Ready Research
Ready Research provides research, training, and communication services to help address the world's most pressing problems.
Research Projects
Charitable Donations Review
If you're trying to decide which messaging will best encourage prospective donors to contribute financially to your charity, then you should read about our charitable donations review.
Animal Products Consumption Review
If you're working in animal welfare or trying to encourage the public to eat less meat and other animal products, then you should read our animal products consumption review preprint.
SCRUB: Survey of COVID-19 Responses
If you're trying to decide on the policies that will most reduce harm and support a sustainable recovery from COVID-19, you should read about our Survey of COVID-19 Responses to Understand Behaviour (SCRUB) project.
What People Say
Joannie Lee
Volunteer Researcher
"I am very grateful for the opportunity given to me to contribute to this research and paper, I found it very worthwhile for me to volunteer my time as I was able to learn directly from researchers and learn incredible research skills that weren't offered to me otherwise. Being involved in this project also tested my personal fit for research as a career path and prepared me for writing my Masters thesis. I would encourage anyone who is interested to gain research skills and work directly with researchers in the EA space to get involved!"
Kieren Watkins
Systematic Review Team
"The most valuable part of helping Ready was the training and practice I received in how to conduct a systematic review, along with the professional development working in a science writing team. I really liked the feeling of growing in my competence to critically assess the quality of papers, and offer editing assistance with the manuscript."
Chris Bryant
Research Collaborator
"The Ready team were extremely conscientious, efficient, and an all around pleasure to work with."
Kun Zhao
Project Adviser
"Being an adviser on a Ready project gave me a glimpse of the efficiency at which rigorous research could be carried out on topics that matter. One of the most valuable aspects was being able to work with and learn from a network of expert practitioners and academic researchers."
Luke Freeman
Research User
"I'm very glad that the review on charitable giving existed. Without professional researchers doing this work we would likely have been stabbing in the dark. The results helped us prioritise expanding tax-deductibility into more countries (a key part of our 2023 strategy) and helped us avoid over-updating on some of the other recommendations we've seen which seemed to be either based on weak evidence or had evidence against the interventions."
Jody Lightfoot
Research User
"The meta-meta analysis on promoting charity donations improved my understanding of which fundraising tactics are more likely to be effective."
Kyson Bunthuwong
Research User
"The meta-meta analysis on promoting charity donations is the most thorough and helpful analysis on spurring donor behavior I've encountered to date. I have no doubt this report's findings and research-informed recommendations will have ripple effects across the fundraising and philanthropic sectors. Anyone looking to increase charitable giving will find this guide immensely helpful."