
GiveDirectly Blog
184 FOLLOWERS
Read updates, data, and reflections about our work and delivering cash transfers to the extreme poor. GiveDirectly is a charity which aims to bridge that gap between the money you donate and the impact it has for the extreme poor, making your donation more personal and immediate by helping you to give as directly to a specific recipient as possible.
GiveDirectly Blog
5M ago
Summary: We’re improving how we report to you on risks Giving cash directly is a proven and dignified way to relieve multidimensional poverty. While your donations do a great deal of good for families in need, delivering them also creates a risk of harm and fraud, which we outline in this blog below. You should ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
5M ago
Summary: Giving cash directly to people in poverty is proven to help. Our research increasingly focuses on testing the impact of different cash designs by varying how much, how often, and when people receive cash. For example, a first-of-its-kind study found the impact of delivering the same amount of cash to Kenyans in poverty is ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
6M ago
When I was put in charge of the UK’s $20 billion global aid budget, it was easy to imagine I had “power.” I was a Secretary of State, appointed by the Queen. I had people working for me all over the world. Every day, I was asked whether I wanted to put $100 million into ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
6M ago
Summary: GiveDirectly has been a major player in scaling the use of unconditional cash transfers, helping build consensus among the international community that direct cash is a key component to tackling extreme poverty. Now, as we near $1 billion delivered, we’ve appointed Nick Allardice as President and CEO to lead this next phase of growth.  ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
7M ago
Summary Yolanda spent some of the monthly cash she receives through GiveDirectly’s program in Cook County, Illinois on a trip to the zoo with her grandson. “It felt good because that payment helps me be able to do those things,” she said. “So I don’t have to say to my grandson, ‘Oh, we can’t do that right now.’” Nora in Georgia used some of her monthly GiveDirectly cash to move out…
Source ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
8M ago
Summary: Beast Philanthropy is a nonprofit YouTube channel that funds and films charitable acts, putting the ad revenue from their popular videos towards their next projects. They feature MrBeast aka Jimmy Donaldson, the most watched person on Earth with over 600 million followers across his social media platforms. In April, GiveDirectly’s Uganda team hosted Beast Philanthropy to document our...
Source ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
8M ago
Summary In May, GiveDirectly ran a panel survey of 750 Americans who fit our common donor profile to better understand their familiarity and sentiments around direct cash. Below, we outline the most relevant findings and how they’ll inform our communications and marketing strategy. Note: we’ll continue to update this blog as we further analyze the survey results GiveDirectly began building a...
Source ..read more
GiveDirectly Blog
10M ago
The Washington Post reported on GiveDirectly’s work in Malawi to help people in poverty survive the climate crisis that they did not create. The organization’s ambitious goal is to extend direct cash assistance to every adult living in extreme poverty within the country. The article discusses a broader shift towards cash distributions as a preferred method of aid and highlights the urgency for...
Source ..read more