I expect Open Philanthropy will want to fund more fellowships like this in the future, but we have some uncertainty about (1) the supply of applicants who are a good fit for the program, and especially (2) the availability of staff and contractors who can run time-intensive programs like this. If we don’t run a similar program in the future, I think the most likely reason will be a lack of (2).
Is the staff availability problem more about certain skillsets being in short supply (e.g. ability to evaluate, connect and mentor candidates) or just raw operational power (and if so, is the problem here that it’s hard to recruit enough people because of the overhead in recruitment, or you don’t want to for another reason), or something else?
I expect Open Philanthropy will want to fund more fellowships like this in the future, but we have some uncertainty about (1) the supply of applicants who are a good fit for the program, and especially (2) the availability of staff and contractors who can run time-intensive programs like this. If we don’t run a similar program in the future, I think the most likely reason will be a lack of (2).
Is the staff availability problem more about certain skillsets being in short supply (e.g. ability to evaluate, connect and mentor candidates) or just raw operational power (and if so, is the problem here that it’s hard to recruit enough people because of the overhead in recruitment, or you don’t want to for another reason), or something else?
It’s mostly about skillsets, context/experience with both the DC policy world, and familiarity with Open Philanthropy’s programmatic priorities.