I didn’t know they were running a fundraiser, but yeah, waiting until it’s over makes the most sense. Coordination itself is difficult, so the above was an experiment in trying to figure out what do when coordination doesn’t seem feasible over a given time period, which seems possible. Denis Drescher and I have been discussing attempts to coordinate donors, and we actually intend to post on the EA Forum soon a discussion where donors can register their upcoming donations for the remainder of 2015, across all EA meta-charities.
I didn’t know they were running a fundraiser, but yeah, waiting until it’s over makes the most sense. Coordination itself is difficult, so the above was an experiment in trying to figure out what do when coordination doesn’t seem feasible over a given time period, which seems possible. Denis Drescher and I have been discussing attempts to coordinate donors, and we actually intend to post on the EA Forum soon a discussion where donors can register their upcoming donations for the remainder of 2015, across all EA meta-charities.