RFPs have been contrasted with consultancies as two alternative models for how organizations in the effective altruism community can fund external projects (Muehlhauser 2021).projects.[1]

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Muehlhauser, Luke (2021) EA needs consultancies, Effective Altruism Forum, June 28.

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    Muehlhauser, Luke (2021) EA needs consultancies, Effective Altruism Forum, June 28.

A request for proposal (RFP) is a written statement in which an organization solicits, usually through a bidding process, proposals from prospective suppliers by specifying the good or service that it intends to purchase.

RFPs have been contrasted with consultancies as two alternative models for how organizations in the effective altruism community can fund external projects (Muehlhauser 2021).

Muehlhauser, Luke (2021) EA needs consultancies, Effective Altruism Forum, June 28.

I think it'd be good to briefly discuss the distinction between RFPs, prizes, impact certificates, regular grantmaking, and maybe hiring, and the pros and cons of RFPs relative to those things.