Technical reference. Written for analysts and AI agents and kept in sync with the repository, so it uses internal terms. Raw Markdown: /pages/evaluator-anchors.md.
Evaluator anchors
GiveWell
- Top Charities page: https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
- Impact estimates: https://www.givewell.org/impact-estimates
- Funds: https://www.givewell.org/our-giving-funds
- Funding bar context (~6× benchmark as of May 2026): CEA models page
Happier Lives Institute
- Recommended charities: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/charities/
- Living WELLBY review: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/research/living-review-of-wellby-cost-effectiveness-analyses/
How Better World uses them
We relay and structure evaluator claims with citations. We do not replace their research. Numeric claims in Phase 1 are copied from these pages or explicitly marked unverified/null.
Charity-specific pages (Phase 2 — prefer these for citations)
GiveWell Top Charities
- AMF: https://www.givewell.org/charities/amf
- Malaria Consortium (SMC): https://www.givewell.org/charities/malaria-consortium
- Helen Keller Intl (VAS): https://www.givewell.org/charities/helen-keller-international
- New Incentives: https://www.givewell.org/charities/new-incentives
HLI recommended charities
- StrongMinds summary: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/strongminds-comprehensive-summary/
- Friendship Bench summary: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/friendship-bench-comprehensive-summary/
- Pure Earth summary: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/pure-earth-summary/
- Taimaka summary: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/taimaka-summary/