Simon Knutsson

I work at Investment AB Latour in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before that, I studied philosophy and economics, and worked as an analyst at GiveWell. For more see my profiles on LinkedIn and 80,000 Hours

Two articles I've written about how to give to charity (in Swedish):

Hur hittar vi rätt i välgörenhetsdjungeln? (How to find your way in the charity jungle) Debate article in Kyrkans Tidning, coauthor Bengt Brülde. Dec 9, 2011. Archived by WebCite here.
Nya möjligheter för givare att göra gott.(New opportunities for donors to do good) Debate article in Kyrkans Tidning. Dec 20, 2011. Archived by WebCite here.

A lecture I gave at a high school on how to do good, March 26, 2011 (DOC).

The content below is about reducing animal suffering.

Brian Tomasik and I have written a Wiki Felificia page on animal charities

Conversations with animal charities:

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA):

Harald Ullman, Vice President PETA Germany, Dec 20, 2011. (DOC)
Ryan Huling, Manager of College Campaigns & Outreach at peta2, PETA US, Feb 2, 2012. (DOC)
Ryan Huling, Manager of College Campaigns & Outreach at peta2, PETA US, e-mail exchange where I request evidence of impact, Feb 5, 2012. (DOC)

Vegan Outreach:

Matt Ball, Executive Director Vegan Outreach, e-mail exchange, Jan/Feb 2012. (DOC)

The Humane League:

Nick Cooney, Founder and Board Member of The Humane League, e-mail exchange, Feb 2012. (DOC)

Animal charities' evidence about causing change in ordinary people's behavior (not companies' or governments' behavior)
(these are the publicly available documents and links that I have found or gotten from animal charities):

The Humane League:

The Humane League. HiddenFaceOfFood.com Facebook Ads Survey - Fall 2011 (PDF)
The Humane League(?). Survey from 2010(?) about the impact of vegetarian starter kits. Archived by WebCite here