Donor engagement isnât part of my job, so I canât be sure about this, but I think itâs quite likely that EA-affiliated people have many conversations with wealthy and successful people, and those conversations just happen quietly. I wouldnât be so sure that Patrick Collison hasnât had these conversations; most people keep their giving relatively private, and I donât see why he would be an exception.
I also donât advise using the word âconvertâ to describe situations where someone is thinking of changing where they donate; the word has religious connotations, and I think it often isnât helpful to think of someone as being âin EAâ or ânot in EAâ.
There also may be organizations that Patrick supports in the area of âprogress studiesâ or âthe science of progressâ that have goals very similar to some EA orgs but donât happen to be formally linked to our movement. Many such organizations likely exist. (For one, I think thereâs a good chance that Patrick is among the supporters of Tyler Cowenâs Emergent Ventures.)
Donor engagement isnât part of my job, so I canât be sure about this, but I think itâs quite likely that EA-affiliated people have many conversations with wealthy and successful people, and those conversations just happen quietly. I wouldnât be so sure that Patrick Collison hasnât had these conversations; most people keep their giving relatively private, and I donât see why he would be an exception.
I also donât advise using the word âconvertâ to describe situations where someone is thinking of changing where they donate; the word has religious connotations, and I think it often isnât helpful to think of someone as being âin EAâ or ânot in EAâ.
There also may be organizations that Patrick supports in the area of âprogress studiesâ or âthe science of progressâ that have goals very similar to some EA orgs but donât happen to be formally linked to our movement. Many such organizations likely exist. (For one, I think thereâs a good chance that Patrick is among the supporters of Tyler Cowenâs Emergent Ventures.)