In addition to the points Caleb raised, I think there are pretty good reasons to believe that longtermists[1] are underinvesting in Bay Area fundraising.
Note that this is entirely theoretical currently; all of my donor calls to date have been online, except a few in person at a Bay Area conference (which I presumably could’ve attended even if I lived elsewhere). I wouldn’t endorse the LTFF chair moving to the Bay just for fundraising until the model is more proven.
In addition to the points Caleb raised, I think there are pretty good reasons to believe that longtermists[1] are underinvesting in Bay Area fundraising.
Note that this is entirely theoretical currently; all of my donor calls to date have been online, except a few in person at a Bay Area conference (which I presumably could’ve attended even if I lived elsewhere). I wouldn’t endorse the LTFF chair moving to the Bay just for fundraising until the model is more proven.
Probably EA in general, but I’m most convinced about the longtermist side.