Great to have another person putting effort into making the world more altruistic and more effective!
I like the idea.
In terms of comment, I have two thoughts, both of which I think you have already thought about above. Firstly I think when creating a new organisation, you have to make sure you are creating something for which (1) there is a need and (2) there is not somebody already trying to meet that need already. At EA for Christians, we’ve found a need for two things: (a) thinking around how compatible EA is with Christianity (tl;dr it very much is), and (b) outreach to Christians who are not yet EAs. We make sure we don’t redo things the community already does.
Secondly, make sure the organisation is run by the right people. At first this normally means people who have volunteer time, but as it builds make sure you build the appropriate skills and experience. Typically the person who has an idea and the most suitable person to be CEO are not the same person, but most EA organisations are run by the founder.
Thanks Grayden! Good points—I talked to Caleb from EA for Christians as well and he had similar suggestions. I’m fairly confident (1) and (2) are met, but I’ll see what the response to this post and other outreach efforts are. If I do set up this group it’ll be with broadly the same aims you identified for EA for Christians—namely, outreach, community building, etc.
As far as making sure the organization is run by the right folks, that’s certainly something on my mind as well. At this juncture I’m just looking to cast as wide a net as possible. My hope is that over time we attract a broad enough group of people that we can pick/identify people suited for specific roles, including a “CEO” or board chair etc—and no need for that to be me! Thanks again for the helpful comments. Cheers!
Great to have another person putting effort into making the world more altruistic and more effective!
I like the idea.
In terms of comment, I have two thoughts, both of which I think you have already thought about above. Firstly I think when creating a new organisation, you have to make sure you are creating something for which (1) there is a need and (2) there is not somebody already trying to meet that need already. At EA for Christians, we’ve found a need for two things: (a) thinking around how compatible EA is with Christianity (tl;dr it very much is), and (b) outreach to Christians who are not yet EAs. We make sure we don’t redo things the community already does.
Secondly, make sure the organisation is run by the right people. At first this normally means people who have volunteer time, but as it builds make sure you build the appropriate skills and experience. Typically the person who has an idea and the most suitable person to be CEO are not the same person, but most EA organisations are run by the founder.
Wishing you all the best with the venture!
Thanks Grayden! Good points—I talked to Caleb from EA for Christians as well and he had similar suggestions. I’m fairly confident (1) and (2) are met, but I’ll see what the response to this post and other outreach efforts are. If I do set up this group it’ll be with broadly the same aims you identified for EA for Christians—namely, outreach, community building, etc.
As far as making sure the organization is run by the right folks, that’s certainly something on my mind as well. At this juncture I’m just looking to cast as wide a net as possible. My hope is that over time we attract a broad enough group of people that we can pick/identify people suited for specific roles, including a “CEO” or board chair etc—and no need for that to be me! Thanks again for the helpful comments. Cheers!