Objections to Charitable Giving and How They Are Tackled

Luke Freeman is the Executive Director of Giving What We Can, a community of people seeking to maximise their charitable impact. Luke is interviewed by Josh Ross, the CEO of Humanitix, a ticketing platform that is set up as a charity so it can turn its profits into good.

This episode covers how Luke discovered effective giving and effective altruism, common objections to charity, giving and happiness, and some great examples of charities doing good.

Full transcript and show notes:

https://givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/09/podcast-luke-freeman-with-josh-ross

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

01:30 - Origins of an altruist

04:30 - Objections to charity

08:45 - Our opportunity to help others

11:08 - Addressing moral demandingness

13:03 - Giving effectively

15:16 - Differences in impact

17:50 - Discovering what we value

20:08 - Costs of improving animal welfare

21:40 - Upcoming plans for Giving What We Can

22:50 - National differences in generosity

25:40 - Money and happiness

28:45 - Conclusion