Just to be clear, $50k really isn’t a lot of money and the SFF is not “EA funding” in the sense that many recommenders who participate in the process have little connection to the EA community and that any recommender can unilaterally make grants to organizations.
I wouldn’t update much on this. The SFF process funds a lot of stuff that is quite controversial, but this does not reflect nor convert into broad community support (and I personally think this is better than the decision that both the LTFF and Open Phil face where a grant is also seen as an endorsement of the org, which frequently muddles people just trying to think about marginal cost-effectiveness).
$50k really isn’t a lot of money and the SFF is not “EA funding”
What’s an acceptable amount of money, and what’s an unacceptable amount of money?
I didn’t make a claim personally that SFF was EA funding, which is why I said “if”, though I think many people would consider SFF a funder that was EA-aligned. They have an EA forum page, their description is “Our goal is to bring financial support to organizations working to improve humanity’s long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.” which sounds pretty EA, and they were included in a List of EA funding opportunities, with no pushback about their inclusion as a “funder that is part of the EA community” (OTOH, they are not included in the airtable by Effective Thesis)
I personally think this is better than the decision that both the LTFF and Open Phil face where a grant is also seen as an endorsement of the org
I don’t really understand what you mean by a process that gives an organization $ that isn’t seen as endorsement of the organization. Can you clarify what you mean here?
Just to be clear, $50k really isn’t a lot of money and the SFF is not “EA funding” in the sense that many recommenders who participate in the process have little connection to the EA community and that any recommender can unilaterally make grants to organizations.
I wouldn’t update much on this. The SFF process funds a lot of stuff that is quite controversial, but this does not reflect nor convert into broad community support (and I personally think this is better than the decision that both the LTFF and Open Phil face where a grant is also seen as an endorsement of the org, which frequently muddles people just trying to think about marginal cost-effectiveness).
What’s an acceptable amount of money, and what’s an unacceptable amount of money?
I didn’t make a claim personally that SFF was EA funding, which is why I said “if”, though I think many people would consider SFF a funder that was EA-aligned. They have an EA forum page, their description is “Our goal is to bring financial support to organizations working to improve humanity’s long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.” which sounds pretty EA, and they were included in a List of EA funding opportunities, with no pushback about their inclusion as a “funder that is part of the EA community” (OTOH, they are not included in the airtable by Effective Thesis)
I don’t really understand what you mean by a process that gives an organization $ that isn’t seen as endorsement of the organization. Can you clarify what you mean here?