This is cool and I didn't know it existed. Thanks for sharing!

How confident are respondents, or people in general, about the results of the valuable skills question? This feels particularly relevant to me at the moment as a community builder.

Could you flag which questions you felt most comfortable with? Or least comfortable with? Whichever is easier :)

Haha the power of nudges!

I think this post exemplifies great community-building practice - identifying a real gap, testing a plausible intervention, and iterating based on feedback. The Impact Workbook is a thoughtful and structured way to help students move beyond the introductory stage, and it’s really impressive to see an MVP already in action. 

One thing that could make this even stronger is more explicit success metrics - this could be something relatively simple, e.g., usage stats. I also second Alex's comment - it would be great if you had more guidance on how organisers can implement this in their own groups, perhaps a short ‘How to Get Started’?

Cheers!

Have these been published yet? Apologies if I missed this... Would be handy! 

Thank you for taking the time to write and share this, as well as for the effort you put into the campaign itself! I've never done work like this but have always found it interesting, so this made for a fascinating read.

Yeah good Q. Let me try to explain what I'm thinking. One random offshoot that explicitly distances itself from EA might just look like an outside project. But if there are three or more such offshoots, then from an external viewpoint, they start to clump into an ‘EA diaspora,’ even if they all say they’re not part of EA. In other words, we’ve crossed a threshold from a single anomaly to a bona fide emergent ecosystem—one that might well be called a decentralised movement. Does that make sense? 

Bregman is still listed as an ambassador for Doneer Effectief. He used to be heavily involved in the Tien Procent Club, but that’s no longer the case. Of course, you’re likely aware of the GWWC video he participated in. But these are all things that happened in the past. 

As for SMA, the only thing they’ve done regarding EG was their collaboration with Doneer Effectief, us, and the Tien Procent Club for the recent sponsored walk. That was quite a big event, and several SMA staff members attended, but SMA didn’t make a particularly large contribution. I don’t think they’ll be involved this year. Beyond that, I don’t believe they engage with EG at all—though perhaps that will change.

Regarding the book, frustratingly, I can’t find my copy at the moment. The only part I recall is the section I mentioned previously on the Forum. That said, I hesitate to say it’s the only reference, as I might simply be more attuned to remembering the negatives.

EDIT: I forgot something! SMA did a podcast episode with the Director of Doneer Effectief, Bram. And whilst googling for that I came across this edition of their newsletter, which talks about EG.