Thanks Josh, that is helpful! One of the things Iâm hoping someone who is better at branding than me can do is come up with a name for this potential group that would encompass primarily the âeffective tzedakahâ and âJews in EAâ focuses you list above. (With the caveat that the tzedakah concept above is a bit narrower than I understand itâI think tzedakah has become synonymous with charitable donations, but more accurately encompasses social justice broadly, of which donations are a part). Something like âEffective Altruism and Judaismâ is broad enough so maybe that would be preferable. Let me know if you have any other potential names or other thoughts!
Agree with Joshâs take on Jews in EA and Effective Tzedakah (though Iâd agree strictly speaking the concept of tzedakah is at least broader than charitable giving). I think âEffective Altruism and Judaismâ (maybe EAJ?) is my favorite! That said, RE âEA for Jewsââany chance you can ask the folks at EA for Christians how they feel the name has worked out for them?
Iâd be happy to chat about it if helpful, I helped found EA for Christians and have spent a bunch of time thinking about different word choices for our name, though you may already be in contact with members of our team.
Our Facebook group is called âChristians and Effective Altruismâ I think this wording allows Christians who donât yet feel comfortable with fully aligning with EA to join and participate which has been useful for us in terms of outreach.
Then in terms of the name for our actual org, I see three options (i) âEA for Christiansâ, (ii) âChristians in EAâ and (iii) some wording like our Facebook group name using âandâ.
Whilst (ii) feels the cleanest, as noted above it reads as an affinity group without the outreach edge which is a core part of our org. (iii) is also inoffensive but sounds like it lacks a mission which I think can also be unattractive when doing outreach. I like the fact that in (i) Christianity is spotlighted, which works with the way Christians are encouraged to think about their Christian identity being the most central to them. The downside is that it risks sounding like itâs EA being used in support of Christians, which obviously isnât our goal, rather the use of for is meant to imply that EA provides an invaluable toolkit to aid Christians in their God-given mission to serve others.
Thank you Alex and Jeremy ! This input is very helpful, and has informed some discussions Iâve recently had with potential volunteers about what we should call the group.
Alex, Iâve talked with Caleb from your organization, but I think it would be great to bounce some ideas off of you as well re: this branding issue which it seems youâve given a lot of thought to. For now Iâm still going through the list of folks interested in volunteering but once we get a bit further along Iâll send you a message!
Thanks Josh, that is helpful! One of the things Iâm hoping someone who is better at branding than me can do is come up with a name for this potential group that would encompass primarily the âeffective tzedakahâ and âJews in EAâ focuses you list above. (With the caveat that the tzedakah concept above is a bit narrower than I understand itâI think tzedakah has become synonymous with charitable donations, but more accurately encompasses social justice broadly, of which donations are a part). Something like âEffective Altruism and Judaismâ is broad enough so maybe that would be preferable. Let me know if you have any other potential names or other thoughts!
Agree with Joshâs take on Jews in EA and Effective Tzedakah (though Iâd agree strictly speaking the concept of tzedakah is at least broader than charitable giving). I think âEffective Altruism and Judaismâ (maybe EAJ?) is my favorite! That said, RE âEA for Jewsââany chance you can ask the folks at EA for Christians how they feel the name has worked out for them?
Iâd be happy to chat about it if helpful, I helped found EA for Christians and have spent a bunch of time thinking about different word choices for our name, though you may already be in contact with members of our team.
Our Facebook group is called âChristians and Effective Altruismâ I think this wording allows Christians who donât yet feel comfortable with fully aligning with EA to join and participate which has been useful for us in terms of outreach.
Then in terms of the name for our actual org, I see three options (i) âEA for Christiansâ, (ii) âChristians in EAâ and (iii) some wording like our Facebook group name using âandâ.
Whilst (ii) feels the cleanest, as noted above it reads as an affinity group without the outreach edge which is a core part of our org. (iii) is also inoffensive but sounds like it lacks a mission which I think can also be unattractive when doing outreach. I like the fact that in (i) Christianity is spotlighted, which works with the way Christians are encouraged to think about their Christian identity being the most central to them. The downside is that it risks sounding like itâs EA being used in support of Christians, which obviously isnât our goal, rather the use of for is meant to imply that EA provides an invaluable toolkit to aid Christians in their God-given mission to serve others.
Thank you Alex and Jeremy ! This input is very helpful, and has informed some discussions Iâve recently had with potential volunteers about what we should call the group.
Alex, Iâve talked with Caleb from your organization, but I think it would be great to bounce some ideas off of you as well re: this branding issue which it seems youâve given a lot of thought to. For now Iâm still going through the list of folks interested in volunteering but once we get a bit further along Iâll send you a message!