The Board of Directors of GiveWell has decided in a very thoughtful, positive, proactive and restorative manner to punish their exec for misbehaving posing on line as an unrelated donor) and charging that Exec $5,000 for the misdeed and, making the ED take a professional development course (perhaps on ethics).

The Board decided that the Exec still had the best intentions in mind and just chose a bad approach that in effect, was misleading.

Three cheers for a board that has clear policies with consequences it imposes for failure to observe these policies. In addition, three cheers for a board that values honesty above all else, even offering to compensate the donors who were "misled".

This is responsible philanthropy! This is great governance!