Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.

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For the mother of a son and a daughter with autism, the Kennedy Children’s Center has “opened up a whole world.”

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Elie Hassenfeld, the chief executive of the nonprofit GiveWell, makes the case for a more rigorous, transparent and accountable approach to charitable giving.

For the mother of a son and a daughter with autism, the Kennedy Children’s Center has “opened up a whole world.”

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