Thanks for doing this really important work :) I think it’s great that you prioritised hard around getting signups at club fairs & around outreach near the start of the year! Sprints like this are super tough but I think are probably the right call for most organisers <3
I guess I think the main thing your analysis could be missing out is the quality / delivery of the message in 2024 versus 2025. I don’t know how you decided on what to say, but e.g. I remember getting very different responses at my club fair based on whether I asked “What’s the world’s most pressing problem?” versus “Have you heard of effective altruism?” versus “Do you want to have a positive impact with your career?” (the first one was the most likely to stop people & engage them in a conversation).
Also, your outcome measure was whether people turned up to the intro meeting. It’s possible there are confounders like: was the intro meeting at a place that was harder to get to than 2024? Was it at a time slot that competed with something else important? Was the intro event framed differently?
Anyway, thanks again for both doing and publishing your thoughts on this!! :)
Thanks for doing this really important work :) I think it’s great that you prioritised hard around getting signups at club fairs & around outreach near the start of the year! Sprints like this are super tough but I think are probably the right call for most organisers <3
I guess I think the main thing your analysis could be missing out is the quality / delivery of the message in 2024 versus 2025. I don’t know how you decided on what to say, but e.g. I remember getting very different responses at my club fair based on whether I asked “What’s the world’s most pressing problem?” versus “Have you heard of effective altruism?” versus “Do you want to have a positive impact with your career?” (the first one was the most likely to stop people & engage them in a conversation).
Also, your outcome measure was whether people turned up to the intro meeting. It’s possible there are confounders like: was the intro meeting at a place that was harder to get to than 2024? Was it at a time slot that competed with something else important? Was the intro event framed differently?
Anyway, thanks again for both doing and publishing your thoughts on this!! :)