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| 2015 || Charity watchdog || ImpactMatters is launched in December by economist {{w|Dean Karlan}} and Elijah Goldberg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing ImpactMatters: Auditing Charity Impact across Causes |url=http://effective-altruism.com/ea/qq/announcing_impactmatters_auditing_charity_impact/ |publisher=Effective Altruism Forum |date=December 11, 2015 |author=Zach Groff}}</ref> ImpactMatters is [[w:Business incubator|incubated]] at {{w|Innovations for Poverty Action}} and conducts audits of nonprofits.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPA Incubates New Nonprofit Organization ImpactMatters |url=http://www.poverty-action.org/blog/ipa-incubates-new-nonprofit-organization-impactmatters |publisher=[[w:Innovations for Poverty Action|Innovations for Poverty Action]] |date=December 11, 2015 |author=Annie Duflo}}</ref> || United States
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| 2015 || Resource || The first version of the annually refreshed list of charity recommendations from {{w|Dylan Matthews}} at ''Vox'' is published. The list cites the recommendations of {{w|GiveWell}} and {{w|Animal Charity Evaluators}}, and also identifies meta-charities such as {{w|Innovations for Poverty Action}} and {{w|80,000 Hours}} as possible charities to donate to.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9826838/best-charities-donate-2018-giving-tuesday|title = These are the charities where your money will do the most good. You can save lives with your giving. Here’s how.|date = December 25, 2018|accessdate = November 11, 2019|publisher = Vox}}</ref> ||
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| 2016 || Charity controversy || In March, the {{w|Wounded Warrior Project}} fires top executives amid accusations of wasteful spending by the group.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/03/10/report-wounded-warrior-project-executives-fired-amid-controversy/?utm_term=.7bfc62e47bdf|title = Wounded Warrior Project executives fired amid controversy|last = Gibbons-Neff|first = Thomas|date = March 10, 2016|accessdate = March 12, 2017|publisher = ''[[w:Washington Post|Washington Post]]''}}</ref> The accusations had been reported in late January.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/us/wounded-warrior-project-spends-lavishly-on-itself-ex-employees-say.html|title = Wounded Warrior Project Spends Lavishly on Itself, Insiders Say|last = Phillipps|first = Dave|date = January 27, 2016|accessdate = March 12, 2017|publisher = ''[[w:New York Times|New York Times]]''}}</ref> The revelations lead to discussion of the need for nonprofit transparency and accountability, and more care by donors.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://time.com/4257876/wounded-warrior-project-scandal/|title = The Wounded Warrior Project Scandal Should Encourage More Philanthropy|last = Tsipursky|first = Gleb|date = March 15, 2016|accessdate = March 12, 2017|publisher = ''[[w:Time Magazine|Time Magazine]]''}}</ref> ||
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| 2016 || Resource || {{w|Giving What We Can}} stops updating its own research on cause areas and charities, instead deferrring to the work of J-PAL, GiveWell, and the Open Philanthropy Project.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/cause/climate-change/|title = Climate Change|publisher = Giving What We Can|accessdate = November 11, 2019}}</ref> |-| 2016 || Resource || {{w|80,000 Hours}} publishes its resource article on the best charity to donate to. The article would continue to be updated over the hours. It talks of the Effective Altruism Funds as well as the charity recommendations of {{w|GiveWell}} and {{w|Animal Charity Evaluators}}. ||
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| 2018 || Resource || Around this time, {{w|Founders Pledge}} creates its research page that includes research reports on cause areas of interest to donors taking its pledge. Its first two reports are on climate change and mental health;<ref>{{cite web|url = https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/3poYR8mXfcr9YM34Z/new-research-on-effective-climate-charities|title = New research on effective climate charities|last = Halstead|first = John|date = July 11, 2018|accessdate = November 11, 2019|publisher = Effective Altruism Forum}}</ref> by the end of 2019, it would have expanded to 12 reports. Founders Pledge had advertised a position for a full-time researcher in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/DrK9zwKvjn4DsEsea/we-re-hiring-founders-pledge-is-seeking-a-new-researcher|title = We're hiring! Founders Pledge is seeking a new researcher|date = December 18, 2017|accessdate = November 11, 2019|publisher = Effective Altruism Forum}}</ref> ||
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