I think both of these actions arguably trade off one theory of change for the fund, “contributing to the epistemic commons”, for another, “making more (good) grants”.
I think this misses an important other theory of change: “raising money”. In fact it seems that the EA Funds are uniquely unsuited to making anonymous grants, because unlike with OP or SFF/Lightspeed, LTFF making an anonymous grant denies the information not only to the general public but also to the donors.
I think this misses an important other theory of change: “raising money”. In fact it seems that the EA Funds are uniquely unsuited to making anonymous grants, because unlike with OP or SFF/Lightspeed, LTFF making an anonymous grant denies the information not only to the general public but also to the donors.