Last year a bunch of people made blog posts outlining where they were planning to donate that year and why. This year, we have a better medium: the EA forum!
If anyone else is interested in discussing their giving plans and reasons--either completed or in-progress--post them below. I'd love to hear people's thoughts!
EDIT: as Jess Riedel points out, don't let this replace posting on your blog, where more/different people will see it!
I'm still thinking on this, and I hope to write up my thoughts in more detail sometime soon. Broadly, my thoughts last year still hold.
I intend to fulfill my Giving What We Can pledge of 10%, of which I have currently fulfilled 9.2% mainly by helping supply matching funds for Charity Science's birthday and Christmas fundraisers. I'm not sure what I'll do with the remaining 0.8%. I'll probably donate it to GiveWell top charities. (EDIT: I've now given away 10% of my income as matching funds, so that settles my giving for this year.)
I keep a pretty detailed donation log, and I just updated it to make it current. A lot of the stuff is still ongoing, though, so you'll have to check back later.
I intend to donate a lot more in 2015, because that will be the year I intend to itemize, and I can take advantage of some bunching. I'm also considering getting money together to provide seed money for various new EA projects that I like.
What about you, Ben? I'd be keen to hear your thoughts.
Hey Peter what are your reasons for giving to GW's recommended charities rather than a meta-charity of some form? I imagine this is a considered decision. In particular as Charity Science seems to be moving a multiple of its spending, why not put it into CS?