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“Launching Efektif Berbagi, an Effective Giving Organization in Indonesia” by Fawwaz Anvilen🔸, RakeanRed, Guntur I.K. Suryadi, Mohammad Dzaky Zaidan, Sydney Tjandra, Allan Handoyo 🔹, Abdurrazzaq Luthan, YudhistiraGowo, Chiquitha Sedjati

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TL;DR

We’re launching Efektif Berbagi, an organization dedicated to introducing and advancing effective giving in Indonesia.

Despite ranking several years in a row as the “most generous country in the world”, Indonesia currently has virtually no public advocacy or infrastructure directed towards cost-effective & high-impact giving. We’re working to be the bridge between Indonesia's vast philanthropic energy and the world's most pressing problems.

Why Indonesia?

For several years, Indonesia has placed #1 on the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index, having an estimated ~90% donation rate and a ~65% volunteering rate. While the World Giving Index measures participation, rather than absolute funds moved, the underlying pool for philanthropy is quite large:

  • Religious giving - Domestic religious giving, particularly Islamic (ZISWAF, which stands for zakat, infaq, sadaqah, and wakaf), is estimated by national bodies (like BAZNAS) to exceed 2 billion dollars annually. The theoretical TAM (total addressable market) for Islamic religious giving has been estimated to reach 20 billion dollars annually.
  • Expanding UHNWI base - Knight Frank estimates ~8,000 HNWIs (10 million dollars+) and ~4,000 UHNWIs (30 million dollars+) in Indonesia, with UHNWI growth projected among the fastest globally.
  • Retail crowdfunding - Platforms like Kitabisa have popularized micro-donations across millions of users across Indonesia, moving 280 million [...]

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Outline:

(00:15) TL;DR

(00:44) Why Indonesia?

(02:56) The 'effectiveness premium'

(04:23) What we're building

(08:34) Key uncertainties

(10:37) How you can support us

(11:26) Get in touch

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First published:
August 27th, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/MKcPycExdmJ7KDgdt/launching-efektif-berbagi-an-effective-giving-organization

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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