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Blog archive
Selected posts from the Charity Entrepreneurship blog. We retired the blog when we launched our new branding and website in October 2026. You can read new posts on our Substack.
Why Applying to the Charity Entrepreneurship Program Can Transform Your Career - Even If You Don’t End Up Founding
TL;DR: Not everyone who applies to or participates in the AIM Charity Entrepreneurship Program ends up founding a new nonprofit. But thanks to our mentorship, Plan B…
Deference Culture in EA
As has been noted by other writers, the EA (Effective Altruism) movement has a pretty strong deference culture. In many ways this makes sense as lots of EAs come from a…
Looking for an Entrepreneur Who Will Do Whatever I Say
Given the excitement and importance of new projects getting started, there have been a huge number of people interested in helping in the founding and funding of new…
How to Strengthen Your Co-Founder Relationship
“Your co-founder relationship is like a marriage”. This common statement from experienced startup operators might sound like a stretch, yet there are undeniable…
Charity Entrepreneurship: How Did It All Start?
The founders of CE have been involved with effective altruism, global poverty and animal issues since 2013, and have helped launch numerous projects. In this post…
Implementing Surveys in Developing Countries
This article outlines some simple tips for how to answer questions you have about your program. These tips will hopefully be useful regardless of what stage you are at…
The Management Conundrum. Why Management Is Harder Than You Think – and How to Go About It
“100% of participants in CE’s incubation program are excellent managers.” That’s the impression one could get reviewing surveys on participants’ preferences for the…
Equal Application of Rigor for EA Interventions
Slatestarcodex had an interesting post regarding the equal application of rigor in philosophy. This principle can be applied in a practical sense to effective altruist…
Achieving Pareto Productivity. Simple Task Management and Productivity Rules that Go a Long Way
The art of task management can seem elusive, with monk-like adherents following complex sets of belief systems to arrive at the holy grail of maximum productivity. While…
The Benefit of Broad Understanding
Some of the books I read to get a sense of animals' lives from different perspectives. I have been a vegan for 8 years and have been semi-actively involved in animal…
What are DALYs and are they a good metric?
Disability Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs) are a measure of how many years of healthy life are lost due to an early death or a debilitating condition . According to the…