Seems like lots of work for a $2000 donation. Why focus on the worker when you could focus on their employer? Why not convince an employer to distribute unused funds? There is good data that companies with pro-social causes have increased productivity. See work by Stephen Meier.
Wouldn’t convincing one company to donate unused funds be more impactful and less work than convincing lots of individuals?
Hey Will,
Before I dive into your new book, I have one question:
What impact do you hope WWOTF will have on philanthropic work?
Since hearing about your book in May, my reading and giving have shifted toward long-term matters (I went from tossing cash like the world’s on fire to vetting business managers on their approaches to Patient Philanthropy).
The “holy shit, x-risk” is that approx 25 people die if I read WWOTF and reallocate the $111,100 I earmarked for AMF via my EA-inspired giving fund.
I know you are pushing LEEP. That seems to align with near-termist methodology. But if the shift in my focus is an example of how your work impacts giving, what is the best case impact WWOTF has on philanthropy?
PS- Edited. See comments. Thanks Pablo!