Thank you so much for your kind, thoughtful and constructive response. It always feels good to be presumed motivated, positive and thoughtful as those are qualities I value.
In brief, applying for a grant may make sense at some point, but I should have been clearer in my original ask: I am hoping to get a sense of whether resource allocation to groups working on EA-adjacent cause areas, that are not “official EA” groups is currently a thing or not. This may be addressed in the links you shared, which I will check out; thank you.
Since not all organizations are EA or would be open to EA but many work on related causes areas, I could imagine it being impactful for a non-EA group to work on an EA-cause area, leveraging a different approach but with the same underlying goals.
For example, I imagine my climate & health impacts group would be very well positioned to advocate for animal welfare, though the major leverage points would not be around moral circle expansion / animal suffering concerns (though those are very legitimate, in my opinion). My group may be well suited to address the consequences the direct and indirect consequences of meat consumption as pertaining to human health. Direct by way of disease burden associated with consumption of meat; Indirect by way of contributions of factory farming and livestock production to air pollution & carbon-equivalent emissions and thereby to global warming, both of which, in turn, are associated with increased incidence and severity of several diseases and consequent decreases in QALY and DALYs. Notwithstanding mutually reinforcing feedback loops and threats to biodiversity, food security, poor pregnancy outcomes, increased risk of natural pandemics, increase risk of extreme climate-change related weather events, and increase risk of extreme climate change. <---Sorry, that last bit is a bit ranty and could be covered in much more detail.
I was mainly thinking along the lines of the slack groups that are made available for EA virtual groups and it may have been premature for me to throw in the word “funding” at this point.
Your “short summary” suggestions 1-3 are all useful and potentially very applicable, as are your closing 4 suggestions.
Your “pragmatic, high resolution expansion” is also great, though I’m trying to maintain a modicum of anonymity on this forum.
Again I could have been clearer in my original message I don’t think my group is likely to move over to EA, but might be able to work toward making progress on some shared goals.
REALLY appreciate your support! Thank you, Charles!
As someone whose day job involves some work at the intersection of climate change and public health, I’m curious to learn more about your work. Would you feel comfortable sharing a bit more about your / your group’s work and goals for the coming months and years?
Thanks again for kicking off a great question and discussion.
Thanks for your response. Glad to hear you’re working on this too.
I updated the original post to mention that for personal reasons, I am currently trying to maintain a modicum of anonymity, so for the moment, I want to remain somewhat vague about my organization and myself. That is hard, because I really appreciate and want to engage on a more personal level with many of the great people on this forum, but until I have a better sense of personal trajectory, it feels important.
Thank you so much for your kind, thoughtful and constructive response. It always feels good to be presumed motivated, positive and thoughtful as those are qualities I value.
In brief, applying for a grant may make sense at some point, but I should have been clearer in my original ask: I am hoping to get a sense of whether resource allocation to groups working on EA-adjacent cause areas, that are not “official EA” groups is currently a thing or not. This may be addressed in the links you shared, which I will check out; thank you.
Since not all organizations are EA or would be open to EA but many work on related causes areas, I could imagine it being impactful for a non-EA group to work on an EA-cause area, leveraging a different approach but with the same underlying goals.
For example, I imagine my climate & health impacts group would be very well positioned to advocate for animal welfare, though the major leverage points would not be around moral circle expansion / animal suffering concerns (though those are very legitimate, in my opinion). My group may be well suited to address the consequences the direct and indirect consequences of meat consumption as pertaining to human health. Direct by way of disease burden associated with consumption of meat; Indirect by way of contributions of factory farming and livestock production to air pollution & carbon-equivalent emissions and thereby to global warming, both of which, in turn, are associated with increased incidence and severity of several diseases and consequent decreases in QALY and DALYs. Notwithstanding mutually reinforcing feedback loops and threats to biodiversity, food security, poor pregnancy outcomes, increased risk of natural pandemics, increase risk of extreme climate-change related weather events, and increase risk of extreme climate change. <---Sorry, that last bit is a bit ranty and could be covered in much more detail.
I was mainly thinking along the lines of the slack groups that are made available for EA virtual groups and it may have been premature for me to throw in the word “funding” at this point.
Your “short summary” suggestions 1-3 are all useful and potentially very applicable, as are your closing 4 suggestions.
Your “pragmatic, high resolution expansion” is also great, though I’m trying to maintain a modicum of anonymity on this forum.
Again I could have been clearer in my original message I don’t think my group is likely to move over to EA, but might be able to work toward making progress on some shared goals.
REALLY appreciate your support! Thank you, Charles!
Thank you for sharing this question, more better!
As someone whose day job involves some work at the intersection of climate change and public health, I’m curious to learn more about your work. Would you feel comfortable sharing a bit more about your / your group’s work and goals for the coming months and years?
Thanks again for kicking off a great question and discussion.
Hi Jared,
Thanks for your response. Glad to hear you’re working on this too.
I updated the original post to mention that for personal reasons, I am currently trying to maintain a modicum of anonymity, so for the moment, I want to remain somewhat vague about my organization and myself. That is hard, because I really appreciate and want to engage on a more personal level with many of the great people on this forum, but until I have a better sense of personal trajectory, it feels important.
Thank you for your encouraging comment.