Thank you for this feedback lukasberglund and Maricio, I think I underestimated the misrepresentation argument, so I highly appreciate this.
About your second argument on the impact of volunteer guidance, and the discussion with Mauricio: I entirely agree with your opinion on the impact of volunteering, but I think that the main case for including volunteering in the pitch (and in general, investing in guidance for effective volunteering) is that it for specific individuals, who are interested in volunteering, this can be the entry point that would attract them to learn more about EA—whether we eventually help them with prioritizing volunteer opportunities or with career/donation decisions.
For this reason (and because specific volunteering opportunities can be highly impactful, as you both discussed), I still think it’s beneficial to include volunteering on EA pitches. I believe that the argument about misrepresentation makes a good case for not mentioning volunteering as the first on the list, but I don’t think that the order is of high significance.
I’ll soon make some updates to the post about that. Thank you both again for your feedback!
Thank you for this feedback lukasberglund and Maricio, I think I underestimated the misrepresentation argument, so I highly appreciate this.
About your second argument on the impact of volunteer guidance, and the discussion with Mauricio: I entirely agree with your opinion on the impact of volunteering, but I think that the main case for including volunteering in the pitch (and in general, investing in guidance for effective volunteering) is that it for specific individuals, who are interested in volunteering, this can be the entry point that would attract them to learn more about EA—whether we eventually help them with prioritizing volunteer opportunities or with career/donation decisions.
For this reason (and because specific volunteering opportunities can be highly impactful, as you both discussed), I still think it’s beneficial to include volunteering on EA pitches. I believe that the argument about misrepresentation makes a good case for not mentioning volunteering as the first on the list, but I don’t think that the order is of high significance.
I’ll soon make some updates to the post about that. Thank you both again for your feedback!