Thanks so much for writing this. As someone interested in starting to do community building at a university, this was helpful to read, especially the Alice/Bob example and the concrete advice. I do really think that EA could stand to be less big on recruiting HEAs. I think there are tons of people who are interested in EA principles but aren’t about to make a career switch, and it’s important for those people to feel welcome and like they belong in the community.
I was going to write “I kind of wish this post (or a more concise version) were required reading for community builders,” and then I thought better of it and took actions about it—namely, sent the link as feedback to the EA Student Group Handbook and made an argument that they should incorporate something like this into their guide for student groups.
Thanks so much for writing this. As someone interested in starting to do community building at a university, this was helpful to read, especially the Alice/Bob example and the concrete advice. I do really think that EA could stand to be less big on recruiting HEAs. I think there are tons of people who are interested in EA principles but aren’t about to make a career switch, and it’s important for those people to feel welcome and like they belong in the community.
I was going to write “I kind of wish this post (or a more concise version) were required reading for community builders,” and then I thought better of it and took actions about it—namely, sent the link as feedback to the EA Student Group Handbook and made an argument that they should incorporate something like this into their guide for student groups.