Hey guys! I think it’s a cool idea, and I think it’s great form to share such a concise summary for feedback. Just some uncertain comments off the cuff, because nobody started the conversation yet:
1) It seems like a resource intense project, e.g. working out reasonable metrics, evaluating them, reaching out, get enough funding. I’d be worried that a bad execution might lead to bad press. For example, somewhere in the back of my mind I remember a discussion of charity representatives in Germany that were very dismissive of the idea that their impact could be measured.
2) “Contest” vs. “Prize”: Maybe their is less risk at bad press when it is framed as a prize. Just a feeling that nobody ever forces you to compete for a prize, but it’s sometimes mandatory to take part in a contest.
3) Maybe you could try to connect interested researchers with charities and let them work out a way to measure their impact. Then prizes go out to the best reports/papers (the money should probably go to the charity, to incentivize them). I think there is already an existing research field around impact measurement, so you could worry less about counseling the charities and let the researchers work this out with them.
What are examples of times that it might be “mandatory to take part in a contest”? I’m curious what you’re thinking of here, and whether my inability to think of examples might be based on a language barrier or something like that.
I think I should have emphasized that this was just me non-native speakers gut reaction. Maybe a competition is more what I meant? I think about competitions in school where you had no choice but to take part (e.g. maths or reading or sports), or the competition from the movie Hunger Games. Somehow a prize sounds more like something I get for a bonus, while competing against others is to me more associated with “There is not enough for everyone, this is zero-sum, who is this evil person that would make charities compete against each other for their financial survival?”.
Hey guys! I think it’s a cool idea, and I think it’s great form to share such a concise summary for feedback. Just some uncertain comments off the cuff, because nobody started the conversation yet:
1) It seems like a resource intense project, e.g. working out reasonable metrics, evaluating them, reaching out, get enough funding. I’d be worried that a bad execution might lead to bad press. For example, somewhere in the back of my mind I remember a discussion of charity representatives in Germany that were very dismissive of the idea that their impact could be measured.
2) “Contest” vs. “Prize”: Maybe their is less risk at bad press when it is framed as a prize. Just a feeling that nobody ever forces you to compete for a prize, but it’s sometimes mandatory to take part in a contest.
3) Maybe you could try to connect interested researchers with charities and let them work out a way to measure their impact. Then prizes go out to the best reports/papers (the money should probably go to the charity, to incentivize them). I think there is already an existing research field around impact measurement, so you could worry less about counseling the charities and let the researchers work this out with them.
What are examples of times that it might be “mandatory to take part in a contest”? I’m curious what you’re thinking of here, and whether my inability to think of examples might be based on a language barrier or something like that.
I think I should have emphasized that this was just me non-native speakers gut reaction. Maybe a competition is more what I meant? I think about competitions in school where you had no choice but to take part (e.g. maths or reading or sports), or the competition from the movie Hunger Games. Somehow a prize sounds more like something I get for a bonus, while competing against others is to me more associated with “There is not enough for everyone, this is zero-sum, who is this evil person that would make charities compete against each other for their financial survival?”.