EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM
MULTIPLY THE EFFECT OF WHAT YOU GIVE BY UP TO 1000 TIMES!
Instead of just giving a little for some appealing cause, you might wish to choose to
1. Give to a cause that is much, much more effective. (40 to a 1000 times better)
2. Give via a pledge that is regular and reliable.
The gift to you is more happiness. We feel happier when we do acts of kiindness. We feel better about ourselves, and that creates us being happier for the long term!
SOURCES TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS
TheLifeYouCanSave.Org - Select from one of the effective charities and click the donation button. (Peter Singer's organization named after his book.)
WHAT IS VALUABLE?
Is a human being on the other side of the planet less valuable than one in our own country or community? Is a life saved worth more than pulling a person out of miserably poverty?
If I save a life is that person going to be happy?
If I help to have someone be more educated will I be contributing something of high value?
This is sufficient for now. More later...
