Hey, I’m glad to hear that, and would be happy to coordinate ways to make it clear that they’re complementary, and to make them as complementary as possible (we could continue by email). I agree that having the 10% pledge serves a valuable purpose which is distinct from having a flexible donation registry, such as providing a clear benchmark and message, and also a good story for the media to pick up.
I’d likewise guess that that the donation registry and EA Profiles will mainly get used by people who are ‘hardcore’ in the sense of already being somewhat into EA and sold on sharing their donations, as opposed to the average person who hasn’t heard of EA but might get interested in pledging a share of their income to well-evidenced global poverty charities. (Re your post’s question, this seems to me to be an advantage of GWWC keeping clear, relatively concrete messaging on poverty.) Though pulling against that is the fact that, as you say, the registry’s flexible enough to allow people who are just starting to dip their toes into effective giving to challenge themselves to donate whatever amount they feel comfortable with.
Hey, I’m glad to hear that, and would be happy to coordinate ways to make it clear that they’re complementary, and to make them as complementary as possible (we could continue by email). I agree that having the 10% pledge serves a valuable purpose which is distinct from having a flexible donation registry, such as providing a clear benchmark and message, and also a good story for the media to pick up.
I’d likewise guess that that the donation registry and EA Profiles will mainly get used by people who are ‘hardcore’ in the sense of already being somewhat into EA and sold on sharing their donations, as opposed to the average person who hasn’t heard of EA but might get interested in pledging a share of their income to well-evidenced global poverty charities. (Re your post’s question, this seems to me to be an advantage of GWWC keeping clear, relatively concrete messaging on poverty.) Though pulling against that is the fact that, as you say, the registry’s flexible enough to allow people who are just starting to dip their toes into effective giving to challenge themselves to donate whatever amount they feel comfortable with.