Ok I see what you mean. I agree. The number probably depends on how good you are and how good the next best person is but for every position there is probably some amount of money for which you rather left the position to someone else.
The city of Zurich, Switzerland passed a law to increase their development budget and spend it effectivly. This process was initiated by a group of EAs. Is that what you had in mind?
Hello ceselder, I will pitch Bern. I'm a software engineer and I have lived and worked in Bern for many years. I recommend Bern because salaries are high in Switzerland and Bern has an exceptional ratio of tech jobs per inhabitant, because many governmental and government related agencies are located there and at the same time the city is quite small (because all the foreigners want to go to Zurich). Salaries are a bit lower than in Zurich but cost of living is much lower than in Zurich. It's less vibrant than Zurich, the EA group is much smaller, fewer start ups and all of that but I think it's a great place to start a career in software engineering. After my studies I did a one year internship and then earned 87'000 CHF pre tax at my first job. And in addition to all of that it's a beautifull city with a high quality of living. Feel free to reach out if you are interested and want some more details or for suggestions where to apply.
By now I read it, but thank you for the suggestion.
Ok I see what you mean. I agree. The number probably depends on how good you are and how good the next best person is but for every position there is probably some amount of money for which you rather left the position to someone else.
Why do you think earning to give is only valuable if you can give more than 50‘000?
I think earning to give is valuable for anyone that can‘t do direct work. Even if they can give just 1$.
Hello Joey, this sounds really interesting, thank you for all the work. Do you have plans to make this an audiobook?
Mostly to Ellis Impact and a little bit to EA Estonia to run their donation plattform Anneta Targalt
There is no english version of your website, right?
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/dTdSnbBB2g65b2Fb9/eaf-s-ballot-initiative-doubled-zurich-s-development-aid
The city of Zurich, Switzerland passed a law to increase their development budget and spend it effectivly. This process was initiated by a group of EAs. Is that what you had in mind?
How is the list of candidates created? Can we suggest organisations? Can we see which organisations are already on the list?
Hello ceselder, I will pitch Bern. I'm a software engineer and I have lived and worked in Bern for many years. I recommend Bern because salaries are high in Switzerland and Bern has an exceptional ratio of tech jobs per inhabitant, because many governmental and government related agencies are located there and at the same time the city is quite small (because all the foreigners want to go to Zurich). Salaries are a bit lower than in Zurich but cost of living is much lower than in Zurich. It's less vibrant than Zurich, the EA group is much smaller, fewer start ups and all of that but I think it's a great place to start a career in software engineering. After my studies I did a one year internship and then earned 87'000 CHF pre tax at my first job. And in addition to all of that it's a beautifull city with a high quality of living. Feel free to reach out if you are interested and want some more details or for suggestions where to apply.
Very impressive, that you achieved all of this just with volunteers. Very cool!
I'm curious why you didn't get funding so far. Can you elaborate? And can you explain why people should fund you anyways?
Do you know to which cause areas the funds you raise go to?