Funding high-impact for-profits
An example of a social enterprise that is regarded as effective within the effective altruism community is Living Goods. It supports a network of community health promoters that sell health products door-to-door and provide basic health counseling in sub-Saharan Africa. GiveWell lists it under the “Other Charities Worthy of Special Recognition” category, but recommends donating to Living Goods rather than investing in them (GiveWell 2014).them.[1]
BibliographyFurther reading
GiveWell (2014) Living Goods, GiveWell, November.
An evaluation of the social enterprise Living Goods.
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GiveWell (2014) Living Goods, GiveWell, November. An evaluation of the social enterprise Living Goods.
Further readingBibliography
80,000 Hours. 2016.Wiblin, Robert (2016) Doing good through for-profits: Wave and financial tech., 80,000 Hours, February 15.
A profile of the social startup Wave.
GiveWell. 2014.GiveWell (2014) Living Goods.
, GiveWell, November.
An evaluation of the social enterprise Living Goods.
An example of a social enterprise that is regarded as effective within the effective altruism community is Living
Goods.Goods. It supports a network of community health promoters that sell health products door-to-door and provide basic health counseling in sub-Saharan Africa. GiveWell lists it under the “Other Charities Worthy of Special Recognition” category, but recommends donating to Living Goods rather than investing in them.[1]