#effective charity

[sofiadragon]

Why Western Designs Fail in Developing Countries

This is a really interesting explanation with detailed examples of how modern philanthropy misses the mark so often.

[kerkhofbloemen]

Wow!

RIPMedicalDebt Update!

We have the results of our Last Ride campaign from last fall, and folks, we're openly weeping about it! Because of all of us, 621 people are starting the new year with a burden lifted.

We did a huge amount of good, and paid off a whopping $1,180,348.38 in medical debt!

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed, boosted, and supported the scripthunt over the years. It's just so satisfying that our original mission we set out on finished off on such a powerful note. When we all work together, we can do amazing things!

Update from @lets-steal-an-archive

We've DM'ed.

He's completely serious.

@mittensmorgul + I are thinking maybe April or May and we'll keep you posted.

[milkywayes]

there's downsides to ranking high in the hierarchy [prints]

[sprinklesharkie]

get bonked

[buglaur]

simself college fits

[maxellminidisc]

Literally just saw a white person equating people on this website criticizing peoples financial ability to give their money to tumblr to cult behavior and I genuinely fucking hate y'all.

Like are there scammers on here? Yeah sometimes there are. But its not lost on me that a critical component of the conversation they conveniently omitted is that a majority of the people who were upset about peoples blue check mark bullshit and blaze are people of color. And that is incredibly relevant.

Users of color on this website with mutual aid posts experience so much vile harassment compared to white people and people's mutual aid posts for their pets. Youre seriously going to sit there and tell me it's not infuriating to watch mutual aid posts for people's funerals or cancer treatments go unmet but see a white persons goals to buy a fucking "cottage" or fund some jackshit project that ends up falling through get met in lightning speed!? It's funny how you guys don't consider that a scam but consider poc who are stuck in a perpetual cycle of poverty scammers cause they make more than one mutual aid post.

Not to mention, I literally have seen my Black mutuals in particular get sent fucking death threats, threats of rape, and racial slurs CONSTANTLY for daring to ask for help. Them and other poc being pretty understandably angry about the way white people on this website show 0 empathy for the struggle of poc on this website but have 0 problem and abundant willingness to prioritize the needs of animals and this racist, transphobic, fascist/pedophile harboring website for "fun" isn't "cult shit". Jesus christ get a grip.

You're all just butt hurt that yet yet again your racist fucking behavior as a group on this website is spelled out for you and it makes y'all stupidly uncomfortable and well, stupid. So excuse poc for being fucking pissed that the white people on this website continue to dehumanize and reduce their struggle over a fucking dog's medical bills and a fucking bundle of pixels that doesnt even operate across the platform, I guess!!

[corviiids]

if you have ever wanted to read about achilles and zagreus going to mcdonalds together and it's not an au they are just two people from the underworld going to mcdonalds and it is not explained, please consider ordering @hadescookbook, because i made them let me write about that.

preorders are open from now until may 15! it is for charity!! and as well as getting a lovely book of delicious recipes and beautiful fic and art that has nothing to do with mcdonalds, there's also exciting merch like a coaster and an apron. very cool

here is the link again for the fourth time this post

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

everyone clap for me

I saw an incredibly brain dead take on activism and I didn't engage with the post

I'm just going to vague about it in the tags like a mature adult

[b4kuch1n]

crumbs in your bed

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[bauliya]

hello!!!!! this is the FIRST account I have seen from Gaza who is accepting donations from PayPal so I am posting it here so people can donate. His PayPal is https://paypal.me/animalrescue703 and he’s supporting his family (they��re unharmed 🥺) and they also run a shelter for cats. Please donate before they lose internet access and can’t process payments!!!

[gacorley]

The thing that gets me about Effective Altruism that I haven't seen in public conversations, is when they're talking about how you can have the most impact by making more money to give more to charity, I have to think like, okay, but what about the people actually doing the thing.

Like, I know this is not an original argument, it's just not spelled out in videos and whatnot, but when you're spending tons of money on your calculated highest impact charitable cause, you are still paying other people to do things. Money doesn't magically make things better. The actual work has to be done by hundreds or thousand of people across the world. Even if you're giving money directly to the poor (a good thing, and quite effective), you've got a whole lot of administrative work being done to get that money where you need.

Like, it's a philosophy that not everyone can follow, not just because not everyone is lucky enough to get that money, but because there still have to be people to actually go out in the world and do the thing.

[shetterry]

Hi, I hope you're doing well. I'm writing to you with a heavy heart and an urgent request for help. My family is in a very danger situation due to the ongoing war, and I've launched a GoFundMe campaign to save them. Could you please reblog my campaign post from my profile? Each share could be a lifeline for my family. 🙏 Feel free to share it in any other social media platform if you would like. Our campaign has been verified ⭐️ by operation olive branch, and is entry number 26 on their spreadsheet. Also with ⭐️ Project watermelon,line 249/(212) on their spreadsheet. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you in advance for all of your support and kindness.

Ya'll beware of this one it doesn't seem legit despite being on "Olive Branch Operation"' 's spreadsheet That company is not recognized by any government or Charity websites and it's most verifying source is Wikipedia It's money going to to some scammer's pocket so please keep yourself safe

[mildmayfoxe]

it's kind of fucked up imo that charity donations are tax write-offs. like on one hand i get it bc it gets rich people and businesses to give up some of their fucking money for once (since they have an incentive) but i don't keep track of how much money i give to charities each year. and why SHOULD i???? why SHOULD i be a little charity accountant keeping little receipts instead of just giving money to causes just because i care about people in the world???? it just seems petty and selfish to me to hand in a little slip of paper to the government that says you were such a good boy and gave money to people who needed it and you should get a reward for sharing. you shouldn't give money to charity because you want a prize at the end

[the-world-annealing]

thesis: effective altruism means healthcare interventions for people in third-world countries

antithesis: actually, effective altruism means maximizing the odds that the human species will expand to the stars so they may utilize (hah!) as much energy in our light cone as possible! and to do this we need to, idk, give grant money to space startups?

synthesis: people of equal talent to einstein have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops, the best way to secure that light cone is through third-world healthcare interventions

[danidrawsstuff]

that reminds me, i really need to write a prufritz fic inspired by i believe in us and national anthem

[ficbrish]

Estrella Shepard (ME 1 & 3) - AfA Comm

Thank you @nicanyaaaaaa for this stunning @aravelsforariha charity comm of my OC Estrella Shepard!!! Seeing her in your style is so cool!

Her personality shines through SO well here! There's something so soft and shy, but powerful and playful about her here, and that's my Essie 😍❤️‍🔥

This is her usual design from Mass Effect 1 & 3, but I imagine this is from Mass Effect 3 when she's come back to herself and reclaimed her life after the events of ME2. So for me, this piece is about her resiliency. I think that's what I love so much about the combination of vulnerability and strength in it.

But most importantly, we helped send two people off to school! Which will have a big impact on the lives of those students and their families. Thank you so much Nica for donating your time and skills! We couldn't have done it without you! 🥰

Nica is an amazing artist and is open for commissions!

[click here for the ME 2 version]