About donating

Jan studied philosophy, theology and social sciences and obtained his PhD in prophetic planning. He worked in higher education as director and as advisor in ethics and educational development.

My studies and work all show my commitment to doing justice and good for all. Effective altruism ties in perfectly with that.

Isabel has completed a research master’s degree in social psychology. In recent years she worked  in concert production as a PR & marketing manager. She is currently working for the public health service.

I learned about effective altruism through philosopher Peter Singer’s online course. That changed my whole thinking about charities. I hope that Doneer Effectief can also give others new insights.

Maria studied linguistics and Dutch as a foreign language at Moscow University. Ten years later she moved to the Netherlands. Her love of languages developed into a love of computer languages: now she works as a programmer and manager in IT.

I was introduced back in Russia to the ideas of effective altruism. They struck me right away. They take a scientific analytical approach to charities. I definitely want to be a part of that.

Andrea is the initiator and has overall responsibility. She was a medical adviser at the National Health Care institute, mental health care administrator, consultant and interim manager. Andrea trained as a doctor, with specialisms in psychiatry and social medicine.

From the healthcare sector I am familiar with evidence- based and cost-effective thinking and acting. As a donor, I also want to know what works and how well.  That’s why I started Doneer Effectief.

As a technical medical and health scientist, Daan has always been attracted to healthcare. He completed his PhD research in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and  now works as a capacity management consultant in an academic hospital.

While participating in the National Think Tank, I found out how important it is for me to approach and deal with problems based on analysis and a system perspective. This is also how effective altruism works.