Should Christians earn as much money as possible in order to give it to the poor? How much good could you do? Is this path dangerous? JD explores this theme with Tommy Kumpf, a quantitative trader at Susquehanna International Group in Philadelphia.

🔗 Full-Transcript-And-Links: http://christiansforimpact.org/episodes/tommy-kumpf

🔗 Earning to Give Profile: www.christiansforimpact.org/earning-to-give-profile

Samuel Dupret, Research Manager at the Happier Lives Institute, discusses why improving wellbeing in global development can be a highly effective career choice, and why using evidence-based research to measure impact is key. He also talks about how pursuing a career in this field can lead to both personal fulfillment and global impact.

🔗 *Links/Transcript*

All Links: https://www.christiansforimpact.org/episodes/samuel-dupret Samuel's Org: https://www.happierlivesinstitute.org/ World Happiness Report: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/giving-to-others-how-to-convert-your-money-into-greater-happiness-for-others/

⏳ *Topics*

00:00 – Intro

02:30 – Does Money Actually Buy Happiness?

04:50 – The Science of Measuring Happiness: Meet the "Welby"

21:20 – Should Christians Care About Happiness—or Embrace Misery?

34:20 – The World's Best (and Worst) Charities for Your Dollar

43:20 – Critiques of Measuring Happiness (HLI's Methodology Under Fire) 44:20 – Can We Really Compare Happiness Across Cultures?

47:20 – Spillovers: Is Happiness Contagious?

48:50 – GiveWell vs. Happier Lives Institute: Who's Right?

52:10 – Are Happiness Units Really Created Equal?

56:20 – What Did Jesus Mean by "Blessed Are the Poor"?

58:05 – Does Measuring Happiness Mean Some Lives Are Worth More? 1:02:50 – Why Christians Might View Happiness Differently

1:05:05 – Careers That Actually Make the World Happier

1:07:40 – Why "Follow Your Passion" Is Terrible Advice

Henry Kaestner, co-founder of Sovereigns Capital and the Faith Driven movements, reveals his journey from Wall Street wealth to radical, faith-driven generosity. We discuss: how can impact investing help alleviate global poverty—especially in Africa? Should I impact invest or give effectively? Should I help locally or globally? Does God need us? Should we encourage other Christians to be generous?

📌Additional Links: www.christiansforimpact.org/episodes/henry-kaestner

⏳ Topics

03:42 – Wall Street to Radical Faith

08:08 – God Doesn't Need Your Money

09:04 – Investing Boldly for Jesus 15:35 – Is "Solving World's Problems" Arrogant?

22:58 – Local Poverty Isn't Most Urgent

26:46 – Africa: Massive Crisis, Tiny Investments

29:29 – You'll Answer to God for Investments

34:43 – Your Neighbor Isn't Next Door

37:09 – Church Must Step Up After PEPFAR

44:03 – Should Christians Just Give Instead?

45:29 – Effective Giving Crushes Impact Investing

46:31 – Does Impact Investing Excuse Selfishness?

49:03 – Entrepreneurship: Idol or Godly Call?

55:45 – Real Revival Starts With You

57:39 – God Wants You on Your Knees

📌Additional Links: www.christiansforimpact.org/episodes/henry-kaestner

Why donating £23+/month to effective animal charities does even more good than going vegan, and why you might consider doing both. Thom also shares the challenges and rewards of starting a charity (FarmKind), how to maximize your impact for animals, and career advice.

🔗See here for a full transcript with links.

See here for FarmKind's Compassion Calculator

Highlights include:

00:00 Intro to FarmKind
1:30 Thom's Journey
3:05 Why Thom went Vegetarian
05:48 The Role of Scripture and Jesus
07:44 Good Stewardship of Creation
08:40 Henry the Pig
11:13 "Aren't Animals Treated Well?"
13:20 Hens
13:50 Pigs
16:00 Chicks
18:33 "But what about Jesus eating fish? Peter told 'Kill and eat'"
20:52 People vs. Animals
22:38 "Offset" Meat-Eating By Donating £23 Monthly
26:08 How to help 50,000 Animals a Year
32:52 Most Effective Animal Charities
34:55 Farmkind's $300m Goal
40:00 Charity Entrepreneurship
43:10 Who should found a charity?
43:57 Earning to give for animals?
44:46 Policy work for helping animals?
46:00 Career advice for lawyers
46:57 General career advice for helping animals
48:03 General impact-minded career advice

Development economist Colin Aitken unpacks the freezing of PEPFAR, whether aid programmes are effective, balancing radical altruism and concern for others with mental health, and how to think about money.

See here for a full transcript with links.

Highlights include:

We speak to Nicolas Laing, a doctor from New Zealand. Nick has managed rural Health Centers for 10 years in Northern Uganda through his charity, OneDay Health. He first became passionate about unreached areas after seeing the huge numbers of rural citizens in Northern Uganda not covered by either the private or public healthcare system. Nicolas initiated and managed the first 15 One Day Health centers launched, which have grown to 40+.

Some things we touch on in this episode:

• Healthcare black holes — what they are, how Nick finds them and supports those living in them.

• OneDay Health and cost-effectiveness estimates (see here for Nick’s excellent EA forum BOTEC calculations on this).

• Nick’s dream for Oneday Health.

• How Nick’s faith has influenced Nick’s decision to pursue medicine.

• Radical stewardship of money and how Nick lives that out.

• Effective Altruism and what both Christianity and Effective Altruism can learn from each other.

• Nick’s career advice for young Christians who want to have an impact.

In this episode, we speak to Liz Hixson. Liz works at New Incentives, a GiveWell top-rated charity that provides small cash incentives to caregivers in order to increase childhood vaccination rates. And it works. In Nothern Nigeria, New Incentives has saved thousands of lives from preventable diseases like whooping cough, measles, and pneumonia. She works as a Senior Communications and Development associate.

Some things we touch on in this episode:

• What it’s like being an Eastern Orthodox Christian working in a secular public health charity.

• The significance of addressing easily preventable diseases.

• The kinds of soft skills needed to excel in Communications well.

• Liz’s career advice for Christians who want to have an impact.