Of course “non-EA funding” will vary a lot in its counterfactual value. But roughly speaking I think that if you are pulling in money from places where it wouldn’t have been so good, then on the implicit impact markets story you should get a fraction of the credit for that fundraising. Whether or not that’s worth pursuing will vary case-to-case.
Basically I agree with Michael that it’s worth considering but not always worth doing. Another way of looking at what’s happening is that starting a project which might appeal to other donors creates a non-transferrable fundraising opportunity. Such opportunities should be evaluated, and sometimes pursued.
Of course “non-EA funding” will vary a lot in its counterfactual value. But roughly speaking I think that if you are pulling in money from places where it wouldn’t have been so good, then on the implicit impact markets story you should get a fraction of the credit for that fundraising. Whether or not that’s worth pursuing will vary case-to-case.
Basically I agree with Michael that it’s worth considering but not always worth doing. Another way of looking at what’s happening is that starting a project which might appeal to other donors creates a non-transferrable fundraising opportunity. Such opportunities should be evaluated, and sometimes pursued.