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In November 2011, charity evaluator [[GiveWell]] identified GiveDirectly as a "standout organization" in its list of top ranked charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities|title = GiveWell top-rated charities|accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref>GiveWell is in the process of publishing an official review of GiveDirectly<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/international/charities/give-directly|title = GiveWell official review of GiveDirectly (pending)|accessdate = 2011-12-19}}</ref>. They called GiveDirectly a "charity to watch" and called GiveDirectly's approach "one of the most intuitive ways of helping" in a blog post in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.givewell.org/2011/07/21/a-charity-to-watch-givedirectly/ |title=GiveWell blog post on GiveDirectly |publisher=Blog.givewell.org |date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>
In November 2011, charity evaluator [[GiveWell]] identified GiveDirectly as a "standout organization" in its list of top ranked charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities|title = GiveWell top-rated charities|accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref>GiveWell is in the process of publishing an official review of GiveDirectly<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givewell.org/international/charities/give-directly|title = GiveWell official review of GiveDirectly (pending)|accessdate = 2011-12-19}}</ref>. They called GiveDirectly a "charity to watch" and called GiveDirectly's approach "one of the most intuitive ways of helping" in a blog post in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.givewell.org/2011/07/21/a-charity-to-watch-givedirectly/ |title=GiveWell blog post on GiveDirectly |publisher=Blog.givewell.org |date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>


GiveDirectly also received positive mentions on the [[Marginal Revolution]] economics blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/07/give-directly.html |title=Marginal Revolution blog post on GiveDirectly |publisher=Marginalrevolution.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>
GiveDirectly also received positive mentions on the [[Marginal Revolution (blog)|Marginal Revolution]] economics blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/07/give-directly.html |title=Marginal Revolution blog post on GiveDirectly |publisher=Marginalrevolution.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>


GiveDirectly was featured in a story on [[National Public Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein |first=Jacob |url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/08/02/138920991/charitys-mission-give-money-to-poor-people |title=NPR piece on GiveDirectly |publisher=Npr.org |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> It also received mentions on the blog of the [[Center for Global Development]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2011/09/a-new-kind-of-overseas-charity-is-born.php |title=blog post by Michael Clemens on GiveDirectly on CGDev blog |publisher=Blogs.cgdev.org |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> and [[Time Magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Belsky |first=Gary |url=http://moneyland.time.com/2011/08/03/givedirectly-a-charity-that-just-gives-money-to-poor-people-so-theyre-not-so-poor/ |title=Time Magazine on GiveDirectly |publisher=Moneyland.time.com |date=2011-08-03 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>
GiveDirectly was featured in a story on [[National Public Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein |first=Jacob |url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/08/02/138920991/charitys-mission-give-money-to-poor-people |title=NPR piece on GiveDirectly |publisher=Npr.org |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> It also received mentions on the blog of the [[Center for Global Development]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2011/09/a-new-kind-of-overseas-charity-is-born.php |title=blog post by Michael Clemens on GiveDirectly on CGDev blog |publisher=Blogs.cgdev.org |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> and [[Time Magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Belsky |first=Gary |url=http://moneyland.time.com/2011/08/03/givedirectly-a-charity-that-just-gives-money-to-poor-people-so-theyre-not-so-poor/ |title=Time Magazine on GiveDirectly |publisher=Moneyland.time.com |date=2011-08-03 |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref>

Revision as of 06:45, 2 April 2012

GiveDirectly is a non-profit organization currently operating in Kenya that aims to help people living in extreme poverty by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone (through m-Pesa). It is the first charity dedicated exclusively to cash transfers. It claims that 90% of donor funds are utilized in the form of the actual cash transfers, with the remaining 10% being split between fees for money transfers and recipient identification costs. This is far more efficient than other charities according to the American Institute of Philanthropy.[1]

GiveDirectly is partnering with Innovations for Poverty Action in a project funded by the National Institutes of Health in the United States to collect evidence on their operations that can be used to judge their effectiveness. It has pre-registered the study, identified what variables need to be measured, and also specified their predictions which can then be tested against the evidence collected.[2][3]

External reviews and media mentions

In November 2011, charity evaluator GiveWell identified GiveDirectly as a "standout organization" in its list of top ranked charities.[4]GiveWell is in the process of publishing an official review of GiveDirectly[5]. They called GiveDirectly a "charity to watch" and called GiveDirectly's approach "one of the most intuitive ways of helping" in a blog post in July 2011.[6]

GiveDirectly also received positive mentions on the Marginal Revolution economics blog.[7]

GiveDirectly was featured in a story on National Public Radio.[8] It also received mentions on the blog of the Center for Global Development[9] and Time Magazine.[10]

References

  1. ^ "GiveDirectly Financials". Givedirectly.org. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  2. ^ "Evidence page on GiveDirectly". Givedirectly.org. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  3. ^ Kenya (2011-05-18). "Innovations for Poverty Action page on the project with GiveDirectly". Poverty-action.org. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  4. ^ "GiveWell top-rated charities". Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  5. ^ "GiveWell official review of GiveDirectly (pending)". Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  6. ^ "GiveWell blog post on GiveDirectly". Blog.givewell.org. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  7. ^ "Marginal Revolution blog post on GiveDirectly". Marginalrevolution.com. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  8. ^ Goldstein, Jacob (2011-08-02). "NPR piece on GiveDirectly". Npr.org. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  9. ^ "blog post by Michael Clemens on GiveDirectly on CGDev blog". Blogs.cgdev.org. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  10. ^ Belsky, Gary (2011-08-03). "Time Magazine on GiveDirectly". Moneyland.time.com. Retrieved 2011-12-01.




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