“Request for Proposals: Effective Giving” by Melanie Basnak🔸, Kearney Capuano 🔸

We are excited to announce a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for effective giving organizations, defined as initiatives that raise funds for highly effective charities. Through this RFP, we aim to identify and support additional efforts in the effective giving space and streamline the application process for potential grantees. Motivation Our Effective Giving & Careers Fund has historically supported a variety of effective giving organizations across multiple countries. Examples of current grantees include Giving What We Can, Effektiv Spenden, and Doneer Effectief (you can find other recent grants here). Effective giving currently comprises ~70% of our portfolio, reflecting its central role in our broader funding strategy. In the past few years, we have been surprised by the growth of the effective giving ecosystem: new initiatives have launched worldwide, and existing efforts have successfully channeled substantial funds to promising opportunities. Based on our internal analysis, we estimate that our current grantees deliver an average adjusted return on donations of 6x across our effective giving portfolio, with some grantees as high as ~10x. We believe that additional organizations we’re not currently supporting may be poised to generate similar impact. Through this RFP, we hope to: Invite and encourage new [...] ---Outline:(00:32) Motivation(01:54) Eligibility(02:41) Additional considerations(03:29) Funding amount and grant structure(04:22) Ideas we'd be excited about:(05:09) Selection criteria and evaluation process(05:51) Application logistics --- First published: May 19th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/5xwZJwGiBXkFXpy9d/request-for-proposals-effective-giving-1 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.