“Further, if this pledge serves as an entry point to EA for a student who ends up donating 10% or having a change of career, the ROI is extremely high.”
My personal guess is that the expected value of doing OFTW tabling is dominated by the chance of finding a highly talented student who can take a career in a highly effective cause area. If this is the case, shouldn’t there be a larger focus on selling EA to them as well?
We often will share more substantive information on EA (and follow up) with students who are especially enthusiastic. For example, it was through this tabling that we originally connected with a student who attended a recent EA retreat with us.
“Further, if this pledge serves as an entry point to EA for a student who ends up donating 10% or having a change of career, the ROI is extremely high.”
My personal guess is that the expected value of doing OFTW tabling is dominated by the chance of finding a highly talented student who can take a career in a highly effective cause area. If this is the case, shouldn’t there be a larger focus on selling EA to them as well?
We often will share more substantive information on EA (and follow up) with students who are especially enthusiastic. For example, it was through this tabling that we originally connected with a student who attended a recent EA retreat with us.