For more speculative things, we want to put part of the money towards a project that a friend we know through the Effective Altruism movement is starting. In general I think this is a good way for people to get funding for early stage projects, presenting their case to people who know them and have a good sense of how to evaluate their plans.
What is the project (at the finest granularity of detail you are comfortable disclosing)?
We didn’t end up giving to this, as the project’s founder happily got a grant from elsewhere.
The project is a coaching service for EAs that we see as a complement to 80k’s work—ongoing sessions aimed at developing professional skills and productivity, rather than a single session aimed at choosing a career path as 80k does. It’s currently in beta/word-of-mouth stage, but I expect the founder will do a public writeup at some point.
What is the project (at the finest granularity of detail you are comfortable disclosing)?
We didn’t end up giving to this, as the project’s founder happily got a grant from elsewhere.
The project is a coaching service for EAs that we see as a complement to 80k’s work—ongoing sessions aimed at developing professional skills and productivity, rather than a single session aimed at choosing a career path as 80k does. It’s currently in beta/word-of-mouth stage, but I expect the founder will do a public writeup at some point.