Many of our members who currently work at EA non-profits choose to sacrifice salary as part of their pledge! If you were working somewhere else outside of EA, would you consider donating to effective charities or projects?
Here’s an explanation from Luke about how taking a voluntary salary sacrifice could count towards the pledge (as long as you still think it’s one of the most effective organisations improving the lives of others):
I work in an EA-funded non-profit. It seems inefficient to donate my income instead of taking a salary cut.
Many of our members who currently work at EA non-profits choose to sacrifice salary as part of their pledge! If you were working somewhere else outside of EA, would you consider donating to effective charities or projects?
If taking a salary cut is considered as honest fulfilment of the GWWC pledge, I’m willing to take the pledge.
Here’s an explanation from Luke about how taking a voluntary salary sacrifice could count towards the pledge (as long as you still think it’s one of the most effective organisations improving the lives of others):
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/sQg4Hi5D2oD6xrbTY/notes-on-not-taking-the-gwwc-pledge-yet?commentId=GSAEzKwdaD8MjRLjC
Let me know what you think!