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The Tally
Counting the cost and the impact honestly: the maths of trade-offs, returns, and what your money and time buy.
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The giving tally, 2025
GiveWell moved $418M last year. GWWC pledgers passed 9,000. Effective giving still accounts for roughly 0.15% of all charitable spending.
7 May 2026 · 6 min read
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The portfolio approach to giving
You diversify your investments. You should probably diversify your giving too. Here's the framework.
3 May 2026 · 6 min read
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The tax relief gap
Higher-rate UK taxpayers can claim back 25p for every £1 they donate. Most don't. HMRC says over £500 million goes unclaimed yearly. Fix it in 10 minutes.
1 May 2026 · 6 min read
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The cost per outcome
The most effective charities are roughly 100x more cost-effective per dollar than the median. That gap is the single most important number in giving.
27 April 2026 · 7 min read
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The giving dashboard
You track your spending, your fitness, your sleep. Why not your giving? A simple dashboard turns scattered donations into a visible, improvable system.
25 April 2026 · 6 min read
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The year in numbers
A template for your annual giving report. What to measure, what to compare it against, and what the numbers actually tell you about your year.
23 April 2026 · 6 min read
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The giving tracker
Most people can't name their total charitable donations from last year within 50%. A simple tracking system fixes that, and changes what you give next.
22 April 2026 · 6 min read
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The annual review
The most valuable hour you can spend on yourself each year is reviewing the last one. A structure that actually works, with the research to back it.
20 April 2026 · 5 min read
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The quarterly tally
A review ritual for people who actually want their year to add up to something. Ninety minutes, four questions, one page.
19 April 2026 · 4 min read
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The first tally
Every quarter we publish a tally. What readers did. What it measurably changed. The first one is small on purpose.
17 April 2026 · 4 min read
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The Counterfactual Test
Your donation only counts if it caused something that wouldn't have happened anyway. Here's how to tell.
2 May 2025 · 6 min read