I like a lot of the directions here. My main concern is that the current implementation details here seem like a lot of work, when it seems like Grant Evaluations is already fairly bandwidth constrained.
Some alternate that I think might make a middle ground between “everyone pitches ideas randomly to the EA forum / kickstarter etc” and the “highly structured vetting process” described here:
Right now, there are several EA grantmaking bodies (CEA, BERI, OpenPhil, EA Funds, etc). My impression is there is some duplication of labor in setting up each grant funnel, and duplication of effort for a given project to submit multiple grants.
Some of those orgs actually have different requirements for who they donate to, so it makes sense for them to have different processes
But, I’d expect most of the core process to be pretty similar.
So, proposal: create a common application process which includes whatever submission criteria are shared between grantmakers, with whatever additional details are required for specific orgs. This doesn’t create any additional obligations on people’s time, just streamlines the work that’s already being done.
You could potentially also share the application publicly.
There might be additional details to work out to prevent information cascades, and to optimize the epistemics of the system.
I like a lot of the directions here. My main concern is that the current implementation details here seem like a lot of work, when it seems like Grant Evaluations is already fairly bandwidth constrained.
Some alternate that I think might make a middle ground between “everyone pitches ideas randomly to the EA forum / kickstarter etc” and the “highly structured vetting process” described here:
Right now, there are several EA grantmaking bodies (CEA, BERI, OpenPhil, EA Funds, etc). My impression is there is some duplication of labor in setting up each grant funnel, and duplication of effort for a given project to submit multiple grants.
Some of those orgs actually have different requirements for who they donate to, so it makes sense for them to have different processes
But, I’d expect most of the core process to be pretty similar.
So, proposal: create a common application process which includes whatever submission criteria are shared between grantmakers, with whatever additional details are required for specific orgs. This doesn’t create any additional obligations on people’s time, just streamlines the work that’s already being done.
You could potentially also share the application publicly.
There might be additional details to work out to prevent information cascades, and to optimize the epistemics of the system.