Since starting my one-man IT Consultancy I’ve been giving 10% of turnover (not profit) to charitable causes, but never really talked about it with others. In the summer I read Doing Good Better, since then I’ve spent time since then discussing with colleagues, friends, strangers; anyone who will listen.
I’ve spent the past few months trying to streamline the time I give to different charities, identifying the places I can make the most difference and giving my time to them. One example is ‘Blood Biking’ - I deliver emergency blood overnight by motorbike. I’m an advanced rider, therefore good at getting places quickly (and safely) and I live near to the blood storage, in some of these cases a big difference can be made by getting the blood to the relevant hospitals quickly.
I’m now preparing our annual giving and it looks like it’ll be a bigger pot than before. There will be new charities on the list and we’ll be giving more to one of the more neglected causes.
I’m working through some ideas for sharing the EA approach with groups and being more public about the causes the company support.
Especially cool to see you being more public about your EA activism with others. I actually lead an EA meta-charity devoted to popularizing EA-themed effective giving broadly, and would be glad to chat about strategies for sharing the EA approach with groups. Giving Games can be one good approach, but there are many others. You can email me at gleb@intentionalinsights.org
Since starting my one-man IT Consultancy I’ve been giving 10% of turnover (not profit) to charitable causes, but never really talked about it with others. In the summer I read Doing Good Better, since then I’ve spent time since then discussing with colleagues, friends, strangers; anyone who will listen.
I’ve spent the past few months trying to streamline the time I give to different charities, identifying the places I can make the most difference and giving my time to them. One example is ‘Blood Biking’ - I deliver emergency blood overnight by motorbike. I’m an advanced rider, therefore good at getting places quickly (and safely) and I live near to the blood storage, in some of these cases a big difference can be made by getting the blood to the relevant hospitals quickly.
I’m now preparing our annual giving and it looks like it’ll be a bigger pot than before. There will be new charities on the list and we’ll be giving more to one of the more neglected causes.
I’m working through some ideas for sharing the EA approach with groups and being more public about the causes the company support.
Sounds like you’re doing great work!
Especially cool to see you being more public about your EA activism with others. I actually lead an EA meta-charity devoted to popularizing EA-themed effective giving broadly, and would be glad to chat about strategies for sharing the EA approach with groups. Giving Games can be one good approach, but there are many others. You can email me at gleb@intentionalinsights.org