Feedback: this essay seems a bit academic than need be for an introductory explanation, if that is indeed what this essay is, but there are others covering public giving that can be referred to people who want an even lighter read. What I like about this essay is that it’s the first one on public giving that covers all the bases, explanations, and reasons why people don’t, and why people should, publicly give.
Apparently Jeff Kaufman tried publicly broadcasting his donations, but it wasn’t too well received each time he did it, so now he makes his donations public by listing all of them on his own website, and providing a link for people to read it in passing. Additionally, it seems like he mentions his donations as a matter of fact, or in passing, letting it pique the interests of others as it may[1].
[1] I acquired this information from Jeff Kaufman himself in a discussion I initiated in the Effective Altruists Facebook page in August 2014.
I don’t recall. Somebody asked this question in the Facebook group, and I tagged people who I believe had more experience in public giving to share their thoughts. Jeff Kaufman wrote he would just tell people that he was donating lots to charities, which charities, and/or why. I’m guessing this was through a combination of in-person conversations, and social media. Apparently the reaction was lukewarm, in that people didn’t know how to respond, but it wasn’t as if most feedback was negative.
Ask Jeff something like ‘why did you switch from actively telling people about your donations to just listing them on your website for people to check on their own?’
Feedback: this essay seems a bit academic than need be for an introductory explanation, if that is indeed what this essay is, but there are others covering public giving that can be referred to people who want an even lighter read. What I like about this essay is that it’s the first one on public giving that covers all the bases, explanations, and reasons why people don’t, and why people should, publicly give.
Apparently Jeff Kaufman tried publicly broadcasting his donations, but it wasn’t too well received each time he did it, so now he makes his donations public by listing all of them on his own website, and providing a link for people to read it in passing. Additionally, it seems like he mentions his donations as a matter of fact, or in passing, letting it pique the interests of others as it may[1].
[1] I acquired this information from Jeff Kaufman himself in a discussion I initiated in the Effective Altruists Facebook page in August 2014.
Thanks for the insight. Can you clarify how this public broadcasting was done?
I don’t recall. Somebody asked this question in the Facebook group, and I tagged people who I believe had more experience in public giving to share their thoughts. Jeff Kaufman wrote he would just tell people that he was donating lots to charities, which charities, and/or why. I’m guessing this was through a combination of in-person conversations, and social media. Apparently the reaction was lukewarm, in that people didn’t know how to respond, but it wasn’t as if most feedback was negative.
Ask Jeff something like ‘why did you switch from actively telling people about your donations to just listing them on your website for people to check on their own?’