Giving What We Can

No. Giving What We Can is an alliance of people both religious and non-religious. We have come together because we all believe that it would be wrong not to relieve suffering when we could easily do so. This is hardly a controversial claim, and there are many reasons to believe it, both religious and otherwise. 14. Why are the members' names public? Unlike many organizations and charities, Giving What We Can provides a public list of its members. We do so for a number of reasons. Chiefly, we see Giving What We Can as a group of people who are making a public stand to point out the moral imperative to help eliminate world poverty and are then publicly showing their personal commitment by giving a significant amount of their income. As with a petition or other public declaration, we think that this gains in power by having its supporters go on the public record. We also think that there are many other benefits of being open about making such a significant contribution: it provides a sense of community, gives a friendly challenge for others to join us, helps us to stick to our commitments and shows the world what kinds of people would do such a thing. While there may be virtue in modestly declining to mention your giving, we feel that going public increases the impact that we will each have on actually reducing poverty and is thus for the best when all things are considered. 15. Could I join and not have my name published? The current answer to this is No. If you would otherwise join, but are concerned about doing so publicly, then contact us. If enough people feel strongly about doing so, then we may change our policy, but for the moment, we feel that this would erode the benefits listed above.