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

Niel Bowerman on KCRW

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.”

The Changing Face of Charity

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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