$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?
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?