We are not registered with any stores for our wedding. If you would like to give us a gift, we would love a donation in our name to our favorite charity, GiveWell.

GiveWell uses an evidence-based approach to allocate donations to the most effective charities in the world. They only recommend charities that have been rigorously evaluated via methodologies such as randomized controlled trials. Additionally, they evaluate the cost effectiveness of these charities to find programs that will have the greatest impact per dollar. This ensures that they recommend programs that help more people with the same size donation. Many of the charities they have found to be the most effective work to improve nutrition and prevent disease in the developing world.

To give a donation in our name, follow these steps:

  1. Go to GiveWell's donation page.
  2. You can enter an amount for GiveWell to grant at their discretion (in which case, GiveWell will send your donation to the top charities that will benefit the most) or you can choose a specific charity in their list of top charities. You can read about their top charities here.
  3. Enter your payment information.
  4. At the bottom, check "Would you like to dedicate this donation to someone?" and enter "Ben Riffer-Reinert and Emily Xia" for the dedication name and "ben@rifferreinert.com" for the dedication email.