Hi Richard,
I’m sorry it’s rather confusing at the moment, and thank you so much for all the work you do with the GWWC/EA Calgary chapter. I’m hoping my more recent post on the Forum might help bring some clarity. I think part of the reason it’s particularly confusing at the moment is that our website has been undergoing some changes, so the page with our mission/vision/values is currently not up. We’ve also, as Jon mentioned, been clarifying what GWWC is fundamentally about, including whether we are necessarily an organisation which focuses primarily on poverty or only contingently so (it’s the latter).
These are our vision/mission/values:
Our Vision
A world in which giving 10% of our income to the most effective organisations is the norm
Our Mission
Inspire donations to the world’s most effective charities
Our Values
We are a welcoming community, sharing our passion and energy to improve the lives of others.
We care.
We have a deep commitment to helping others, and
We are dedicated to helping other members of our community give more and give better.
We take action based on evidence.
We apply rigorous academic processes to develop trustworthy research to guide our actions.
We are open-minded towards new approaches to altruism that may show greater effectiveness.
We are honest when it comes to what we don’t know or mistakes we have made.
We are optimistic.
We are ambitious in terms of the change we believe we can create.
We apply energy and enthusiasm to support and build our community.
Great to hear Michelle. I agree that being cause neutral allows us to make more of a difference, and agree 100% with the change in tone, it’s going to be extremely confusing for new members that are checking out the website, or reading wikipedia, etc.
Have you talked with Tom Ash Re: givingwhatwecan chapters vs. EA chapters? I think the branding continues to be confusing for a lot of people.
Hi Richard, I’m sorry it’s rather confusing at the moment, and thank you so much for all the work you do with the GWWC/EA Calgary chapter. I’m hoping my more recent post on the Forum might help bring some clarity. I think part of the reason it’s particularly confusing at the moment is that our website has been undergoing some changes, so the page with our mission/vision/values is currently not up. We’ve also, as Jon mentioned, been clarifying what GWWC is fundamentally about, including whether we are necessarily an organisation which focuses primarily on poverty or only contingently so (it’s the latter).
These are our vision/mission/values:
Our Vision
A world in which giving 10% of our income to the most effective organisations is the norm
Our Mission
Inspire donations to the world’s most effective charities
Our Values
We are a welcoming community, sharing our passion and energy to improve the lives of others.
We care. We have a deep commitment to helping others, and We are dedicated to helping other members of our community give more and give better.
We take action based on evidence. We apply rigorous academic processes to develop trustworthy research to guide our actions. We are open-minded towards new approaches to altruism that may show greater effectiveness. We are honest when it comes to what we don’t know or mistakes we have made.
We are optimistic. We are ambitious in terms of the change we believe we can create. We apply energy and enthusiasm to support and build our community.
All the best, Michelle
Great to hear Michelle. I agree that being cause neutral allows us to make more of a difference, and agree 100% with the change in tone, it’s going to be extremely confusing for new members that are checking out the website, or reading wikipedia, etc.
Have you talked with Tom Ash Re: givingwhatwecan chapters vs. EA chapters? I think the branding continues to be confusing for a lot of people.
Nevermind, Jonathan has responded below.