We’re definitely aware that Giving What We Can’s 2015 analysis comes away with a more optimistic conclusion than other more recent data sources like the EA Survey indicate (and I believe the Slate Star Codex survey, though I haven’t seen a careful analysis of that one as it bears on Giving What We Can). We’ve just made some improvements to the donation recording platform, and once a few last things are ironed out we’ll be sending out reminders for members to record their donations that may not have been recorded. Once people have had time to respond to those reminders, we plan to do an update on our 2015 estimates of members’ follow-through.
We’re definitely aware that Giving What We Can’s 2015 analysis comes away with a more optimistic conclusion than other more recent data sources like the EA Survey indicate (and I believe the Slate Star Codex survey, though I haven’t seen a careful analysis of that one as it bears on Giving What We Can). We’ve just made some improvements to the donation recording platform, and once a few last things are ironed out we’ll be sending out reminders for members to record their donations that may not have been recorded. Once people have had time to respond to those reminders, we plan to do an update on our 2015 estimates of members’ follow-through.