outcomes simultaneously. They have already proven effective, adaptable, and replicable, and now they...
View ArticleWhere does the money go when you click “donate”?
GiveDirectly’s cash transfer programming is quite a bit more diverse today than it was when we first started accepting donations, way back in 2011. In those days, we had a single program design:...
View ArticleYour gift creates dignity for women
Hello — as a woman born in the rural villages of western Kenya, I watched mothers toiling to make life livable for their children, forgoing the basics to give us access to the little they could. It was...
View ArticleMore people in poverty get cash when we work with governments
Summary GiveDirectly’s role as a non-profit is to innovate in how cash aid is delivered and study the impact. National governments are central to alleviating poverty in their countries, and any...
View ArticleJohn Cena warns us against giving cash with conditions
A recent Amazon movie includes a scene about cash transfers, which tells an important truth about conditioning cash. John Cena’s character is right that “existing empirical evidence comparing the...
View ArticleA revolution in helping Africa’s poor: Cash with no strings attached | The...
The Washington Post reported on GiveDirectly’s work in Malawi to help people in poverty survive the climate crisis that they did not create. The article discusses a broader shift towards cash...
View ArticleFrom California to Kenya: trust people with cash
The following is a guest post from Michael Tubbs, the founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and the former Mayor of Stockton, about his recent visit to GiveDirectly cash aid programs in Kenya. I...
View ArticleEarly findings from the world’s largest UBI study
Summary of findings 2 years in: Here’s a 3 minute audio summary of the findings from NPR: To learn about the most effective ways of delivering cash aid, GiveDirectly worked with a team of researchers...
View ArticleSurvey: fewer people support direct cash transfers than you may think
Summary In May, GiveDirectly ran a panel survey of 750 Americans who fit our common donor profile to better understand their familiarity and sentiments around direct cash. Below, we outline the most...
View ArticleMrBeast gives $200,000 directly to people in poverty
Summary: Beast Philanthropy is a nonprofit YouTube channel that funds and films charitable acts, putting the ad revenue from their popular videos towards their next projects. They feature MrBeast aka...
View ArticleGiveDirectly’s approach to responsible AI/ML
Summary: GiveDirectly has leveraged big data and artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML)1, to identify and deliver cash directly to people in need 4-8x faster and with improved...
View ArticleWhat we make of null and negative results from U.S. cash programs
Summary Yolanda spent some of the monthly cash she receives through GiveDirectly’s program in Cook County, Illinois on a trip to the zoo with her grandson. “It felt good because that payment helps me...
View ArticleGiveDirectly pursues greater impact as Nick Allardice joins as President & CEO
Summary: GiveDirectly has been a major player in scaling the use of unconditional cash transfers, helping build consensus among the international community that direct cash is a key component to...
View ArticleDirect cash model offers lesson in leadership & humility
When I was put in charge of the UK’s $20 billion global aid budget, it was easy to imagine I had “power.” I was a Secretary of State, appointed by the Queen. I had people working for me all over the...
View ArticleCharitable Donation Deadlines for 2024
You can find 2024 U.S. tax deadlines and rules below. These are meant to serve as a helpful guide — this isn’t legal advice, and individual situations may vary. See our detailed guide to charitable tax...
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