One reason this is that, because there are donors with money on the sidelines, if the organisations were able to find someone with a good level of fit, they could fundraise enough money to pay for their salaries.
Can you (very roughly) quantify to what extent this is the case for EA organisations? (I imagine they will vary as to how donor-rich vs. potential-hire-rich they are, so some idea of the spread would be helpful.)
In terms of quantifying the amount of money available, we also have some survey results that I’m hoping to publish. But a key recent development is that now the Open Philanthropy Project is funding charities in the community.
Can you (very roughly) quantify to what extent this is the case for EA organisations? (I imagine they will vary as to how donor-rich vs. potential-hire-rich they are, so some idea of the spread would be helpful.)
Hey, the most relevant data we have on this is here: https://80000hours.org/2017/03/what-skills-are-effective-altruist-organisations-missing/
We hope to do a more detailed survey this summer.
In terms of quantifying the amount of money available, we also have some survey results that I’m hoping to publish. But a key recent development is that now the Open Philanthropy Project is funding charities in the community.