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Grantmaker focused on pressing world problems - Career review

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In a nutshell: There are many philanthropists interested in donating millions or even billions of dollars to tackle pressing world problems — but there currently aren’t enough grantmakers able to vet funding proposals. Because a randomly chosen proposal has little expected impact, grantmakers can have a large impact by helping philanthropists distinguish promising projects from less promising ones. If you are well suited to this career, it may be the best way for you to have a social impact. Based on a medium-depth investigation Table of Contents Effective organisations are not easy for donors to find. Open Philanthropy takes an effective altruism approach to advising philanthropists on where to give. It likely has over $10 billion of committed funds from Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna, and also advises other philanthropists. There are other ‘angel donors’ in the effective altruism community who could give around $1–10 million per year, but aren’t at their maximum level of giving becau

On this page: Introduction 1 Why might grantmaking be high impact? 2 What does this path involve? 2.1 Closely related paths 3 Examples of people pursuing this path 4 How to assess your fit 5 How to enter this field 5.1 Recommended organisations 5.2 Find jobs as a grantmaker 6 Learn more 6.1 Top recommendations 6.2 Further recommendations Belle Tout lighthouse and chalk cliffs by the English Channel. Credit: Kallerna CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons In a nutshell: There are many philanthropists interested in donating millions or even billions of dollars to tackle pressing world problems &#821

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