About Us

What is Giving Multiplier?

Giving Multiplier is a research-backed donation platform created in 2020 by behavioral scientists at Harvard University. We help donors resolve the “heart vs. head” dilemma in charitable giving: the tension between supporting causes most personally meaningful to you and charities that can do the most good per dollar. To do so, we add matching funds when donors split their donations between a favorite charity and one of our expert-recommended, super-effective charities.


To date, our 6,000+ donors have directed over $6.3 million to charity, with most funds going to super-effective charities addressing problems like extreme poverty, factory farming, climate change, and pandemic risks. Giving Multiplier has been featured by Vox, The Boston Globe, Ologies with Alie Ward, Harvard Magazine, and The Happiness Lab podcast.


Try it out, or learn more about effective giving.

Team

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Prof. Lucius Caviola

Co-Founder

Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge | Website

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Prof. Joshua Greene

Co-Founder

Professor of Psychology at Harvard University | Website

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Matthew Coleman, PhD

Executive Director | Email

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Fabio Kuhn

Web Developer


Advisors


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Laurie Santos, PhD

Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast | Website

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José González

Award-winning singer/songwriter | Website

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Peter Singer, PhD

Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and the author of several books, including “The Life You Can Save” | Website

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Paul Bloom, PhD

Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto and the author of seven books, including "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" | Website

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Maria Konnikova, PhD

New York Times best-selling author of "The Biggest Bluff", journalist, and professional poker player | Website

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Liv Boeree

Science communicator, host of the Win-Win podcast, and former professional poker player | Website

Acknowledgments

Our platform is supported by Every.org. Giving Multiplier has previously received grants from EA Funds, Founders Pledge, and generous gifts from individual donors to build, operate, and grow the platform. We are grateful to many people for helping us make Giving Multiplier possible, including Daniel Rüthemann and Benjamin Lipinski (website design), and Mark Ulrich and the Every.org team (donation processing).

Questions? Check out our FAQ or email us at info@givingmultiplier.org (we read every message).