Some Things We Do
Effective Altruism NZ
– promoting Effective Altruism in NZ, and establishing a new Effective Altruism charity to facilitate NZ giving for international poverty alleviation.
Food Recovery NZ
– supporting Food Recovery/Rescue in NZ
Some Things We Like
Giving What We Can – website
The Life You Can Save – website
Centre For Effective Altruism – UK
Charity Impact Calculator – work out the best use of your giving $$$
The Most Good You Can Do – book by Peter Singer
Fair & Good – a GREAT NZ Ethical product directory
How much should I donate to charity? Finding a good standard for giving.
10 Reasons Why We Should Donate To The Most Effective Charities
How does change happen? The power of social proof in behaviour change & successful movement growth
Future Ideas ….
Direct person-to-person sponsorship for those in need (mix the ideas of overseas child sponsorship, kiva & peer to peer lending, then add lots of idealism)
Social Enterprise Directory – something like Social Traders in Australia and their Social Enterprise Finder