GiveWell

As our research capacity has grown, so has our ability to fund different kinds of programs—like clubfoot treatment. 🎧 CEO Elie Hassenfeld + Program Officer Meika Ball discuss our grant to @miraclefeet & what a recent site visit to Côte d'Ivoire revealed: bit.ly/4sLXa27

We’re excited to be funding these pilots with @GiveDirectly to learn more about what could make cash transfer programs even more cost-effective. This is part of a growing area of our work. Our recent podcast explores these pilots & more: bit.ly/4demfP6

Vitamin A supplementation has one of the strongest evidence bases we've evaluated. But when you dig in, it's more complicated than it looks. 🎧 CEO Elie Hassenfeld + Sr Researcher Stephan Guyenet discuss how we're going deeper to answer hard questions: bit.ly/4dxfKHm

"We're trying to think, in a more sophisticated way, about how we can build the future we want, instead of just reacting to what's here." Chief Research & Program Officer Teryn Mattox was interviewed by @InsidePhilanthr on GiveWell's evolution from charity advisor to grantmaker.

Our March newsletter is out featuring: 📋 Results from our 2nd annual grant investigation survey 🎧 A podcast episode on our "value of information" grants 📊 New data on a water chlorination program that led us to change course Read it on our blog ⬇️ bit.ly/4sJE3Gt

In 2025, GiveWell made 18 grants totaling ~$39M aimed at generating information to improve our future grantmaking. 🎧 CEO Elie Hassenfeld + Program Director Julie Faller discuss this work, highlighting three examples that are shaping our research: bit.ly/4demfP6

🚨 Our 2 RFIs close tomorrow, March 27 at 5pm ET! We’re seeking orgs to implement: 1. Targeted outreach & mobile vaccination 2. Iron fortification, supplementation, & biofortification Does your organization sound like a fit? We’d love to hear from you! bit.ly/40EHCS0

We’re hiring Senior Recruiters because growing our team is one of the most important things we can do to increase our impact. Remote (US), $149k (SF/NYC) or $136k (all other US) 👉 Senior Recruiter: grnh.se/aa26dprh8us 👉 Senior Recruiter, Research: grnh.se/v23jd42c8us

🔎 We're hiring Researchers to help direct $400M+ annually to cost-effective global health programs. Looking for: - Quantitative background (master's or PhD) - Evidence synthesis & modeling skills - Clear communication Fully remote + competitive salary grnh.se/3arntwf48us

ICYMI: We launched 2 RFIs to expand funding for: 1. Targeted outreach and mobile vaccination programs in DRC, Nigeria, or Somalia 2. Iron fortification, supplementation, and biofortification programs in Africa Learn more and respond by March 27👇 bit.ly/40EHCS0

📈 For the 2nd year in a row, we sent an anonymous survey to orgs we've worked with during grant investigations to understand their experience. 80 respondents across 75 orgs rated their satisfaction 4.6/5, up from 4.2 last year. ➡️ See the results: bit.ly/40x15nL

🦟 Our malaria research team recently attended the Joint Meetings of the @SmcAlliance & the Alliance for Malaria Prevention in Kampala, Uganda. We've been expanding our networks by attending conferences & connecting with government officials, other funders, & implementing orgs.

Open RFIs: Vaccination outreach & anemia control We’re looking for programs that help: 1) increase uptake of routine childhood vaccinations, or 2) reduce iron deficiency anemia. Learn more and respond by March 27! bit.ly/40EHCS0

Sometimes a program can do a lot of good but not have the impact per dollar we expected. 🎧 CEO Elie Hassenfeld + Sr Program Officer Erin Crossett discuss what we did & learned when data showed a grant reached fewer people with clean water than planned: bit.ly/40SxS6E

Our February newsletter is out featuring: 📊 Our 2025 grantmaking: 131 grants totaling $418M 💉 New strategies to increase vaccination coverage 🩺 A grant supporting critical healthcare & malnutrition treatment in Far North Cameroon Read it on our blog ⬇️ bit.ly/3N68PK9

⚙️ We're hiring a Salesforce Admin to deliver exceptional support for internal users. Looking for: - 1–3 years Salesforce admin - Experience w/ Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) - Detail-oriented & service-minded Remote (US only), $98.6k-$108.8k grnh.se/044aka7p8us

📣 2 RFIs open! 1️⃣ Vaccination outreach: Seeking targeted outreach or mobile vaccination programs in DRC, Nigeria, or Somalia. 2️⃣ Anemia control: Seeking iron fortification, supplementation, or biofortification programs in Africa. 🗓 Deadline: March 27 bit.ly/40EHCS0

We've directed $200M+ to vaccination programs since 2015. Now we're asking a bigger question: what's preventing children from getting vaccinated & how can we address it? 🎧 CEO & co-founder Elie Hassenfeld + Sr Program Officer Natalie Crispin discuss. bit.ly/3N5Yeis

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention is one of the most cost-effective programs we've identified—but in eastern & southern Africa, we have major uncertainties about drug effectiveness. That's why we're funding the CHAMP trial. 🎧 Our new episode dives in. ⬇️ bit.ly/4ryTf8n

We’re funding, to our knowledge, the largest individually randomized trial of malaria chemoprevention drugs to better understand effectiveness in eastern & southern Africa. 🎧 CEO Elie Hassenfeld & Sr Researcher John Macke discuss what we aim to learn: bit.ly/4ryTf8n