Anecdotally, I feel like I’ve read a fair amount about poker players and effective altruism—I remember one donation matching offer. Others may know more about this than I do. I imagine it could have appeal because they are familiar with concepts like expective benefits, etc.
Raising for Effective Giving was started by poker pros part of the EA community to raise funds from other poker pros to EA charities. It’s pretty quite successful. REG claims to have influenced over $6.5m, including $5.75m to global health, animal welfare, and x-risk charities, with a fundraising multiplier > 1:15.
Anecdotally, I feel like I’ve read a fair amount about poker players and effective altruism—I remember one donation matching offer. Others may know more about this than I do. I imagine it could have appeal because they are familiar with concepts like expective benefits, etc.
Raising for Effective Giving was started by poker pros part of the EA community to raise funds from other poker pros to EA charities. It’s pretty quite successful. REG claims to have influenced over $6.5m, including $5.75m to global health, animal welfare, and x-risk charities, with a fundraising multiplier > 1:15.