“Reflections on my time on the Long-Term Future Fund” by abergal

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I'm stepping down as chair of the Long-Term Future Fund. I'm writing this post partially as a loose set of reflections on my time there, and partially as an overall update on what's going on with the fund, as I think we should generally be transparent with donors and grantees, and my sense is the broader community has fairly little insight into the fund's current operations. I'll start with a brief history of what's happened since I joined the fund, and its impact, and move to a few reflections on ways the fund is working now.(Also-- you can donate to the Long-Term Future Fund here, and let us know here if you might be interested in becoming a fund manager. (The Long-Term Future Fund is part of EA Funds, which is a fiscally sponsored project of Effective Ventures Foundation (UK) (EV UK) and Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc. (EV US). [...] ---Outline:(00:56) A brief history of my time on the Long-Term Future Fund(03:29) The fund’s impact(05:42) Reflections(05:45) Problems with scale(11:22) Transparency--- First published: August 2nd, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9vazTE4nTCEivYSC6/reflections-on-my-time-on-the-long-term-future-fund --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.