“Recommitting to Giving: A Personal Update” by frankieaw

01/11/2025 3 min
“Recommitting to Giving: A Personal Update” by frankieaw

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TL;DR: I took the 🔸10% Pledge in 2016 and haven’t kept to it consistently. I’ve decided not to pay the backlog donations, and instead to recommit fresh from today, with simple systems to keep me on track. Sharing this for transparency and in the hope it may be helpful to others - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Why I’m posting In 2016, as a university student, I took the Giving What We Can 10% Pledge. I made my pledge publicly, and my social media profiles show the 🔸10% Pledge badge. For integrity's sake, I want to be equally public that I fell short—and [...] ---Outline:(00:29) Why I'm posting(00:52) What happened(01:53) Going forward ---
First published:
October 28th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/3vcpERphsumgEzqeB/recommitting-to-giving-a-personal-update
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