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CE Team
Sep 8, 20236 min read
Who Is a Good Fit for a Career in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship?
This article provides a concise overview of the traits that Charity Entrepreneurship deems most valuable for a career in nonprofit entrepren


Joey Savoie
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Saving a Life Every Day
Arthur felt the smoke first; it stung his eyes and filled his lungs. As he turned the corner the sight of the house on fire lit up the...


Joey Savoie
Mar 1, 20215 min read
Entrepreneurship Explained: Nonprofits, For-Profits, and Social Ventures
There are many ways to use entrepreneurship to make the world a better place. Our organization Charity Entrepreneurship focuses on the...


CE Team
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Impactful Opportunities Around and Adjacent to Charity Entrepreneurship
We recently hosted an online event, “Impactful opportunities around and adjacent to charity entrepreneurship”. In this short talk and Q&A...


Joey Savoie
Apr 9, 20203 min read
How Your Team Benefits from Charity Entrepreneurship
We have written previously about the expected value of founding an impactful charity in direct terms, considering the largest and most...


Joey Savoie
Apr 5, 20205 min read
The Impact of Charity Entrepreneurship on the NGO Sector
Founding a new organization has a wide range of effects on the charitable sector as a whole. If a charity is good, it can raise standards...


CE Team
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Should I Start a Charity Now Or Later?
Is now the right time? Am I experienced enough? These are two major questions for many potential charity entrepreneurs. Here’s our take....


Joey Savoie
Dec 13, 20196 min read
Charity Entrepreneurship Impacts on Your Future Ability to Do Good
We have written previously about the expected value of founding an impactful charity, considering only the largest and most direct...


Patrick Stadler
Dec 9, 20195 min read
Four Reasons Why You Should Consider Charity Entrepreneurship Besides Impact
Helping hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries with an evidence-based and cost-effective program: that’s your ultimate goal as a charity...


CE Team
Dec 5, 20194 min read
I Have a Charity Idea. Any Advice?
We often get asked for advice about a charity idea somebody has had. Every charity and entrepreneur will need different advice, but in...


CE Team
Sep 15, 20195 min read
Application Process for the 2019 Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program
INTRODUCTION We at Charity Entrepreneurship recently ran our first formal two-month charity incubation program in London, which resulted...


CE Team
Feb 24, 201922 min read
Why charity entrepreneurship is one of the highest-impact things you can do
In this talk from EA Global 2018: London, Joey Savoie, Charity Entrepreneurship's director, discusses why charity entrepreneurship is one...


CE Team
Jan 15, 20195 min read
Why top performers shouldn’t go to university. There are better ways to signal competence
In this post I am not going to argue that university is largely about signaling competence; Brian Caplan and many other writers have...


CE Team
Dec 12, 20184 min read
Which jobs will best prepare you to become a charity entrepreneur?
The first thing to consider is whether you need a job to prepare yourself for charity entrepreneurship as a career path. A number of...


CE Team
Jul 18, 20185 min read
What traits make a great charity entrepreneur
“I’m convinced that half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” -- Steve Jobs...


CE Team
Jun 4, 20188 min read
Why EAs in particular are good people to start charities
There have been previous posts about the impact of founding a new GiveWell top charity, the impact of charity founding, and some of the...


CE Team
Jun 3, 20186 min read
Why founding charities is one of the highest impact things one can do
Track record and tractability Historically, some of the highest impact individuals in the EA movement and across the broader world have...

CE Team
Oct 28, 20155 min read
Why charity entrepreneurship?
This article was co-authored by Kieran Greig, Joey Savoie, and Katherine Savoie. A number of considerations suggest that charity...