Thanks for asking about that. I agree that calls and emails are valuable, in addition to in-person visits. I think it’s accurate that there are groups who would say they’d like more support from CEA, of various forms. The respondents here weren’t current group leaders, though, so I believe the comment you’re pointing to might not provide much data for your question. But it’s a good question, and we’ve invested this year in building connections with more groups.
For example: Alex Barry, our Groups Associate, worked with LEAN on a group organizers survey this year, so we could get feedback from a wide range of groups and update our list of contacts. Alex has also had about 100 calls with group organizers this year, answered ~500 emails from group organizers, and had about 50 meetings during EA Globals. He can be booked by emailing groups@effectivealtruism.org.
We also have a Slack channel for group organizers, as well as a Facebook group. This post on our groups support has more information – if you are a group organizer, please check out the resources listed there or let others know about them!
Thanks for asking about that. I agree that calls and emails are valuable, in addition to in-person visits. I think it’s accurate that there are groups who would say they’d like more support from CEA, of various forms. The respondents here weren’t current group leaders, though, so I believe the comment you’re pointing to might not provide much data for your question. But it’s a good question, and we’ve invested this year in building connections with more groups.
For example: Alex Barry, our Groups Associate, worked with LEAN on a group organizers survey this year, so we could get feedback from a wide range of groups and update our list of contacts. Alex has also had about 100 calls with group organizers this year, answered ~500 emails from group organizers, and had about 50 meetings during EA Globals. He can be booked by emailing groups@effectivealtruism.org.
We also have a Slack channel for group organizers, as well as a Facebook group. This post on our groups support has more information – if you are a group organizer, please check out the resources listed there or let others know about them!