The "manor" example is one of the few points I've seen brought up in response, but it's far from clear-cut, as the forum posts linked above explain. Feel free to draw your own conclusions from them. I'm not convinced it was the best use of $15 million, but I also don't think that buying a medium-price-range conference center was an obviously bad idea, and the money came from private donors (not the standard EA... Source: about 1 year ago

Sure! None of the ways of donating that I know about (directly to the charities themselves, EA funds, others here) have a minimum amount or anything like that. Source: over 1 year ago

It’s easy to look for excuses not to give but donations can make a big difference, especially if targeted in the right places. See comments further down about Givewell and Effective Altruism. https://funds.effectivealtruism.org. Source: over 1 year ago

I give through Effective Altruism: https://funds.effectivealtruism.org. Source: over 1 year ago

Good news: If you want to support global health and development but not animal welfare, you can just donate to the Global Health and Development Fund! None of the money will go to anti-factory farming charities. Even better, you don't even need to go through EA: You could donate directly to charities recommended by GiveWell so you know exactly who's getting your money. Source: almost 2 years ago

If you decide it's the right decision for you you can use tools like seedsgives.com to ask for the funds to get it - seeds exists to help fem people when they need it. Source: about 1 year ago

There are already tools out there like seedsgives.com to help people out through the transition, so that we can live in a more humane way, supported by a kinder economic ecosystem. Source: about 1 year ago

i'm so sorry you're dealing with this. you could use seedsgives.com to get $ as a gift to help cover your medication/whatever. Source: over 1 year ago

You should use seedsgives.com to ask for help. it's made for exactly this type of situation. <3. Source: over 1 year ago

For charities who will now need to deal with even more onerous grantwriting, seedsgives.com can be a good alternative. Source: over 1 year ago