I chose this because I believe that at this point in EA, especially in animal welfare, a relatively small amount of money (e.g. 30k) can go pretty far in terms of opportunity cost and impact per dollar. E.g. this could be a solid seed fund for a new charity, or cost for a full-time employee for an effective charity in the global south. My uncertainty is about how many people need to earn to give and how much they’d need to donate, and if they should test their fit in effective non-profits first. I also think that sometimes there is a case for people to earn to give to volunteer, e.g. they take a well-paid job 3 days a week and volunteer for two days for a high-impact non-profit because this adds more value without giving money. It lowers the need to fundraise for that labor and decreases admin time.
I chose this because I believe that at this point in EA, especially in animal welfare, a relatively small amount of money (e.g. 30k) can go pretty far in terms of opportunity cost and impact per dollar. E.g. this could be a solid seed fund for a new charity, or cost for a full-time employee for an effective charity in the global south.
My uncertainty is about how many people need to earn to give and how much they’d need to donate, and if they should test their fit in effective non-profits first.
I also think that sometimes there is a case for people to earn to give to volunteer, e.g. they take a well-paid job 3 days a week and volunteer for two days for a high-impact non-profit because this adds more value without giving money. It lowers the need to fundraise for that labor and decreases admin time.