How we conduct charity evaluation, and the conceptual tools and models used in the research process

A neglected impact multiplier for nuclear grantmaking.

The similarities and differences between the PPF and the GCR Fund.

A practical guide to forecasting, guidelines for better forecasting, and how to harness it to improve our work.

How we determine moral weights in order to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of charities across different areas

The global implications of recent US climate wins.

The impact of the war in Ukraine on climate risk and what this means for high-impact climate philanthropy.

Reflecting on two years of the Climate Change Fund.

Our approach to measuring health and wellbeing to help us compare funding opportunities across cause areas.

Why and how Founders Pledge recommended a small grant on nuclear security to the Patient Philanthropy Fund

How Founders Pledge re-evaluates our recommended funding opportunities, and why we recommend Professor Philip Tetlock's second-generation forecasting work for anticipating and mitigating some of the most pressing global risks

Climate action and philanthropy changed dramatically in the past year. This guide explores those changes and how to strategize for maximum positive climate impact.

Why the Climate Fund made two recent grants in connection with COP26, both targeted at changing ideas and discourse to change action. What we expect; what has been achieved; and how we will track impact.

This post explores what it means to focus on avoiding the worst climate risks, why the focus on extreme risks is more general than climate and how you can get involved to secure a good future when "shit hits the fan".

We recently caught up with Dr Wendy Harrison, CEO of SCI Foundation, about the impacts of schistosomiasis, SCI Foundation’s work and why philanthropists should support them.

Read the stories of Bomam Otto, headteacher, and Ngo Ndombol Norbertine, a 10-year-old pupil at a school enrolled in Sightsavers' high-impact deworming programme.

Learn about our future plans for the Founders Pledge Climate Fund. Our thinking is constantly evolving, and we remain open-minded in our search for the very best funding opportunities.

Learn about our Climate Fund, our achievements so far and how you can double the impact of your donation.

In this blog, we outline what we’ve learned from assessing the potential impact of supporting early-stage nonprofits, a potentially high-risk, high-reward approach.

Elizabeth Auma lives in Migori County and chairs the Nyang’au Village Enterprise business savings group, a group of inspiring entrepreneurs living with HIV.

Read Saratu's story and discover why Malaria Consortium's seasonal malaria chemoprevention work is so important.

An update on how the US election results affect climate policy and philanthropy.

We discuss what our Research team learned in 2020 and our plans for 2021.

Read the story of Bahati, whose life has been transformed thanks to the work of GiveDirectly, one of our recommended high-impact charities.

Why we care so much about the future and what this means for philanthropists

We explore the implications of Joe Biden's recent election for climate-focused philanthropists.

In this final blog in our series about the Global Health and Development Fund, we discuss our plans for learning, iterating and improving.

Discussing three key considerations that affect our decision to donate to animal advocacy organisations rather than human-focused organisations.

What do the results of the US election mean for high-impact climate philanthropy? We explore how it might affect your ability to make a difference through climate philanthropy, and what it means for our Climate Fund strategy and top recommendations.

We explain how we aim to maximise the impact of our Global Health and Development Fund by pursuing riskier opportunities with potential for high impact.

Founders Pledge member Erik Bergman, founder of Catena Media and Great.com, is generously offering to match contributions to our Climate Change Fund up to €1 million (the equivalent of $1,200,000 or £900,000) until December 31!

This blog provides an overview of the Global Health & Development funding landscape and identifies the unique role that the Founders Pledge Global Health and Development Fund will play.

A look at the findings of a new research report on period poverty and how to tackle it. The report was produced by the Kulczyk Foundation in partnership with Founders Pledge.

This blog introduces the Founders Pledge Global Health and Development Fund and is the first in a four-part series.

Could psychedelic drugs such as magic mushrooms and MDMA revolutionise mental health treatments? The Founders Pledge research team recently investigated this question and found promising results.

This post lays out what we’ve done so far to find funding opportunities in the space of seed funding nonprofits, and what we plan to do next.

In this post, we explore seed funding new or early-stage nonprofits and how it this approach can create impact.

We look at how different low- and middle-income countries have been impacted by the pandemic and highlight the best opportunities we’ve found for philanthropy to make a meaningful difference.

Discussion of Sweden's aims, whether the health system is coping and whether Sweden will soon reach herd immunity.

An analysis of the housing crisis in England, its social, economic, and environmental effects, and our recommendation for supporting effective solutions.

A look at how we can compare the health costs and economic costs of COVID lockdown.

Insights about the COVID-10 pandemic from the team at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

We are excited to announce the launch of the COVID-19 Global Impact & Innovation Fund, in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.

A look at humanity’s response to COVID-19, the action we can take, and how to reduce the risk of the next pandemic.

Advice on how to live a climate-friendly lifestyle is typically dominated by adjectives rather than numbers. We might, for example, be told that reusing plastic bags and switching to a plant-based diet have a huge effect on the climate.

Emissions per person vary considerably even across rich countries: the average American emits 18 tonnes of CO2 per year, whereas the average Swede emits only 7 tonnes.

Giving time and skills to non-profits can feel fulfilling, but it’s difficult to know just how impactful these collaborations actually are, and how to do them well. So last year, we decided to find out.

When it comes to philanthropy, there’s no ‘one size fits all.’ Our researchers dig deep, to help you match your intrinsic values to the latest evidence on effectiveness. Learn more.