At the end of the day, much of the speculated inflow in funds would come from two US-based companies. For all I know, this expectation is largely based on whispers and expectations.
The lines above really resonated with me.
I think it's very easy for chief executives and operations leaders to get excited about a funding windfall and then be buoyed along by their own excitement. Excitement is ✨ fun ✨, and contagious. The questions I'd want to hear more of are simple ones: how do we know that? Where did it come from, and can we check it ourselves?
At risk of abusing the water-based metaphors: you can hear a river from a long way off, and sound carries much further than water does. It might be that the sector is planning around that sound right now. What I keep wondering is how many leaders have actually walked upstream to see whether there's a spring at the top, or just last week's rain draining off a hillside.
I think some decisions and plans are fine to make on the strength of rumours. 'Two-way doors' is an excellent way of putting it. But are there orgs out there really making grand hiring plans and executing them? That's pretty ballsy, and I guess we'll see whether it was smart.
I'm not convinced that a marginal resource, especilly a funder, can move the needle on existential risk to a degree greater than or equivalent to the positive change that same resource would have on reducing suffering today.
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Hi Jeff, here is CE's Conflicts of Interest policy. We're still waiting for a couple of pieces of advice to come through so the text will likely change and we'll post an updated version. In saying that, there likely won't be wholesale changes.
Hi there. As promised, here is CE's Conflicts of Interest policy. We're still waiting for a couple of pieces of advice to come through so the text will likely change and we'll post an updated version. In saying that, there likely won't be wholesale changes.
Hi Ofer, apologies for the delay. We're doing one final round of review and will be publishing it very soon. I will send you a link as soon as it's published.
Thank you Jeff for the post. I’m Alex, Director of Operations at Charity Entrepreneurship. We have a COI policy in our staff handbook, but you're right to say that our COI policy isn't public at the moment, so thank you for the nudge. Recent events made us think that we could take this opportunity to review our policy and potentially strengthen it even more, particularly by comparing it to others’ policies in this post. We will take a look and can commit to publishing it on our website before the end of the month.
One question others in the community might be wondering is the extent to which the inquiry will require connected organisations and/or projects to provide information to the Commission. Will the Commission ask anyone outside of EVF UK to provide information and/or documents (e.g. grantees)? Should people let you know if such a request has been made? Questions like that. I suspect you don't have answers to these yet, so I'm sure it's something that will be answered in due course.
Wanted to also quickly recognise the mammoth effort that yourself and also EV Ops will likely need to put in in the coming months. I also haven't experienced such an inquiry, but I suspect it's a lot of work. All the best!
I commend you on your moral leadership and I join everyone else in the comments in expressing gratitude for the tremendous good you've done so far. However, I'm curious about your decision to resign. I get the moral justification, but surely there are many grantees with many questions who'd be able to get better answers were you still within Future Fund. Something as simple as access to documents or previous emails would enable you to better support grantees who are likely in significant distress. Why did you see it as imperative to resign effective immediately? Why not at the very least see out your notice period?
The lines above really resonated with me.
I think it's very easy for chief executives and operations leaders to get excited about a funding windfall and then be buoyed along by their own excitement. Excitement is ✨ fun ✨, and contagious. The questions I'd want to hear more of are simple ones: how do we know that? Where did it come from, and can we check it ourselves?
At risk of abusing the water-based metaphors: you can hear a river from a long way off, and sound carries much further than water does. It might be that the sector is planning around that sound right now. What I keep wondering is how many leaders have actually walked upstream to see whether there's a spring at the top, or just last week's rain draining off a hillside.
I think some decisions and plans are fine to make on the strength of rumours. 'Two-way doors' is an excellent way of putting it. But are there orgs out there really making grand hiring plans and executing them? That's pretty ballsy, and I guess we'll see whether it was smart.
I'm not convinced that a marginal resource, especilly a funder, can move the needle on existential risk to a degree greater than or equivalent to the positive change that same resource would have on reducing suffering today.
My soft sense is that great opportunities in the animal space face greater funding constraints than in the global health space.
Charity Entrepreneurship (CE) is looking for a Director of Outreach to manage and run a team that creates and maintains talent pipelines online and in person.
Salary: Between £34,000 and £47,000 gross per annum
Location: London, UK (preferred) or remote (employed locally via Employer of Record)
Deadline: Accepting rolling applications until a suitable candidate is found
Suggested skills and/or requirements: See job ad on our website for detailed description.
About CE: Charity Entrepreneurship is on a mission to cause more effective charities to exist in the world. We launch high-impact nonprofits by connecting entrepreneurs with effective ideas, training, and funding.
More about this position: We're also running a referral program to fill this position. If you refer a candidate to us and they successfully make it through probation, we'll donate £1K to a charity of your choice!
Apply here to become CE's Director of Outreach!Hi Jeff, here is CE's Conflicts of Interest policy. We're still waiting for a couple of pieces of advice to come through so the text will likely change and we'll post an updated version. In saying that, there likely won't be wholesale changes.
Hi there. As promised, here is CE's Conflicts of Interest policy. We're still waiting for a couple of pieces of advice to come through so the text will likely change and we'll post an updated version. In saying that, there likely won't be wholesale changes.
Hi Ofer, apologies for the delay. We're doing one final round of review and will be publishing it very soon. I will send you a link as soon as it's published.
Thank you Jeff for the post. I’m Alex, Director of Operations at Charity Entrepreneurship. We have a COI policy in our staff handbook, but you're right to say that our COI policy isn't public at the moment, so thank you for the nudge. Recent events made us think that we could take this opportunity to review our policy and potentially strengthen it even more, particularly by comparing it to others’ policies in this post. We will take a look and can commit to publishing it on our website before the end of the month.
One question others in the community might be wondering is the extent to which the inquiry will require connected organisations and/or projects to provide information to the Commission. Will the Commission ask anyone outside of EVF UK to provide information and/or documents (e.g. grantees)? Should people let you know if such a request has been made? Questions like that. I suspect you don't have answers to these yet, so I'm sure it's something that will be answered in due course.
Wanted to also quickly recognise the mammoth effort that yourself and also EV Ops will likely need to put in in the coming months. I also haven't experienced such an inquiry, but I suspect it's a lot of work. All the best!
I commend you on your moral leadership and I join everyone else in the comments in expressing gratitude for the tremendous good you've done so far. However, I'm curious about your decision to resign. I get the moral justification, but surely there are many grantees with many questions who'd be able to get better answers were you still within Future Fund. Something as simple as access to documents or previous emails would enable you to better support grantees who are likely in significant distress. Why did you see it as imperative to resign effective immediately? Why not at the very least see out your notice period?