Hi,

I'm a near-retirement senior executive looking for a way to contribute in what seems like a critical period, that desperately needs new thinking and approaches. I'm keen to join the conversation around EA, and see if I can help it avoid some of the obvious pitfalls. My background is practical problem-solving and process redesign across multiple sectors over the years - and I can certainly tell what bad looks like, which is a starting point, I suppose.

Cliff

Just finding my way around this new community and learning more about Effective Altruism.

I'm based in the UK and have spent 15+ years working across education, corporate social responsibility (CSR), health and hygiene education, and international programme management.

Most of my career has focused on designing and delivering programmes that create positive social impact, particularly around health, youth development and community engagement.

Recently, I've become interested in Effective Altruism, especially questions around AI safety, global priorities and how experienced professionals from non-traditional backgrounds can contribute effectively.

I'm here primarily to learn, exchange ideas and better understand where my existing skills and experience might be useful.

I super glad to be here, Looking forward to learning from everyone. Let's make a difference TOGETHER! 

Just trying to make my way thru this new experience.  I am the "director" of a self-made project for women and children in Guatemala, Creando Mi Futuro.  We have been running for 8 years but since I'm now 86 years old and would like the project to continue after my death, we are planning to register as an NGO in Guatemala (our umbrella NGO is in California).   I have for a long time wanted to share ideas with other small non-profits; hope this might be a place to do so. 

First and foremost, I would like to sincerely thank all the people working at the CEA, as well as all likemind people working around the globe.

Mine is to seek advise. I want someone to mentor me on how to join a project or even help me start one.

I have spent almost half of my life working with non-governmental organizations on various projects.

Mainly, I have worked in HIV/AIDs, poverty reduction with rural farmers trade Union movement, and informal economy workers, or street workers.

Please, feel free to ask for my CV.

Victor Phiri 

Zambia 

Does the forum have a policy on necro posting (the act of commenting/editing "resurrecting" old material)? I didn't find it in the "how to use the forum" sequence.

Is there a way to do blog chains on the forum?  I'm thinking of something similar to the format on Ribbonfarm.com