One: Holden Karnofsky on times philanthropy transformed the world & Open Phil's plan to do the same
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours
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The History of Philanthropy
S anf beng booked a series of articles about the history of philanthropy, looking at really winds that flampus have had in the past. And we've started a little bit of a grant making programme, where we actually fund our contract with historians. One of the philosophies that i think history o philanthropy has pushed us toward is what we call hits base giving. What you do as you fund a whole bunch of things thatal each one might have, let's say, a 90 % chance of failing and a ten% chance of being a huge hit.
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