Giving vs doing
Jeff Kaufman's Blog, November 29, 2015
Abstract
The focus of effective altruism has been shifting from giving to doing. When EA started out it was mostly about encouraging people to give more and give effectively. The initial organizations, GiveWell and Giving What We Can, were focused there, and aside from “effective altruism” the other contenders for the name of the movement I saw were “effective giving,” “smart giving,” “optimal philanthrop.
