I think there might be several things we could spend more money on while still being viewed in a positive light by most of our stakeholders and the more spartan among us. Examples include:
-More staff in organisations and projects to prevent burn-out
-Child-care facilities, paid parental leave, etc.
-At least 4 weeks paid holidays/year
I agree that all such spending should be vetted according to our high bars and must admit I have not done so before making this comment. That said, anecdotal evidence from for example from Patagonia offering child care seems to indicate that it might as well also increase the output of the organization, especially over the long term.
I am probably forgetting many examples in the list above as I am a parent of 2 small children and am biased towards the challenges of parenting. For example, I have a hard time going to EAG but would probably go if there was quality child care offered. I am sure others like people with disabilities and other groups have other suggestions on ways to use increased funding to invest in the health, diversity and perhaps also productivity of the EA movement.
(I made a similar comment on another post but decided to post here too as it seems comments are more useful the quicker they are made after the publication of the post)
I think there might be several things we could spend more money on while still being viewed in a positive light by most of our stakeholders and the more spartan among us. Examples include:
-More staff in organisations and projects to prevent burn-out
-Child-care facilities, paid parental leave, etc.
-At least 4 weeks paid holidays/year
I agree that all such spending should be vetted according to our high bars and must admit I have not done so before making this comment. That said, anecdotal evidence from for example from Patagonia offering child care seems to indicate that it might as well also increase the output of the organization, especially over the long term.
I am probably forgetting many examples in the list above as I am a parent of 2 small children and am biased towards the challenges of parenting. For example, I have a hard time going to EAG but would probably go if there was quality child care offered. I am sure others like people with disabilities and other groups have other suggestions on ways to use increased funding to invest in the health, diversity and perhaps also productivity of the EA movement.
(I made a similar comment on another post but decided to post here too as it seems comments are more useful the quicker they are made after the publication of the post)