Category: Transparency
ACE’s Compensation Strategy
This summer, we developed our first standardized wage formula at Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE). Here we share the factors that we decided to include, those we left out, and our reasoning, in the hope that our considerations will be useful for other effective altruism (EA) and animal advocacy organizations. … Read more
Our Thinking on Only Publishing Approved Reviews
Many people approach us with concerns about our policy of not publishing information about a charity without their permission. Doesn’t that impede our ability to be a watchdog? Does that mean that we only report on positive accomplishments? Aren’t we being partial? … Read more
Our Thinking on Charity Rating Systems
When we table at conferences, we are often asked why we don’t rate charities. Many people have one specific charity that they care about and want our opinion in a letter grade or equivalent rating. For instance, they might prefer a system in which we assigned every group we consider a rating on a scale from 1 to 10, … Read more