That sounds interesting! I haven’t had the time to consider the hurdles you’d face to realizing such a project, but I’ve recently thought about a system that might have some overlap and that I won’t have the time to work on for the foreseeable future. Maybe there’s something in there you’ll find useful.
Hi Denis, thanks for sharing. I looked briefly at the page, and have filed for review; I reached out to GiveWell twice: a couple years ago, and then recently after they visited Twitter, where one collaborator is working. Their response both times was “busy working on their research”, so I’m not going to reach out to them anymore. But as I understand it, over time and more recently they have evolved from a more “minimal” model to one encompassing more breadth; I can’t remember the specifics, but anyway they’re evolving. So it’s interesting to learn about some of the dynamics.
I guess most recently it’s felt like the approaches, especially around impact ratings, probably deserve to be in a completely open and transparent framework, in part to allow input and innovation to help them be more impactful. In terms of the specific issue of people hesitating to support a cause because of waiting for social signals (not me first), that wouldn’t be a problem for the RGB Exchange, because it’s at the other end of the spectrum, in terms of the size of the donations.
Without having read every word, sounds like you were trying to think of ways of balancing and democratizing uptake, and I agree with that. To me, I have less interest in trying to pre-define the perfect way of doing things, but to go in, try, and then be 100% open to feedback. I guess I’m approach-neutral—to me, whatever results in the most impact is best.
So thanks again for mentioning, and please do consider pulling away from what you’re doing, your skills are super valuable and hard to find, and I urge you to devote more time to impact projects (perhaps that’s what you’re doing, hats off). Otherwise, RGB Foundation is 501c3 and could certainly use financial support. Feel free to email tekelsey@gmail.com if you’d like to try the demo. You’re also invited to join the email list at www.rgbexchange.org (as is anyone)
That sounds interesting! I haven’t had the time to consider the hurdles you’d face to realizing such a project, but I’ve recently thought about a system that might have some overlap and that I won’t have the time to work on for the foreseeable future. Maybe there’s something in there you’ll find useful.
Hi Denis, thanks for sharing. I looked briefly at the page, and have filed for review; I reached out to GiveWell twice: a couple years ago, and then recently after they visited Twitter, where one collaborator is working. Their response both times was “busy working on their research”, so I’m not going to reach out to them anymore. But as I understand it, over time and more recently they have evolved from a more “minimal” model to one encompassing more breadth; I can’t remember the specifics, but anyway they’re evolving. So it’s interesting to learn about some of the dynamics.
I guess most recently it’s felt like the approaches, especially around impact ratings, probably deserve to be in a completely open and transparent framework, in part to allow input and innovation to help them be more impactful. In terms of the specific issue of people hesitating to support a cause because of waiting for social signals (not me first), that wouldn’t be a problem for the RGB Exchange, because it’s at the other end of the spectrum, in terms of the size of the donations.
Without having read every word, sounds like you were trying to think of ways of balancing and democratizing uptake, and I agree with that. To me, I have less interest in trying to pre-define the perfect way of doing things, but to go in, try, and then be 100% open to feedback. I guess I’m approach-neutral—to me, whatever results in the most impact is best.
So thanks again for mentioning, and please do consider pulling away from what you’re doing, your skills are super valuable and hard to find, and I urge you to devote more time to impact projects (perhaps that’s what you’re doing, hats off). Otherwise, RGB Foundation is 501c3 and could certainly use financial support. Feel free to email tekelsey@gmail.com if you’d like to try the demo. You’re also invited to join the email list at www.rgbexchange.org (as is anyone)