I would love to see more events like this in the community. Honestly, those handful of low-budget attendee-run retreats I’ve been to have been worth substantially more than EAG(x)s
I’m collating feedback right now, but I’ll be doing a post about how EA in the Lakes went and what that means for future things I run.
Practically, it worked, it particularly engaged and inspired effective givers (to the point where I estimate it “paid” for itself many times over in increased effective giving, notwithstanding that it made a small surplus on the entry fee), and it was good for making fairly deep social connections though less so professional connections. Workers (both EA workers and effective givers) reported gains in mental health and productivity. People’s average reported personal value from attendance (minus what they paid for travel) was more than twice the per-person running cost.
I would love to see more events like this in the community. Honestly, those handful of low-budget attendee-run retreats I’ve been to have been worth substantially more than EAG(x)s
I’m collating feedback right now, but I’ll be doing a post about how EA in the Lakes went and what that means for future things I run.
Practically, it worked, it particularly engaged and inspired effective givers (to the point where I estimate it “paid” for itself many times over in increased effective giving, notwithstanding that it made a small surplus on the entry fee), and it was good for making fairly deep social connections though less so professional connections. Workers (both EA workers and effective givers) reported gains in mental health and productivity. People’s average reported personal value from attendance (minus what they paid for travel) was more than twice the per-person running cost.