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How I Raised $5010.32 for AMF and How You Can Too!
dneylon1
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Thanks. I had no reason for picking three charities other than that it just seemed natural to me (I made the PDF quickly without much thought).

I don't know if just one charity would be more successful. The three people who donated in this case didn't seem particular about the causes.

I'd be willing to do it again as part of a test.

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Peter Wildeford
Sure! When Charity Science gets around to testing door-to-door, we'll definitely be in touch.
How I Raised $5010.32 for AMF and How You Can Too!
dneylon4
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An idea if your personal network isn't extensive or if you want to do more fundraising:

I went door-to-door today in my neighborhood for four hours fundraising. I drafted the following pdf and put it in a laminated paper sleeve: http://www.evenkind.org/door2door.pdf (I didn't include GiveDirectly since I thought cash transfers would be a harder sell). I also printed out a bunch of strips of paper (sort of like the tabs you would pull off an advertisement, e.g. a tutoring sign) with my Charity Science URL and a "thank you" message in case anyone wa... (read more)

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Peter Wildeford
Hey, this is really neat! Big kudos for doing this! I'd be excited for follow ups. Why three charities? Do you think just one might be more successful? If enough people do this, it could be an excellent opportunity to A-B test.
Tell us about your recent EA activities
dneylon5
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I have about three months before I hopefully start studies for a new degree -- when I'm hoping to also start an EA group -- and I've been thinking about how to use my time effectively, either by earning some money, volunteering, studying, or a combination of the former.

One thing that I did today was post flyers on a campus close to where I live to offer tutoring. On the flyer, I wrote that my rate would be $20/hour if anyone interested wanted to pay me personally, or $19/hour if they donated the money to the Deworm the World Initiative instead.

I realize th... (read more)

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RyanCarey
You could justify the lower price because then you don't have to give away a fraction of your income to sales tax!
Introducing an EA Donation Registry
dneylon2
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The "Until I die" option strikes me as fanatical. Does anyone else think that it would be a good idea to rephrase this option differently, e.g. "As long as I can"?

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RyanCarey
For my lifetime captures the meaning of until I die without the fanaticism
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Tom_Ash
Ha, I see what you mean. The thing is that several people's plans do take this form, but the wording does sound slightly odd (perhaps because of the reference to death, or because doing things 'to the death' has associations with extremity or radicalism?). I'm open to another phrasing, but "as long as I can" means something different. It's actually weaker than "until I retire". That said, "as long as I can" may be a good separate option to provide. Do others think so/would others declare plans phrased in those terms? If so I'll add it as a preset option. (Note that you can already specify your own until-condition via the free text "other" option.)
Why earn to give? (transcript)
dneylon0
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Thanks a bunch for this article. It has inspired some useful thoughts for me. I relate to some of your considerations regarding philosophy (although I personally don't consider my philosophical education to be a mistake), programming, medical school, and law.

You wrote about doctors being "to a large extent replaceable," and taking this consideration at face-value in the past has made me give less consideration to the possibility of becoming a doctor. However, if you were a doctor, presumably you could be an earning-to-give doctor?

Also, just foc

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Pablo
Yes. Greg Lewis, a British doctor, estimates that earning to give in medicine beats direct medical work by a considerable margin. As he put it in an interview I had with him recently, "the chequebook can likely beat the stethoscope." He also believes medicine is a reasonably good earning to give career, though probably not as good as other lucrative careers prospective doctors can pursue instead.