The Life You Can Save

🌟 December 2023 marked a pivotal moment in our history — celebrating 10 years of dedicated efforts toward alleviating global poverty and surpassing over $100 million in donations to our recommended charities. We couldn't be more proud of the collective efforts of our team, partners, and generous supporters like you. Some exciting updates: 📈 Updated Charity Evaluation Framework: Our framework now incorporates the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), amplifying our impact. New Leadership: Former Silicon Valley executives, Jessica and Andrea La Mesa, will co-lead The Life You Can Save into its next decade. 🔗 Read more about our updates here: thelifeyoucansave.org/blog/the-life-…

When a girl is educated, the benefits ripple through generations. She earns more, delays marriage, raises healthier children, and reinvests in her community. Yet, millions of girls in rural India remain out of school, their potential left untapped. With just a week left, your donation will be matched 1:1 up to US $150,000, doubling your impact to help enroll and educate 7,500 girls. This is a chance to break the cycle of poverty and empower entire communities through education. 🔗 Donate now:bit.ly/4ihNFD1 @educate_girls

Education unlocks potential. Opportunity transforms lives. Every girl deserves the chance to raise her hand, learn, and dream. But countless are still denied access to education. With just over a week left, every donation will be matched 1:1- until the match pool runs out—doubling your impact to help enroll and educate 7,500 girls in rural India. 🔗 Donate now:bit.ly/4ihNFD1

Join Us: The Rapid Response Fund in Action Webinar We’re inviting you to join us for an exclusive webinar where you'll hear directly from the team behind the Rapid Response Fund, our response to recent federal aid cuts. 📅 When: Wednesday, March 26th 🕒 Time: 4:30pm GMT | 12:30pm EDT | 9:30am PDT 📍 Where: Zoom In this webinar we’ll share: - The current state of play with foreign aid cuts - Why we launched the Fund - What we’ve achieved so far, and - How you can take action You’ll also hear from some of the incredible grantees making an immediate difference with this funding. Register here: bit.ly/4j66PMD @FoundersPledge @iodineglobal International Rescue Committee

These bright smiles belong to girls who now have access to education—an opportunity that once seemed out of reach. With the support of @educate_girls, they are learning, growing, and shaping their own futures. But countless of girls in rural India are still waiting for this chance. Right now, your support can help make that happen. Your donation will be matched 1:1 until the match pool runs out, doubling your impact to help enroll and educate 7,500 girls. 🔗 Donate now:bit.ly/4ihNFD1

Thank you, @voxdotcom, for featuring our Rapid Response Fund in your list of responses to U.S. foreign aid cuts - vox.com/future-perfect…

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Too many girls are denied an education, limiting their future opportunities—but together, we can change that. Education is a gift that lasts a lifetime. It gives girls the chance to go to school, build their own futures, and create a more equal and empowered world. Every donation to @educate_girls is being MATCHED—up to US$150,000—doubling your impact and helping more girls access the education they deserve. Join us in helping Educate Girls enroll and educate 7,500 girls in rural India. Donate today and double your impact: bit.ly/3EXGiCl

Together, We’ve Reached US$1.5 Million! Thanks to your generosity, the Rapid Response Fund, launched in partnership with Founders Pledge, has now surpassed US$1.5 million in funding! With this support, we have been able to fill three critical funding gaps, ensuring that essential services continue reaching the communities that need them most: ✅ $100,000 to the International Rescue Committee – Supporting malnutrition treatment programs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Chad, providing life-saving care for children suffering from acute malnutrition. ✅ $50,000 to the Iodine Global Network – Filling gaps left by a suspended UNICEF program in Madagascar and supporting efforts to monitor iodine deficiency in Mongolia, South Sudan, and other regions, ensuring communities receive essential nutrition. ✅ $300,000 to GOAL 3’s IMPALA Project – Delivering 150 vital signs monitors to hospitals in Malawi, covering a year of maintenance, and preventing up to 750 preventable deaths in pediatric and neonatal wards. This is just the beginning. Many more organizations need urgent funding to keep critical programs running. Every donation makes a difference! 🔗 Support the Rapid Response Fund: bit.ly/3XmuQ9F

When a girl has access to education, she doesn’t just change her own future—she transforms her family, community, and generations to come. In this insightful conversation on Lives Lived Well Podcast, Peter Singer and Kasia de Lazari-Radek speak with @safeenahusain, founder of @educate_girls, about the urgent need to get out-of-school girls into classrooms. They dive into the deep-rooted barriers of poverty and gender norms, the power of local champions and technology, and the ripple effect of education on health, income, and opportunity. 🔗 Listen now: Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4fAOHbj Spotify: bit.ly/4edwzDU Right now, every donation to Educate Girls is being MATCHED—up to US$150,000—doubling your impact and helping more girls access the education they deserve. Donate here: bit.ly/3EXGiCl

Be Part of our Biggest Match Campaign Yet! "What do you want to be when you grow up?" For many girls, choosing their future isn’t an option. Without education, their paths are decided for them. But together, we can change that. This International Women’s Day, @educate_girls and The Life You Can Save are coming together with one bold mission: to enroll and educate 7,500 girls in India. Your support can go twice as far! With US$150,000 in matching funds available, every donation you make will go twice as far—helping to break the cycle of poverty through education. Donate: bit.ly/3EXGiCl

Philanthropic action is more important than ever as funding cuts threaten essential global health, poverty alleviation, and humanitarian programs. Our Co-CEO, Jessica La Mesa, highlights this in a recent Alliance Magazine article, emphasizing that private philanthropy has an opportunity to fill critical funding gaps. By stepping in, donors can help sustain life-saving global health, poverty alleviation, and humanitarian programs. To address this, The Life You Can Save and Founders Pledge have launched the Rapid Response Fund—a strategic initiative ensuring that high-impact, evidence-based interventions continue reaching the communities that need them most. 🔗 Read the Alliance Magazine article here: alliancemagazine.org/blog/philanthr… 🔗 Support the Rapid Response Fund: bit.ly/4bl9cIp

Introducing the Rapid Response Fund in partnership with @FoundersPledge. Critical programs are on the brink—without urgent support, millions risk losing access to life-saving services. In response, we’re launching the Rapid Response Fund—a high-impact solution to help close critical funding gaps. This fund will sustain evidence-based, life-saving programs that provide maternal and child healthcare, infectious disease prevention, and humanitarian aid. Strategic, high-impact giving is at the core of what we do. We’re applying that same rigorous approach to ensure funds reach the communities that need them most. Your donation can prevent devastating setbacks and keep essential interventions running. Learn more: every.org/fp-rapid-respo…

Faith has long been a powerful force for generosity. But what does it truly mean to give? This week, we take a closer look at Christianity’s perspective on wealth and giving. In the latest Rationales for Giving article, Father Roderick Strange—Catholic priest, theologian, and former chaplain at Oxford University—explores how Christianity calls for generosity not as an obligation, but as a way to use wealth for good. He challenges the idea that scripture glorifies poverty, instead revealing a deeper call to give with purpose and detachment. "We should not be enslaved by what we possess, but, while grateful for it, we should also be able to regard it with a degree of detachment." — Father Roderick Strange 📖 Read the full article here: thelifeyoucansave.org/rationales-for… In future articles, we will share insights from other faith traditions as well.

In his latest article for Project Syndicate, our founder Peter Singer warns of the devastating consequences of halting U.S. foreign aid, withdrawing from the WHO, and abandoning global climate commitments. Read Peter Singer’s full article here: project-syndicate.org/commentary/ame…

🌟 Exciting New Additions to The Life You Can Save Team! 🌟 We’re thrilled to introduce our newest team members who bring diverse expertise, experience, and passion to our mission of creating lasting global impact: ✨ Miriam Broeks – With a PhD from Cambridge and extensive experience in research and impact evaluations, Miriam’s work on addressing inequalities will play a key role in shaping our strategy and approach to evidence-based philanthropy. Miriam’s experience spans managing research projects for major philanthropic organizations, conducting impact evaluations, and developing international surveys. ✨ Charbel Ghattas – A humanitarian at heart, Charbel’s 14+ years of experience with UNHCR, World Vision, and philanthropic organizations brings invaluable expertise in stakeholder engagement and resource mobilization. His journey from banking in Australia to supporting refugees in Lebanon inspired a deep commitment to humanitarian work. Charbel’s dedication to global change and advocacy is truly inspiring. ✨ Teresa Coffey-Gordon – With 20+ years in leadership across multiple sectors, including healthcare, finance, and nonprofit work, Teresa’s visionary approach to fundraising, strategic marketing, and corporate partnerships will help drive our continued growth. We’re thrilled to have Teresa’s passion for social impact and her proven ability to scale high-impact projects guiding us into a new year of effective giving. We’re excited to have these incredible professionals join our team as we enter a new year of impactful giving. Together, we’ll continue working toward a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

✨ Spotlight on @Fistula_Fdtn in @nytimes! Nicholas Kristof shares how a simple surgery restored hope for Alice Wanjiru after 10 years of pain from obstetric fistula. 100,000+ surgeries later, @Fistula_Fdtn continues to transform lives. Read more: nytimes.com/2024/12/14/opi…