“Meta Coordination Forum (2024) / Talent Need Survey” by David_Moss

Rethink Priorities collaborated with the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) and 80,000 Hours to survey attendees of the 2024 Meta Coordination Forum (MCF; n = 25). In addition, we distributed a shortened version of this survey to a number of other organizations associated with effective altruism (EA), to try to estimate talent needs across a broader spectrum of other organizations.[1] However, this latter survey has a very small sample size (n = 7) due to a low response rate, so in the reporting below we have focused primarily on the results from the MCF. The MCF survey covered questions concerning: Funding needs for core meta organizations What skills are most valuable for the EA community in the near future How valuable different kinds of hire are to both organizations and the community How many resources should be allocated to different causes How quickly should we be spending [...] ---Outline:(01:14) Interpreting these results(02:57) Summary of key results(08:08) Funding gaps at meta organizations(10:16) Valuable skills(13:03) Value of a hire(18:28) Different role types(21:33) Junior vs. senior staff(22:13) Cause prioritization(25:52) Spending rates(26:33) AI safety(28:05) Comparing 2023 vs. 2024(29:16) EAs target audience(33:58) Growing the movement(34:06) The ideal number of new visitors to EA websites(35:40) The ideal number of new newsletter subscribers(37:05) The value of high fidelity new encounters with EA relative to highly engaged EAs(39:25) Differences in the expected impact of more/less recently recruited EAs(41:24) EA experienceThe original text contained 14 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. The original text contained 26 images which were described by AI. --- First published: January 29th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/LoGBdHoovs4GxeBbF/meta-coordination-forum-2024-talent-need-survey --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.