I’ve worked around this space (cofounded .impact), and currently I do recommend Michal’s work for this issue.
That said, I think it’s less overlooked than it would appear. Volunteers, even tech volunteers are generally really difficult to work with. The really good ones tend get to get hired by groups rather quickly, and most of the rest are quite flaky. (Though this may be less true of Eng, which is a bit less in demand than other roles now.)
There’s generally a lot of overhead for managing a tech project, and doing it with someone who has a good chance of flaking out quickly is not that great.
My impression is that while there are a bunch of EAs in tech, very few are willing to sustain a 10hr/week plus time commitment; especially ones who don’t have a lot of other experience doing side projects of that type.
I’ve worked around this space (cofounded .impact), and currently I do recommend Michal’s work for this issue.
That said, I think it’s less overlooked than it would appear. Volunteers, even tech volunteers are generally really difficult to work with. The really good ones tend get to get hired by groups rather quickly, and most of the rest are quite flaky. (Though this may be less true of Eng, which is a bit less in demand than other roles now.)
There’s generally a lot of overhead for managing a tech project, and doing it with someone who has a good chance of flaking out quickly is not that great.
My impression is that while there are a bunch of EAs in tech, very few are willing to sustain a 10hr/week plus time commitment; especially ones who don’t have a lot of other experience doing side projects of that type.