Caroline Fiennes

Director, Giving Evidence: enabling charitable giving based on sound evidence. Cambridge Visiting Fellow. 'Charmingly disruptive': Nobel laureate Richard Thaler

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

Dear medical profession,
When you realise that somebody is dying, please tell them that clearly. I know it must be god-awful thing to say, but, oddly, it's a massive gift.
That was my family's experience.

Me, in the @bmj_latest:
https://t.co/Yanu0xRJjX

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

Don't be gullible. The king doesn't pay tax. Here's tax expert Dan Neidle on the recent PR statement by the palace: "We knew it wasn’t real tax; it’s not real transparency either."
Detail here:
https://t.co/PIAKUobisJ

[David Frum @davidfrum]

250 years after July 4, 1776, the successor of King George III pays taxes and publishes his returns. The successor of George Washington does not. https://t.co/CbIXDe8UQY

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@clarebalding Would you mind not talking so much about the football during the tennis? Not everybody is interested in football. We're watching tennis b/c we're into that.
Asking Osaka about it was bizarre: not her gender, not her sport, not her country. MUCH better things to ask!

[International Center for Evaluation & Development @ICED_THINKTANK]

The #E2A2026 Keynote Session featured Caroline Fiennes, Director of Giving Evidence, for a deep dive into "What Works: Evidence-Informed Models Demonstrating Impact in Africa." 🌍📊

#E2A2026
#EvidenceforImpact
#AfricaLeadsTheEvidence

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@BBCRadio3 This new guy doing Breakfast this week is really great! Also that Purcell re-arrangement was fab.

And *please* can you get off here & onto BlueSky: it's where all the cool kids are + the moral case is really very clear now. Thanks.

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@soniasodha Good Lord. I wouldn't even recognise it as him!!

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@DaveEvansPhD Ah. If you lived in a country where the Church of England plays a major role (e.g., England!), you would know that: its churches have quinquennial reviews (and probably have for nearly 500 years!)

https://t.co/HfZaMeP2aB

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@mgtmccartney I'd like to congratulate you on this mighty achievement
;-)

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@lukusem Good Lord! that's amazing.
I wonder whether it's all true...

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@BBCRadio3 Um: your continuity announcer just now can't pronounce Harnoncourt. Might be worth fixing that!

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@BBCRadio3 @PetrocTrelawny @GeorgiaMann
Please get off X and get onto BlueSky! All the cool kids & chat are on there now ;-)

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

"overwhelmingly... changes to Twitter have made the social media platform no longer professionally useful or pleasant, and that many scientists have abandoned it in favor of Bluesky."

https://t.co/nx3A1IxtZV

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@MikeEnglund2 @krisgulati Ok, I see. Thanks. 'Giving students a mark which means that they pass the exam'. Thanks.

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

I'm on BlueSky at @carolinefiennes.bsky.social

See you there!

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@thePiggsBoson No: people really are into that!

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

@soniasodha I hope that it went well!
I recently did my first exam in...over 30 years! and on a computer and in university.
I was shocked at how alien it all seemed: when we were 21, we'd done loads of exams and it was normal, but evidently one can forget the reflex.

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

If you're giving books for C'mas, be activist about the authors you support. Authoring a book is a cause of & caused by privilege. Allocate that privilege intentionally!
Hence I personally ~only read books by women & people of colour. Do think about it:
https://t.co/ZL6Gl8u7jy

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

Don't do this! Don't put tinsel on stair handrails. They're a mobility aid: people who need them need them & can't easily use them if they're awash with tinsel!
Thank you.

[Andrew Wang | Financial Advisor @RunnymedeCap]

The Power of Giving: How Philanthropy Impacts Financial Well-being | Learn how philanthropy boosts your financial well-being @inspiredmoneyfm @carolinefiennes @BostonCollege @MPGives @theeaglesvision @bjeaglefeather #Philanthropy #InspiredMoney https://t.co/v6zlPV1Hb8

[Caroline Fiennes @carolinefiennes]

I was on this fun panel y'day, about what #philanthropy even is, how to do it (the strategy, the tech, finding & assessing causes & orgs - plus a load of Aristotle!)

Even long-term philanthro-nerds will learn some stuff from this!

https://t.co/MJLTvqC82s