Thanks for writing the post! I'm not an expert in the area and would be interested in learning more about the topic. 

Regarding R&D in the US, it reminds me of the Founders Pledge Climate Change Fund's strategy which focused on reducing energy poverty (at least some years ago. Their strategy might have changed based on their website.) 

In general, why are you focusing mainly on US development policies in the section "What would we need to do to make this work?" I understand it's one of the biggest players, but one could make arguments for policy work in other countries as well, e.g., citizens of small EU countries trying to impact the EU, as the representation and power relative to the population size can be high. 

When it comes to "should EA do this" I think of it as, would I recommend someone who is doing EA-focused career planning to pursue a career influencing long-distance development policy if they are a good fit for it? Even if this post doesn't result in new "EA orgs" getting founded I think it is valuable discussion as this might be read by people with an EA mindset considering pursuing development policy careers or working in the field. 

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing 

Congrats on organising such a successful conference! I'm impressed by how much interest there was in the event :) 

Uncertain of how big of a %-increase a $100m addition is for the animal advocacy movement. But definitely a lot higher than for global health. While animal advocacy is much more neglected I'm wondering how much more funding it can effectively absorb, or how fast the cost-effectiveness would decline. Given the scale of the problem probably not that fast? For global health, I believe this funding wouldn't have substantial decreasing marginal returns. (Some quick thoughts without having read others' comments)

I second that the recommendations could be more ambitious but mostly the calculator feels way too simple because life situations can vary so vastly between people within a country and income group. 

In the calculator, I fall below their 1% recommendation while living in Finland, but I believe I could donate 25% "without undue hardship". On the one hand, this is unrealistic or at least not financially smart in the long run for many with higher living costs. On the other hand, I have friends who I think would be fine donating an even larger share if they had the income I have.

So, the calculator is, in my opinion too simple to give any meaningful recommendation.

So exciting! Can community members donate to more than one project? I understood so from the post. And if they do, then there is probably some beautiful optimum(s?) of how much they should diversify, as a vote can be a lot more powerful than the size of the donation when it is matched. Maybe that math is explained in one of the links on quadratic funding. I haven't checked them out yet :)

Is there a site or calendar where we can see upcoming Forum events/ theme weeks? The events often take me by surprise (although draft amnesty week was announced in advance in the newsletter iirc). I believe that I would participate in some of them if I had a reminder about it in my calendar. 

Thank you for sharing the update Jessica! Wishing HI-Eng all the best in transitioning into the volunteer-led model

Thank you for sharing! I like the structure of the post and that you are providing links to what has influenced your decision on what to emphasize. I'll keep your strategy in mind when working on EA Finland's. 

Thank you Gergő for initiating this! On EA Finland's part we are just happy if we can save other group organisers' time.