Emily Oehlsen

Managing Director at Open Philanthropy, discussing their evidence-based approach to grantmaking.

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Jul 3, 2024 • 26min

S4 Ep26: Maximising impact: Open Philanthropy's approach to choosing causes

Guest Emily Oehlsen from Open Philanthropy explains how they choose causes to maximize impact, including diversification in health interventions, successful lead contamination reduction project in Bangladesh, maximizing health and economic benefits, estimating health benefits with DALYs, and setting impact bars in philanthropy grant-making.

Oct 9, 2024 • 58min

Metascience 101 - EP5: "How and Why to Run an Experiment"

Join Professors Heidi Williams and Paul Niehaus, along with Emily Oehlsen from Open Philanthropy and Jim Savage from Schmidt Futures, as they unravel the art of experimentation in metascience. Discover how careful evaluation can inform policy-making and improve research quality. They tackle the complexities of impact evaluations, share insights from the RISE program on identifying talent through innovative methods, and discuss the importance of evidence-based practices in philanthropy for real-world change.