1) Are you interested in increasing diversity of the longtermist community? If so, alongside what lines?
One possibility is to increase shares of minorities according to US Census Bureau topics: race, sex, age, education, income, etc. Ways of thinking about EA, one’s (static or dynamic) comparative advantages, or roles naturally/nurturally taken in a team would be irrelevant. The advantage of this diversification is its (type 1 thinking) acceptance/endorsement among some decisionmaking environments in EA, such as the Bay Area or London. The disadvantage is that diversity of perspectives may not necessarily be gained (for example, students of different race, sex, and parents’ income studying at the same school may think alike).
Another possibility is to focus on the ways of thinking about EA, one’s current comparative advantage and that which they can uniquely develop, and roles that they currently or prospectively enjoy. In this case, Census-type demographics would be disregarded. The disadvantage is that diversity might not be apparent (for example, affluent white people, predominantly males, who think in very different ways about the long-term future and work well together could constitute the majority of community members). The advantage is that things would get done and different perspectives considered.
These two options can be combined in a narrative-actual or actual-narrative ways: Census-type diversity could be an instrument for thinking/action/roles diversity, while only the former is narrated publicly. Or, vice versa, people of various thinking/comparative advantages/preferred roles would be attracted to increase Census-type fractions. Is either necessary or a great way to mitigate reputational loss risk? Do you have an available strategy on the longtermist community growth?
2) Is it possible to apply for a grant without collaborators but with a relevant experience or strategy of finding them?
For example, can one apply if they had previously advertised and interviewed others for a similar EA-related opportunity but have not initiated an advertisement process for the application?
Do you award grants or vary their amount conditional on others’ interest? For example, is it possible to apply for a range depending on a collaborator’s compensation preference or experience? Is it possible to forgo a grant if no qualified candidate is interested?
We’re interested in increasing the diversity of the longtermist community along many different axes. It’s hard to give a unified ‘strategy’ at this abstract level, but one thing we’ve been particularly excited about recently is outreach in non-Western and non-English-speaking countries.
Yes, you can apply for a grant under these circumstances. It’s possible that we’ll ask you to come back once more aspects of the plan are figured out, but we have no hard rules about that. And yes, it’s possible to apply for funding conditional on some event and later return the money/adjust the amount you want downwards if the event doesn’t happen.
1) Are you interested in increasing diversity of the longtermist community? If so, alongside what lines?
One possibility is to increase shares of minorities according to US Census Bureau topics: race, sex, age, education, income, etc. Ways of thinking about EA, one’s (static or dynamic) comparative advantages, or roles naturally/nurturally taken in a team would be irrelevant. The advantage of this diversification is its (type 1 thinking) acceptance/endorsement among some decisionmaking environments in EA, such as the Bay Area or London. The disadvantage is that diversity of perspectives may not necessarily be gained (for example, students of different race, sex, and parents’ income studying at the same school may think alike).
Another possibility is to focus on the ways of thinking about EA, one’s current comparative advantage and that which they can uniquely develop, and roles that they currently or prospectively enjoy. In this case, Census-type demographics would be disregarded. The disadvantage is that diversity might not be apparent (for example, affluent white people, predominantly males, who think in very different ways about the long-term future and work well together could constitute the majority of community members). The advantage is that things would get done and different perspectives considered.
These two options can be combined in a narrative-actual or actual-narrative ways: Census-type diversity could be an instrument for thinking/action/roles diversity, while only the former is narrated publicly. Or, vice versa, people of various thinking/comparative advantages/preferred roles would be attracted to increase Census-type fractions. Is either necessary or a great way to mitigate reputational loss risk? Do you have an available strategy on the longtermist community growth?
2) Is it possible to apply for a grant without collaborators but with a relevant experience or strategy of finding them?
For example, can one apply if they had previously advertised and interviewed others for a similar EA-related opportunity but have not initiated an advertisement process for the application?
Do you award grants or vary their amount conditional on others’ interest? For example, is it possible to apply for a range depending on a collaborator’s compensation preference or experience? Is it possible to forgo a grant if no qualified candidate is interested?
We’re interested in increasing the diversity of the longtermist community along many different axes. It’s hard to give a unified ‘strategy’ at this abstract level, but one thing we’ve been particularly excited about recently is outreach in non-Western and non-English-speaking countries.
Yes, you can apply for a grant under these circumstances. It’s possible that we’ll ask you to come back once more aspects of the plan are figured out, but we have no hard rules about that. And yes, it’s possible to apply for funding conditional on some event and later return the money/adjust the amount you want downwards if the event doesn’t happen.