Within the community building section I think there are a variety of activities that a group could support, some of these are mentioned above but I thought it might help to categorise them.
Helping people to advance their careers within that field
Helping people work out what are the paths out of that profession and into more impactful careers
Helping people who are considering a career in that profession to decide whether it is a good fit for them
Doing research as a group into what are the ways to have impact within this profession
Fundraising, volunteering, shifting company giving and shifting company priorities as mentioned in the post
Helping EA related organisations when they are looking for insights/support from this field
Providing another way for people to stay engaged with EA
+1 . Here are some more considerations, which can help to develop a theory of change for a workplace/professional group. And here are three examples for different workplace/professional groups:
the EA finance network (probably higher focus on donations compared to other groups),
the UK civil service and policy network (probably higher focus on helping people advance within their career/influencing institutions compared to other groups) and
the Effective Altruism and Consulting network (probably higher focus on career transitions compared to other groups)
Within the community building section I think there are a variety of activities that a group could support, some of these are mentioned above but I thought it might help to categorise them.
Helping people to advance their careers within that field
Helping people work out what are the paths out of that profession and into more impactful careers
Helping people who are considering a career in that profession to decide whether it is a good fit for them
Doing research as a group into what are the ways to have impact within this profession
Fundraising, volunteering, shifting company giving and shifting company priorities as mentioned in the post
Helping EA related organisations when they are looking for insights/support from this field
Providing another way for people to stay engaged with EA
+1 . Here are some more considerations, which can help to develop a theory of change for a workplace/professional group. And here are three examples for different workplace/professional groups:
the EA finance network (probably higher focus on donations compared to other groups),
the UK civil service and policy network (probably higher focus on helping people advance within their career/influencing institutions compared to other groups) and
the Effective Altruism and Consulting network (probably higher focus on career transitions compared to other groups)