“From proven to fit-for-purpose: what GiveDirectly’s doing next with cash” by GiveDirectly

Summary

• 💸 We’ve sent nearly $1b to people in poverty — next up: $5b by 2035 through smarter, faster, recipient-first programs in our mission to accelerate the end of extreme poverty.
• 🛠️ From cash for new moms to planning nudges and AI tools, we’re piloting designs that could have much more impact per dollar and be scaled by governments.
• 🎯 We continue to hold new innovations to a high bar: they must be respectful, scalable, and more impactful than our standard program.
• 🚀 We’re seeking another $25m to accelerate our innovative pilots and have even more room for funding for our ever-improving flagship Poverty Relief programs.

This year, GiveDirectly will hit a milestone: $1 billion committed to people in poverty, alongside 25+ independent studies rigorously testing how that cash was spent, what changed, and why.

Now we’re raising the bar. GiveDirectly has set an audacious new goal [...]

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Outline:

(03:06) ✅ What we're still doing: Scaling what works

(06:10) 🆕 What we're starting: Designing for higher impact per dollar

(09:40) Our next billion dollars will be even more impactful

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First published:

July 31st, 2025

Source:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/tozHtFLGMDhizFs5d/from-proven-to-fit-for-purpose-what-givedirectly-s-doing

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