Are there disadvantages to Oxfam?
They looked pretty legitimate—food, medicine, disaster relief, no history of fraud that I know of. Sort of the index fund of charities.
I’d still be surprised if their cost per human life saved is under $10,000. I suppose they aren’t so bad in the scheme of megacharities, but your dollars have much greater marginal impact at a smaller, more focused charity. Or if you like the index fund strategy, then giving to GiveWell itself serves that purpose.
Are there disadvantages to Oxfam? They looked pretty legitimate—food, medicine, disaster relief, no history of fraud that I know of. Sort of the index fund of charities.
I’d still be surprised if their cost per human life saved is under $10,000. I suppose they aren’t so bad in the scheme of megacharities, but your dollars have much greater marginal impact at a smaller, more focused charity. Or if you like the index fund strategy, then giving to GiveWell itself serves that purpose.