Maybe I missed this in a previous comment (or even the text itself, I just ctrl+f’ed it after skimming it) but one thing I think it could be worth spending more on is better working conditions (I think several EA orgs already to this well, but I would be surprised if there are no “laggards”). Think staffing projects properly so there is no burn-out, paid parental leave for both parents, childcare facilities near bigger offices, properly paid internships, etc. Burn-out plagues the “making the world better” industry and I think we can attract a lot of talent who might be skeptical of expensive retreats, but who actually value much more being able to have good mental health and invest in their families. And do all this with a global hat on on so that in geographies with e.g. limited holidays, that it is increased to 3-6 weeks paid holidays each year no matter your seniority. Even here in Sweden we would benefit from well staffed projects/organizations (despite having decent holiday policies etc. by law).
Maybe I missed this in a previous comment (or even the text itself, I just ctrl+f’ed it after skimming it) but one thing I think it could be worth spending more on is better working conditions (I think several EA orgs already to this well, but I would be surprised if there are no “laggards”). Think staffing projects properly so there is no burn-out, paid parental leave for both parents, childcare facilities near bigger offices, properly paid internships, etc. Burn-out plagues the “making the world better” industry and I think we can attract a lot of talent who might be skeptical of expensive retreats, but who actually value much more being able to have good mental health and invest in their families. And do all this with a global hat on on so that in geographies with e.g. limited holidays, that it is increased to 3-6 weeks paid holidays each year no matter your seniority. Even here in Sweden we would benefit from well staffed projects/organizations (despite having decent holiday policies etc. by law).