All of mjamer's Comments + Replies

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GraceAdams
1y
Thanks Megan! Happy Valentine's Day!

Thank you for writing this, and to everyone who worked hard to make these EAGx conferences happen!

Oh this is such a lovely post. Thank you for the wonderful mix of data, anecdotes, pictures, and writing. In particular, the personalities of community members really shone through. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments so far, and best wishes for 2023!
Small thing: the table of "favourite community members" is displaying very tall and narrow for me.

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Agustín Covarrubias
1y
Table fixed ;)

Hi David! I apologize for the very slow response. A few points: 
- Your analysis makes me upgrade how important I think diligent time tracking is on this project in future years, segmented by e.g., 'managerial and tech time' vs 'volunteer/student time'
- I don't have a go-to answer for you on the time costs for EA GT 2021. We had 2 Ops Specialists (Aisha and Mac) each work ~200 paid hours; I worked about 350 paid hours (including hiring and training); Avi worked probably a few hundred volunteer hours (including hiring and training); Gina and a few other... (read more)

I appreciate that - thanks! I have worked a lot on it. A lot of the credit goes to my great EA GT teammates, in present and past years. 

Hi David! At present, there's no funding secured. That said, the project has received funding in past years. I'm relatively confident (70-80%) that for the right org/individual, there are a few different funding sources that would consider funding it. 

Thanks for taking the time to complete and share a first-pass assessment, David! I'll follow up with a bit more info when I'm able.

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david_reinstein
2y
And thanks for all the work you have done on this project!

Given that the process to spend the $50 doesn't have to happen right away (unless I'm mistaken), then maybe it should be emphasized that the signing up part only takes 20 seconds or so. 

Thanks so much!

Hi! Great idea. I'm Megan, I work in communications at Rethink Charity and at ALLFED. I'd love to be in the group, although I don't have a lot of capacity to contribute to it over the next few months. Thanks!

Hello Chloe. I'm also an early career communications generalist who likes running, vegan cooking, and living abroad. Happy to chat about my experiences with any of these, or with working at EA orgs! (I work at Rethink Charity and at ALLFED). My email is megan@rethinkprojects.org. Enjoy the EA Forum! 

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chloekheskett
3y
Thanks, Megan!! Just sent you an email :)

Interesting to hear about the flexible take you already had on video/audio. Thanks for the response and for editing the post!

Hi Aidan, thanks for the great tips! I read this after the conference, so I’ll have to use some of them next time. “Dive down the rabbit holes of passion” is a fantastic phrase.

Do you have thoughts on mentioning the option for audio-only calls to people you’re wanting to chat with, in case that would make them more comfortable and/or willing to meet in the first place? I for one have only recently gotten over some of my nerves surrounding video calls with new people. Now I find them engaging, but sometimes distracting as well.

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aogara
4y
Hey, that’s a great idea. Videochat can be nice, but definitely isn’t necessary. I‘ve edited the post to recommend noting that videochat is optional, and audio-only is perfectly good. Thanks for the thought and the kind words! Hope you had a great conference too :)