Niel Bowerman

Centre for Effective Altruism

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Co-founder of the Centre for Effective Altruism, an incubator focused on developing cost-effective charities

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In the aftermath of last summer's sudden fad for the victims of Lou Gehrig's Disease, American charities were struck with “Ice Bucket Fever.”

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In the aftermath of last summer's sudden fad for the victims of Lou Gehrig's Disease, American charities were struck with “Ice Bucket Fever.”

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