Thank you for sharing more about GPI’s priorities and non-Open Phil fundraising goals for this year. Our family will plan to contribute in November or December, after focusing on some other non-profit investments in the next few months.
To borrow a page from political fundraising in the U.S., it could make sense to create formal or informal recognition strategies (along the lines of 80,000 Hours’s “Our donors” page) or social opportunities for donors to GPI—whether on the GPI site or on a Medium page a supporter might roguely maintain if that’s easier. Perhaps a fundraiser “Zoom” for $500 or $1,000 a head, where guests could have the chance to meet each other and ask questions of one or more game members of the GPI team? I’d be happy to help organize one of those if helpful.
Also: one suggested edit for the GPI team, in the tiny chance it has an infinitesimal impact on someone’s decision re: how much or whether to give to GPI. On the following page, ” We are very greatful for any support!” should read “grateful.” https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/supporting-gpi/
This is very thoughtful, and I would completely echo the argument that in school/university time has a much lower “shadow price” than post-university time does. To extend the argument, in a U.S. context, I wish that I had taken the AP Economics exam in high school to allow me to take one more higher-level economics class in university. One conversation we watched recently is this interview with author David Epstein of “Range.” His discussion of people who are happier/more successful in their career by cycling through more career alternatives earlier in their lives (excerpt below) could be good food for thoughts for those reading this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd6QQBP3rO8
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Dark horses were on the hunt for match quality. “They never look around and say, ‘Oh, I’m going to fall behind, these people started earlier and have more than me at a younger age,’” Ogas told me. “They focused on, ‘Here’s who I am at the moment, here are my motivations, here’s what I’ve found I like to do, here’s what I’d like to learn, and here are the opportunities. Which of these is the best match right now? And maybe a year from now I’ll switch because I’ll find something better.’” Each dark horse had a novel journey, but a common strategy. “Short-term planning,” Ogas told me. “They all practice it, not long-term planning.” Even people who look like consummate long-term visionaries from afar usually looked like short-term planners up close.