I am way late to this so I understand if you don’t get to this comment, but:
As somebody whose charitable impact relies heavily on donating money, do you have any advice for folks who want to help the world but who also want the “warm fuzzies” that come with it?
I’m asking because I know a handful of (non-EA) people who care about the world but who feel like just writing a check won’t give them the emotional gratification that they’re looking for.
It seems to me that there ought to be an EA talking point, so to speak, for that sort of person—curious to know if you have any perspective on it!
OK, throwing out an idea here… could somebody cobble together a massive direct cash transfer fund? It’s not like there’s a lack of global poor to receive funding…
(Submitted without knowing a whole lot of details about cash transfers; I just know they are a thing.)
I am way late to this so I understand if you don’t get to this comment, but:
As somebody whose charitable impact relies heavily on donating money, do you have any advice for folks who want to help the world but who also want the “warm fuzzies” that come with it?
I’m asking because I know a handful of (non-EA) people who care about the world but who feel like just writing a check won’t give them the emotional gratification that they’re looking for.
It seems to me that there ought to be an EA talking point, so to speak, for that sort of person—curious to know if you have any perspective on it!