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“Modernizing the EA Funds website” by Agnes Stenlund 🔸

“Modernizing the EA Funds website” by Agnes Stenlund 🔸

Update: 2025-10-28
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In August we launched a redesign of the EA Funds website. The main goal was to improve overall perception and make the site feel modern, trustworthy, and more consistent with the effectivealtruism.org brand. We also wanted to aim the site more towards donors, increase transparency around grantmaking and evaluation, and improve overall usability.

View the EA Funds website

We've been making incremental improvements since launch and will continue to do so.


The update includes:

  • Improved messaging and visual design
  • Designed the site to speak to donors as well as applicants
  • Better explanations of the grantmaking process and concrete examples of impact
  • More reasoning transparency (including detailed rationale for specific grants)
  • Expanded FAQs, especially for applicants
  • Added signals of activity (Forum posts, headline numbers) and removed outdated content
  • Brand alignment with effectivealtruism.org, while maintaining a distinct identity

A closer look at the changes

A key focus for EA Funds [...]

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Outline:

(02:15 ) A closer look at the changes

(02:32 ) Critiquing the old site

(03:18 ) Explaining the changes

(03:59 ) Early results

(04:22 ) Future work

(04:40 ) Share your thoughts

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First published:

October 28th, 2025



Source:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/u6xsMC86KXLhZFkGb/modernizing-the-ea-funds-website


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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.


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Images from the article:

This is a website homepage for Effective Altruism Funds showcasing different charitable funds and their impact. The page displays key statistics (52,000 donors, $110M+ in grants, 1,544 grants awarded) and features four main funds: Animal Welfare, EA Infrastructure, Global Health and Development, and Long-Term Future. The layout includes project images, fund descriptions, featured grants, and partner organization logos at the bottom.  The design uses a gradient background from green to peach/coral colors, with a graph line showing growth over time. The page has a clean, professional layout with clear calls-to-action for donations and funding applications.  The bottom section highlights specific grants with outcomes, including projects related to seafood responsibility, podcast production, and language model development.
This appears to be a landing page design for EA Funds, showcasing their different funding programs. The page features a scenic mountain landscape header image and displays four main funds: Global Development Fund, Animal Welfare Fund, Long-Term Future Fund, and EA Infrastructure Fund. Each fund section includes a representative image, description, and action buttons. The page also contains explanatory graphics about funding amounts ($5,000-100,000), global reach, and application process. Red annotations on the right provide critical feedback about various elements of the page design.
This appears to be a webpage showcasing a grantmaking organization's operations and impact. The page includes sections on fund allocation, featured grants, charitable projects, and recent achievements. The design uses a clean layout with coral and teal color accents, displaying various funding categories, success stories, and organizational information. The page includes navigation menus, donation metrics, and a section showing recent activity from fund managers. At the bottom, there's a footer with additional organizational details and links.

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“Modernizing the EA Funds website” by Agnes Stenlund 🔸

“Modernizing the EA Funds website” by Agnes Stenlund 🔸