Hi! I'm a 22 year old with a Bachelor's in English with software experience. I have a lot of free time on my hands due to living very frugally.
I'm currently interested in starting up an EA non-profit. I would prefer to help people in impoverished countries because the per-dollar impact would be higher. That said, I don't want to leave my home state and know very little about international development. As such, most of my ideas pertain to the area I live in - such as encouraging people to go car-free to fight climate change or finding more effective ways to help homeless people. I'm curious if you have any thoughts about this.
Additionally, even if I don't start my own non-profit, I'm looking to get more experience in the EA and non-profit space. I've considered applying to volunteer for an EA organization such as Shrimp Welfare Project, but I'm concerned that if the organization is more than like twenty people, my work will be narrow and repetitive, making it not a particularly helpful learning experience.
At this point in my life, I'm looking to get learning opportunities that also have impact and will lead to more opportunities in the EA space. Is this a good idea, is volunteering at a large EA organization a good idea, and how do I find very early stage EA organizations?
Hi! I'm a 22 year old with a Bachelor's in English with software experience. I have a lot of free time on my hands due to living very frugally.
I'm currently interested in starting up an EA non-profit. I would prefer to help people in impoverished countries because the per-dollar impact would be higher. That said, I don't want to leave my home state and know very little about international development. As such, most of my ideas pertain to the area I live in - such as encouraging people to go car-free to fight climate change or finding more effective ways to help homeless people. I'm curious if you have any thoughts about this.
Additionally, even if I don't start my own non-profit, I'm looking to get more experience in the EA and non-profit space. I've considered applying to volunteer for an EA organization such as Shrimp Welfare Project, but I'm concerned that if the organization is more than like twenty people, my work will be narrow and repetitive, making it not a particularly helpful learning experience.
At this point in my life, I'm looking to get learning opportunities that also have impact and will lead to more opportunities in the EA space. Is this a good idea, is volunteering at a large EA organization a good idea, and how do I find very early stage EA organizations?
Thanks in advance for any advice.