![]() ![]() ![]() Charlie and his wife, Diana, provided funding for TLYCS to become a registered 501c3 charity, and Charlie began serving as the organization’s non-salaried Executive Director. apparel company, approached Peter about expanding The Life You Can Save. In 2013, Charlie Bresler, formerly president of a large U.S. Peter founded the organization bearing the same name to advance the book’s ideas. And since there are organizations that dramatically improve-or even save- the lives of people living in extreme poverty at relatively little cost to those of us living in relative comfort, living an ethical life should include supporting such work. Bill and Melinda Gates described the book as “A persuasive and inspiring work that will change the way you think about philanthropy.” In it, Peter argues that if we can provide immense benefit to someone at minimal inconvenience to ourselves, we should do so-illustrated by his famous Girl in the Pond thought experiment. In 2009, Singer wrote the book The Life You Can Save, about ways that we can all support work that alleviates poverty and the suffering that stems from it around the world. ![]() Our organization was founded by bioethicist Peter Singer, widely recognized as one of the world’s most influential contemporary philosophers. ![]()
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