I wish someone like givewell would do domain-specific comparisons. I'd like to find out the best:
1) Drug policy organizations (e.g. MAPS)
2) Violence/gun violence organizations (which are both pro-2A/RKBA and anti violence)
3) Digital freedom organizations (like EFF).
4) Immigration reform for tech entrepreneurs
5) Encouraging tech entrepreneurship, particularly for underrepresented groups (veterans, women, racial minorities, geographic areas outside SFBA)
I respect that you can probably save a lot more lives by giving out malaria nets in Africa than by donating to MAPS or the EFF, but I personally care a lot more about drug policy and computer freedom, so when I'm making a voluntary charitable donation, I'd prefer to address those issues (particularly if I'm in the tech industry and making a corporate donation).
I'm a fan of EFF, but not convinced they're the most efficient way to donate a marginal $1, since they already seem to have a huge amount of funding. In general I prefer donating to very small organizations doing very targeted work with low overhead, and with an "end date" where once they accomplish their mission, they disappear.
I respect that you can probably save a lot more lives by giving out malaria nets in Africa than by donating to MAPS or the EFF, but I personally care a lot more about drug policy and computer freedom, so when I'm making a voluntary charitable donation, I'd prefer to address those issues (particularly if I'm in the tech industry and making a corporate donation).
I'm a fan of EFF, but not convinced they're the most efficient way to donate a marginal $1, since they already seem to have a huge amount of funding. In general I prefer donating to very small organizations doing very targeted work with low overhead, and with an "end date" where once they accomplish their mission, they disappear.