Evaluating powerful political groups and people (political parties/activists/…)
values and reflective processes
Currently GiveWell provides people with a guide for effective giving. We could apply a similar model to provide a guide for effective voting and advocacy.
We’d like to see an organisation that evaluates particularly powerful political individuals/groups/parties and advocates for those that align with EA values.
We could evaluate them on things like:
Commitment to using evidence and careful reasoning to work out how to maximise good (particularly long-term) given the resources (this could be based on their proposed policies, parliamentary voting histories and track record).
Organising/sponsoring Hackathons
Epistemic institutions, empowering exceptional people
Many highly skilled programmers are lured into the private sector either to work for prestigious companies or found a startup, often with little positive impact. We’d like to see these people instead working for or starting their own EA aligned organisations.
To encourage this, we’d be excited to fund an organisation that involves themselves with programming hackathons, to scout for highly creative and skilled individuals and groups. This could mean sponsoring existing hackathons or running their own.