This is a nice idea. There’ll be a tradeoff because, the less EA-aligned a source of funds is, the harder it is likely to be to convince them to change. For example, the probability of getting ISIS to donate to Givewell is practically zero, so it’s likely better to target philanthropists who mean well but haven’t heard of EA. So the measure to pay attention to is [(marginal impact of EA charity) - (marginal impact of alternative use of funds)] * [probability of success for given fundraising effort] . This measure, or some more sophisticated version, should be equalised accross potential funding sources, to maximise impact.
This is a nice idea. There’ll be a tradeoff because, the less EA-aligned a source of funds is, the harder it is likely to be to convince them to change. For example, the probability of getting ISIS to donate to Givewell is practically zero, so it’s likely better to target philanthropists who mean well but haven’t heard of EA. So the measure to pay attention to is [(marginal impact of EA charity) - (marginal impact of alternative use of funds)] * [probability of success for given fundraising effort] . This measure, or some more sophisticated version, should be equalised accross potential funding sources, to maximise impact.