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The virtuous few: How effective altruists are doing good better - National | Globalnews.ca

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Meet 'effective altruists,' a rising global community who use reason and data to figure out the best way to save lives. Now they want to change the way we donate to charity.

9:23 Effective Altruism: Young Canadians taking charity to the extreme When Kevin Ulug moved out of his one-bedroom apartment in Ottawa and into a small room in a house with three roommates, he felt good about it. “It just seemed like the right thing to do.” Ulug, 32, wanted to increase his regular donations to charity but to do that, something had to give. After taking a hard look at his budgeting spreadsheets and undecorated apartment, he decided that downsizing was a feasible option. “I thought that it was something I could do to help the causes that I care about,” Ulug says. Ulug, who work

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