I think that EA donors are likely to be unusual in this respect—you’re pre-selecting for people who have signed up for a culture of doing what’s best even when it wasn’t what they thought it was before.
I guess also I think that my arguments for animal welfare charities are at their heart EA-style arguments, so I’m getting a big boost to my likelihood of persuading someone by knowing that they’re the kind of person who appreciates EA-style arguments.
Similarly if you think animal charities are 10x global health charities in effectiveness, then you think these options are equally good:
Move 10 EA donors from global health to animal welfare
Add 9 new animal welfare donors who previously weren’t donating at all
To me, the first of these sounds way easier.
IIRC studies show it’s easier to motivate people to give more than to shift existing donations.
I think that EA donors are likely to be unusual in this respect—you’re pre-selecting for people who have signed up for a culture of doing what’s best even when it wasn’t what they thought it was before.
I guess also I think that my arguments for animal welfare charities are at their heart EA-style arguments, so I’m getting a big boost to my likelihood of persuading someone by knowing that they’re the kind of person who appreciates EA-style arguments.