lukefreeman

• lukefreeman 3 Mar 2021 5:20 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: vaidehi_agarwalla’s comment on: Brain­storm: What ques­tions will the gen­eral pub­lic find most in­ter­est­ing about char­i­ties and causes?

  Yeah, we’re going to separate these into categories that help separate that and try to clarify in the response to the questions that not all charities are doing direct aid. We had a conversation about this in a discussion the other day that something like the overhead myth is more understandable if you’re thinking about giving people stuff (e.g. donating food).

• lukefreeman 2 Mar 2021 4:40 UTC

  3 points

  in reply to: BrianTan’s comment on: Brain­storm: What ques­tions will the gen­eral pub­lic find most in­ter­est­ing about char­i­ties and causes?

  Thanks! We’ve got some of this as part of the “Charity begins at home” myth that we’re working on. Just tagged you on the Google Doc ὠ0

• lukefreeman 2 Mar 2021 4:33 UTC

  4 points

  in reply to: Peterslattery’s comment on: Brain­storm: What ques­tions will the gen­eral pub­lic find most in­ter­est­ing about char­i­ties and causes?

  Yep! That’s how I selected some of my initial list (things like answerthepublic.com, google trends, search estimator, SEMrush and Quora helped in the initial research). Will check the new ones that are suggested too.

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• lukefreeman 22 Jan 2021 2:10 UTC

  7 points

  on: Be­ing Inclusive

  This is in part why we’re giving more attention and resources to Giving What We Can. Donating is something that is very accessible to many people and can be very impactful. Creating a culture where people give more and give more effectively is a way of fostering the values of compassion and critical thinking.

  We’re working on developing more information on how people can use their time to be an advocate or a volunteer. There’s been some great work done on this in the effective animal advocacy movement also.

  I look forward to seeing more work in the space of making more of EA more accessible to more people, helping us create more positive change in the world.

• lukefreeman 22 Jan 2021 1:45 UTC

  3 points

  on: The Folly of “EAs Should”

  I really liked this post. I especially like the similarities with the LGBT+ movement and that being large and weird is also fine ὠ0

• lukefreeman 22 Jan 2021 0:49 UTC

  3 points

  on: Fore­casts about EA or­gani­sa­tions which are cur­rently on Me­tac­u­lus.

  This is missing the Giving What We Can one:

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• lukefreeman 17 Dec 2020 23:32 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: RandomEA’s comment on: What myths or mis­con­cep­tions pre­vent peo­ple from sup­port­ing EA or­ga­ni­za­tions that work on an­i­mal welfare or long-ter­mist causes?

  Hi RandomEA,

  That section of the website discusses why a fund can be a good option and then lists the funds that are available on EA Funds (the four EA Funds plus the Regranting organisations listed on EA Funds, minus CEA’s Community Building Grants as we felt that was less targeted towards a general public audience that would typically visit that page).

  Hope that helps to clarify.

  Best,

  Luke

• lukefreeman 10 Dec 2020 3:03 UTC

  8 points

  in reply to: Jon_Behar’s comment on: What are the most com­mon ob­jec­tions to “mul­ti­plier” or­ga­ni­za­tions that raise funds for other effec­tive char­i­ties?

  For what it’s worth – Giving What We Can also noticed a bump in pledges that came from The Life You Can Save book relaunch (and people specifying that is how they found out). There’s often spill over like this that isn’t directly tracked by the organisation doing the multiplying.

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• lukefreeman 3 Dec 2020 0:25 UTC

  8 points

  on: What are you grate­ful for?

  Oh, so many things! I’m really grateful for all the support I’ve received from the team at CEA, GWWC members, the broader EA community, and a number of close friends in this community who’ve been a rock to me (in particular those in Sydney: James Harrison, Peter Slattery, Neil Ferro and Sophia Cyna).

  I’m grateful for the qualities I value being embodied by so many people: thoughtfulness, compassion, passion, intentionality, open-mindedness, and humility.

  I’m grateful for the open door policy that so many people have. The number of times the right connection or conversation has been a single email away is amazing.

  I’m grateful for the hope for the future that I get knowing how many people care deeply about working towards ensuring it’s prosperous.

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