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| 2003 || {{dts|December 6}} || || "Swim For Terri" takes place.<ref name="history_page" /> | | 2003 || {{dts|December 6}} || || "Swim For Terri" takes place.<ref name="history_page" /> | ||
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| − | | 2006 || {{dts|August 31}} || || The first Madness Against Malaria is announced. Madness Against Malaria is a fundraising tournament inspired by the basketball tournament [[wikipedia:March Madness]]. The competition is planned to last from September 2006 to February 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fightingmalaria.org/news/365.html |title=Madness Against Malaria |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |date=August 31, 2006 |first=Lance |last=Laifer |publisher=Africa Fighting Malaria}}</ref> AMF acts as an operating partner for the tournament and hosts the website.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Madness.aspx |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Madness Against Malaria |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> | + | | 2006 || {{dts|August 31}} || || The first Madness Against Malaria is announced. Madness Against Malaria is a fundraising tournament inspired by the basketball tournament [[wikipedia:March Madness|March Madness]]. The competition is planned to last from September 2006 to February 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fightingmalaria.org/news/365.html |title=Madness Against Malaria |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |date=August 31, 2006 |first=Lance |last=Laifer |publisher=Africa Fighting Malaria}}</ref> AMF acts as an operating partner for the tournament and hosts the website.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Madness.aspx |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Madness Against Malaria |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> |
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| 2009 || {{dts|April 28}} || || Possibly the first phone conversation between AMF and GiveWell is from this day.<ref name="givewell_2010_amf_review" /> | | 2009 || {{dts|April 28}} || || Possibly the first phone conversation between AMF and GiveWell is from this day.<ref name="givewell_2010_amf_review" /> | ||
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| 2009 || {{dts|May 7}} || || The AgainstMalaria Twitter account is created.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/againstmalaria?lang=en |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |publisher=Twitter |title=Against Malaria (@AgainstMalaria)}}</ref> | | 2009 || {{dts|May 7}} || || The AgainstMalaria Twitter account is created.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/againstmalaria?lang=en |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |publisher=Twitter |title=Against Malaria (@AgainstMalaria)}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2010 || || || GiveWell publishes its first review of AMF, ranking it a "Silver Medal organization".<ref name="givewell_2010_amf_review">{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/AMF/2010-review |title=Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) - 2010 Review |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell]] |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |year=2010}}</ref> | + | | 2010 || || || GiveWell publishes its first review of AMF, ranking it a "Silver Medal organization".<ref name="givewell_2010_amf_review">{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/AMF/2010-review |title=Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) - 2010 Review |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |year=2010}}</ref> |
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| 2012 || {{dts|December}} || || AMF receives a $1.25 million grant from Good Ventures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-health-and-development/miscellaneous/against-malaria-foundation-general-support |title=Against Malaria Foundation — General Support |publisher=Open Philanthropy Project |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> | | 2012 || {{dts|December}} || || AMF receives a $1.25 million grant from Good Ventures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-health-and-development/miscellaneous/against-malaria-foundation-general-support |title=Against Malaria Foundation — General Support |publisher=Open Philanthropy Project |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2013 || {{dts|November 26}} || || [[wikipedia:Holden Karnofsky]] publishes a post on the [[wikipedia:GiveWell]] blog saying that GiveWell plans not to recommend more donations to AMF due to room-for-more-funding issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.givewell.org/2013/11/26/change-in-against-malaria-foundation-recommendation-status-room-for-more-funding-related/ |title=Change in Against Malaria Foundation recommendation status (room-for-more-funding-related) |website=The GiveWell Blog |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell]] |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |first=Holden |last=Karnofsky}}</ref> | + | | 2013 || {{dts|November 26}} || || [[wikipedia:Holden Karnofsky|Holden Karnofsky]] publishes a post on the [[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] blog saying that GiveWell plans not to recommend more donations to AMF due to room-for-more-funding issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.givewell.org/2013/11/26/change-in-against-malaria-foundation-recommendation-status-room-for-more-funding-related/ |title=Change in Against Malaria Foundation recommendation status (room-for-more-funding-related) |website=The GiveWell Blog |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |first=Holden |last=Karnofsky}}</ref> |
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| 2014 || {{dts|December}} || || Good Ventures awards a $5 million grant to AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodventures.org/our-portfolio/grants/against-malaria-foundation-general-support |author=Good Ventures |title=Against Malaria Foundation — General Support |publisher=Good Ventures |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> | | 2014 || {{dts|December}} || || Good Ventures awards a $5 million grant to AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodventures.org/our-portfolio/grants/against-malaria-foundation-general-support |author=Good Ventures |title=Against Malaria Foundation — General Support |publisher=Good Ventures |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Timeline of malaria]] | * [[Timeline of malaria]] | ||
| + | * [[Timeline of malaria vaccine]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 24 April 2017
This is a timeline of the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF).
Big picture
| Time period | Development summary | More details |
|---|
Full timeline
| Year | Month and date | Event type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | June 9 | The documentary "Being Terri" airs on British television. This documentary serves as the inspiration for "Swim For Terri", which would morph into the Against Malaria Foundation.[1][2] | |
| 2003 | December 6 | "Swim For Terri" takes place.[1] | |
| 2006 | August 31 | The first Madness Against Malaria is announced. Madness Against Malaria is a fundraising tournament inspired by the basketball tournament March Madness. The competition is planned to last from September 2006 to February 2007.[3] AMF acts as an operating partner for the tournament and hosts the website.[4] | |
| 2009 | April 28 | Possibly the first phone conversation between AMF and GiveWell is from this day.[5] | |
| 2009 | May 7 | The AgainstMalaria Twitter account is created.[6] | |
| 2010 | GiveWell publishes its first review of AMF, ranking it a "Silver Medal organization".[5] | ||
| 2012 | December | AMF receives a $1.25 million grant from Good Ventures.[7] | |
| 2013 | November 26 | Holden Karnofsky publishes a post on the GiveWell blog saying that GiveWell plans not to recommend more donations to AMF due to room-for-more-funding issues.[8] | |
| 2014 | December | Good Ventures awards a $5 million grant to AMF.[9] | |
| 2016 | May 5 | AMF begins accepting donations in Bitcoin around this time.[10] |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History". The Against Malaria Foundation. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Swim for Terri". Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Laifer, Lance (August 31, 2006). "Madness Against Malaria". Africa Fighting Malaria. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Madness Against Malaria". The Against Malaria Foundation. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) - 2010 Review". GiveWell. 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Against Malaria (@AgainstMalaria)". Twitter. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Against Malaria Foundation — General Support". Open Philanthropy Project. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Karnofsky, Holden (February 22, 2016). "Change in Against Malaria Foundation recommendation status (room-for-more-funding-related)". The GiveWell Blog. GiveWell. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Good Ventures. "Against Malaria Foundation — General Support". Good Ventures. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ JP Buntinx (May 5, 2016). "Against Malaria Foundation Now Accepts Bitcoin Donations". The Merkle. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
