On the silent donors, I’m not sure. If you’re giving a lot of money to a GiveWell recommended charity or you’re a member of GWWC, then functionally you’re an EA (in my definition). But I agree many of them might not explicitly identify as EAs. I do think there’s a significant intermediate group, but I’m not sure how many.
Perhaps more relevant, even if they don’t identify as EA, where the silent donors give is influenced by EA. So I think there’s still a good case for including them in the money moved.
If we can persuade a big group of people to give to AMF but not metacharities, then it makes sense to do that, and then for the people who are interested in giving to either give to meta charity.
Perhaps more relevant, even if they don’t identify as EA, where the silent donors give is influenced by EA. So I think there’s still a good case for including them in the money moved.
Can you explain why you’re thinking that they’re influenced by EA? It seems at least equally plausible that they’re influenced by GiveWell, which is distinct from most EA meta-orgs, and operates using a different model. Are you thinking that there’s another influence on them, like 80k or GWWC?
They’re influenced by GiveWell, and GiveWell is part of EA.
Or even if you don’t think GiveWell is part of EA, they’re very similar to EA in their approach, and many of the staff are explicitly EAs or supporters of EA. I think GiveWell has also been influenced by other groups in EA, though it’s hard to tell.
I agree that GiveWell could be considered part of EA. Ultimately I see that as a merely semantic question. My and I think AGB’s point is that the donors who follow GiveWell aren’t self-identified members of the “EA movement”, and aren’t giving because of EA outreach specifically. It appears that organizations doing EA outreach specifically get much more than 5% of the money donated by members of the “EA movement” who were inspired to give by those organizations.
On the silent donors, I’m not sure. If you’re giving a lot of money to a GiveWell recommended charity or you’re a member of GWWC, then functionally you’re an EA (in my definition). But I agree many of them might not explicitly identify as EAs. I do think there’s a significant intermediate group, but I’m not sure how many.
Perhaps more relevant, even if they don’t identify as EA, where the silent donors give is influenced by EA. So I think there’s still a good case for including them in the money moved. If we can persuade a big group of people to give to AMF but not metacharities, then it makes sense to do that, and then for the people who are interested in giving to either give to meta charity.
Can you explain why you’re thinking that they’re influenced by EA? It seems at least equally plausible that they’re influenced by GiveWell, which is distinct from most EA meta-orgs, and operates using a different model. Are you thinking that there’s another influence on them, like 80k or GWWC?
They’re influenced by GiveWell, and GiveWell is part of EA.
Or even if you don’t think GiveWell is part of EA, they’re very similar to EA in their approach, and many of the staff are explicitly EAs or supporters of EA. I think GiveWell has also been influenced by other groups in EA, though it’s hard to tell.
I agree that GiveWell could be considered part of EA. Ultimately I see that as a merely semantic question. My and I think AGB’s point is that the donors who follow GiveWell aren’t self-identified members of the “EA movement”, and aren’t giving because of EA outreach specifically. It appears that organizations doing EA outreach specifically get much more than 5% of the money donated by members of the “EA movement” who were inspired to give by those organizations.