Thanks for the suggestion. I already had EA Grants in mind as an option, but it’s interesting to know that the EA Meta Fund lists a fundraising project as an example. As William noted, we were more time constrained rather than funding constrained this year. However, I’ll keep this in mind as an option for future years if our circumstances change, or if we can come up with effective ways to convert funding into time.
One other complication with applying for a grant is that we wont know whether there’s a worthwhile opportunity until a month or so in advance. After that, if there is a worthwhile opportunity, then we’d need to start working immediately. So we’d probably need to apply for a grant early and, if a worthwhile opportunity doesn’t materialize, then we’d need to (a) use the grant to work on something else or (b) return it.
Thanks for the suggestion. I already had EA Grants in mind as an option, but it’s interesting to know that the EA Meta Fund lists a fundraising project as an example. As William noted, we were more time constrained rather than funding constrained this year. However, I’ll keep this in mind as an option for future years if our circumstances change, or if we can come up with effective ways to convert funding into time.
One other complication with applying for a grant is that we wont know whether there’s a worthwhile opportunity until a month or so in advance. After that, if there is a worthwhile opportunity, then we’d need to start working immediately. So we’d probably need to apply for a grant early and, if a worthwhile opportunity doesn’t materialize, then we’d need to (a) use the grant to work on something else or (b) return it.