Followup question: in 2017 you used part of your donations to support animal welfare and the long term future, but later stopped doing so, what was the reasoning behind this change?
Yes! Giving What We Can is how I first got involved with effective altruism, and I’ve given at least 10% of my income since graduating. This year, I gave to the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, Effektiv Spenden, and the GiveWell All Grants Fund. I think they’re all awesome organizations, and I feel confident in personally standing behind them, given how well I know their work.
In 2017, I split my donation across cause areas and part of the reason was to signal that I believed in the importance of GCR and animal welfare work. I also thought giving might motivate me to learn more about those areas. But I don’t think the signaling really mattered, and as I became more convinced health policy was an area I could make a difference in, forming a more concrete view on high level cross-cause comparisons didn’t seem like a priority.
So since then I’ve mostly donated to orgs I know well through my work. As well as feeling like I could stand behind those decisions, I also see it as a gesture of appreciation to grantees and putting my money where my mouth is.
Do you still do personal donations? If so, to which charities?
Followup question: in 2017 you used part of your donations to support animal welfare and the long term future, but later stopped doing so, what was the reasoning behind this change?
Yes! Giving What We Can is how I first got involved with effective altruism, and I’ve given at least 10% of my income since graduating. This year, I gave to the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, Effektiv Spenden, and the GiveWell All Grants Fund. I think they’re all awesome organizations, and I feel confident in personally standing behind them, given how well I know their work.
In 2017, I split my donation across cause areas and part of the reason was to signal that I believed in the importance of GCR and animal welfare work. I also thought giving might motivate me to learn more about those areas. But I don’t think the signaling really mattered, and as I became more convinced health policy was an area I could make a difference in, forming a more concrete view on high level cross-cause comparisons didn’t seem like a priority.
So since then I’ve mostly donated to orgs I know well through my work. As well as feeling like I could stand behind those decisions, I also see it as a gesture of appreciation to grantees and putting my money where my mouth is.