TLDR: I've assembled a mindmap of all EA (-related) entities I could find. You can access it at tinyurl.com/eamindmap. If I missed or misrepresented anything: leave a note (in the mindmap) and I'll add it or correct it. I've also added other existing lists of orgs to this post.
Context
Starting my position at EA Netherlands as a co-director, I was advised by EA Pathfinder (now Successif) to make an overview of the EA space. In this way it would be easier to onboard, support community members and follow conversations.
I made this mindmap of EA(-related) entities and this quickly got out of hand. I asked around, whether such overviews already exists. There were a few:
Overview of EA organizations[1]
- EA Org list (EA Opportunity Board) - From this list, I use this overview most often as it seems to be very comprehensive and includes meta data such as 'involvement with EA'.
- EA Org wiki (Jamie Gittins) - Introduced via a Forum post. I'd share this link if someone is new, or looking for an EA aligned career, as it has clear descriptions for every org
- EA/Rationalist-Related Orgs (Arden P. B. W.) - Also contains fellowships, courses and YouTube channels
- Database of orgs relevant to longtermist/x-risk work (Michael Aird) - Very comprehensive list
- Overview of effective giving organisations ->Overview of the public effective giving ecosystem (supply and demand) [shared] (Sjir Hoeijmakers) - Amazing to see all these giving orgs, I had no idea
- Let's advertise EA infrastructure projects, Feb 2023 - A list of EA-related projects and orgs that offer free and useful services
- EASE: directory of independent agencies and freelancers offering expertise to EA-aligned organizations
- AISafety.world is a map of the AIS ecosystem - Very hard to compete with this :)
- Other somewhat related lists:
- Let me know if I missed an important list of orgs here.
Somehow I still ended up sharing my mindmap with others, as it gives a clear visual overview of the orgs per main category or cause area. I know it is not perfect, but it is easy to maintain and people seem to like it. I was asked multiple times to add it to the forum, so here it is.
Disclaimer
- Organisation inclusion doesn't imply my endorsement.
- The branches (the categories or cause areas) are a bit arbitrary, as some organisations serve multiple categories or cause areas. For me the aim was to get an overview, not a perfect mindmap.
- It's incomplete. I'm still adding orgs weekly. Feel free to add notes (in the mindmap) where this overview can be corrected or orgs can be added or deleted.
- I use the words orgs, organisations and entities in this post. That is because 'orgs' is more accessible and clear as a word, but the entities aren't all official organisations.
- I changed the title of the mindmap from EA(-aligned) to EA(-related), due to this comment. I'm still a bit uncomfortable with it, because there are many more EA-related orgs which won't fit all into this mindmap (see 80k jobboard), but it seems more right (for example: I added the AI labs..). I try to add only the orgs that self-identify as EA-aligned or the ones that many EAs refer to.
How to use this
- However you like :) the left side contains more meta entities and the right side contains more object-level (cause area related) orgs.
- I heard people use it in order to quickly get an overview of existing entities in one category (like EA career support or biorisk).
- Sometimes I use it in an intro presentation to make people more aware of the global EA space.
- Zoom in/zoom out: Pinch or Ctrl + mousewheel; Navigate: Spacebar + move with left mouse button.
To post or not to post
I had reservations about sharing the mindmap, considering some organisations might not wish to be associated with EA. Guided by @Diego Oliveira's advise, I've published it but will retract if any substantial concerns arise due to its posting.
Furthermore, it might not be ideal that a random person is making mindmaps. I might stop maintaining it tomorrow, which further increases entropy, without adding value. I'm aware of this and I wouldn't mind it at all if an official EA org mindmap (or otherwise clear overview) would replace mine or if I was asked to remove everything.
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Thanks to @Irene H from EA Eindhoven: Masterdocs of EA community building guides and resources!
Thanks for creating this! Interesting to see the overview. Also interesting to see the challenges of having to categorize all these different efforts.
I would like to suggest that ALLFED be placed differently. At ALLFED we are looking at a wide range of risks that could disrupt / threaten our global food system. Some of which are fairly certain to occur this century (such as Coinciding Extreme Weather Events leading to Multiple Breadbasket Failure).
I feel like a category of "Global Catastrophic Risks (GCRs)" right next to x-risks might be the most fitting for ALLFED.
Thanks, that makes much more sense! Changed it.
Feel free to add other improvements in the mindmap self with comments.