Thanks Edo! Yeah I don’t think I included in the article above how I view the career capital I gain from working on EA Philippines. I’ll talk about this more here now. Sorry if this reply is rather long, but I wanted to quantify and clarify my views on this too.
Since starting the CB grant in October 2020, I’ve been enjoying being able to focus more on EA-aligned work. My goal and vision now is to do direct EA-aligned work for many years, possibly my whole working life, unless earning-to-give becomes possible and attractive to me later on.
My current forecast for how likely it is for EA Philippines to be renewed for a CB grant if we apply again is 70%, which is a pretty decent chance. I can talk more about what this forecast’s basis is privately.
So if my forecast is right, in the ~30% chance that EA Philippines doesn’t get renewed for a grant, I would likely try to look for a different job or contractual/part-time work in the EA space. I may also apply for funding for EA Philippines or a different EA-aligned project from one or more of the EA Funds. I could also explore other funding sources for EA Philippines, but I’m not too optimistic on that, especially as a long-term thing.
I currently think that I have a ~15% chance of being able to secure enough funding for myself for EA Philippines for a year if we’re not given a CB grant renewal. And I think I have a ~30% chance of getting into a job or contractual work that pays well enough (i.e. pays as much as my current CB grant) in an EA-aligned organization within 4 months of the end of my CB grant. I actually got accepted for a part-time job at an EA-aligned organization in December 2020, but I declined the offer, mostly because I wanted to try doing EA Philippines work full-time first.
So basically, I think there’s only a ~16.5% chance that I won’t be able to do direct EA work after this CB grant ends. (16.5% = 30% chance of not being renewed x 55% chance of not finding an EA job or funding). I think 16.5% is rather low, and I don’t really see the need for myself to think a lot about backup plans outside of direct EA work. And I can see myself still going back to doing for-profit work in product design or product management (or generalist work at a startup).
Going back to your question on the career capital I gain from working on EA Philippines though, I think the bulk of the career capital I gain is applicable and marketable mainly to EA organizations. But I could also imagine being able to transfer ~40% of this career capital to other non-EA work, both for non-profits and for-profits. Here’s some of the career capital I think I gain from this job:
Experience in:
Leadership and strategy (especially non-profit leadership and strategy)
Community building
Management / volunteer management
Project management / event organizing
Public speaking
All of the above can be transferrable to non-profit or for-profit jobs outside of the EA space. And here’s other EA-specific career capital that I think I could gain from my time in EA Philippines. I would gain an increased familiarity in some or all of the following:
Charity / cost-effectiveness analysis
Local health and development, local animal welfare, local mental health, and other important local problems or promising interventions
Thanks Edo! Yeah I don’t think I included in the article above how I view the career capital I gain from working on EA Philippines. I’ll talk about this more here now. Sorry if this reply is rather long, but I wanted to quantify and clarify my views on this too.
Since starting the CB grant in October 2020, I’ve been enjoying being able to focus more on EA-aligned work. My goal and vision now is to do direct EA-aligned work for many years, possibly my whole working life, unless earning-to-give becomes possible and attractive to me later on.
My current forecast for how likely it is for EA Philippines to be renewed for a CB grant if we apply again is 70%, which is a pretty decent chance. I can talk more about what this forecast’s basis is privately.
So if my forecast is right, in the ~30% chance that EA Philippines doesn’t get renewed for a grant, I would likely try to look for a different job or contractual/part-time work in the EA space. I may also apply for funding for EA Philippines or a different EA-aligned project from one or more of the EA Funds. I could also explore other funding sources for EA Philippines, but I’m not too optimistic on that, especially as a long-term thing.
I currently think that I have a ~15% chance of being able to secure enough funding for myself for EA Philippines for a year if we’re not given a CB grant renewal. And I think I have a ~30% chance of getting into a job or contractual work that pays well enough (i.e. pays as much as my current CB grant) in an EA-aligned organization within 4 months of the end of my CB grant. I actually got accepted for a part-time job at an EA-aligned organization in December 2020, but I declined the offer, mostly because I wanted to try doing EA Philippines work full-time first.
So basically, I think there’s only a ~16.5% chance that I won’t be able to do direct EA work after this CB grant ends. (16.5% = 30% chance of not being renewed x 55% chance of not finding an EA job or funding). I think 16.5% is rather low, and I don’t really see the need for myself to think a lot about backup plans outside of direct EA work. And I can see myself still going back to doing for-profit work in product design or product management (or generalist work at a startup).
Going back to your question on the career capital I gain from working on EA Philippines though, I think the bulk of the career capital I gain is applicable and marketable mainly to EA organizations. But I could also imagine being able to transfer ~40% of this career capital to other non-EA work, both for non-profits and for-profits. Here’s some of the career capital I think I gain from this job:
Experience in:
Leadership and strategy (especially non-profit leadership and strategy)
Community building
Management / volunteer management
Project management / event organizing
Public speaking
All of the above can be transferrable to non-profit or for-profit jobs outside of the EA space. And here’s other EA-specific career capital that I think I could gain from my time in EA Philippines. I would gain an increased familiarity in some or all of the following:
Charity / cost-effectiveness analysis
Local health and development, local animal welfare, local mental health, and other important local problems or promising interventions
Other EA causes
Discussion group facilitation
Producing content about EA
I hope this answer helps!