Did a lot of writing in and after college, and got good at producing fast, clean prose for a variety of audiences
Organized some EA groups — poorly, but still gained experience
Was connected with some people who wanted help donating money, which gave me some real-world experience in evaluating charities and (more importantly) understanding how charity communication works from both sides of the table
This wasn’t something I sought out myself, but you may be able to figure out ways to offer your services for free if you live in a place with wealthy people who donate money. If the experience is what you care about, you don’t necessarily need the donors you work with to be especially EA-minded.
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Did a lot of writing in and after college, and got good at producing fast, clean prose for a variety of audiences
Organized some EA groups — poorly, but still gained experience
Was connected with some people who wanted help donating money, which gave me some real-world experience in evaluating charities and (more importantly) understanding how charity communication works from both sides of the table
This wasn’t something I sought out myself, but you may be able to figure out ways to offer your services for free if you live in a place with wealthy people who donate money. If the experience is what you care about, you don’t necessarily need the donors you work with to be especially EA-minded.