[Linkpost] “Is EA prepared for an influx of new, medium-sized donors?” by Nathan Young

This is a link post. Let's imagine a story. I am a mid- to upper-ranking member of OpenAI or Anthropic.  I offload some of my shares and wish to give some money away.  If I want to give to a specific charity or Coefficient, fair enough.  If I am so wealthy or determined that I can set up my own foundation, also fair enough.  What do I do if I wish to give away money effectively, but don't agree with Coefficient's processes, and haven't done enough research to have chosen a specific charity?  Is EA prepared to deal with these people? Notably, to the extent that such people are predictable, I feel like we should have solutions before they turn up, not after they turn up. What might some of these solutions look like, and which of them currently exist? Things the Currently exist Coefficient Giving It's good to have a large, trusted philanthropy that runs according to predictable processes. If people like those processes, they can just give to that one. Manifund It's good to have a system of re-granting and such that wealthy individuals can re-grant to people they trust to do the [...] ---Outline:(01:02) Things the Currently exist(01:06) Coefficient Giving(01:19) Manifund(01:31) The S-Process(01:52) Things that don't exist fully(01:56) A repository or research (~EA forum)(02:12) A philanthropic search/chatbot(02:44) A charity ranker(03:48) EA community notes(04:17) A way to navigate the ecosystem(05:10) A new approach(06:49) Imagine that 10 new EA-adjacent 100 millionaires popped up overnight. What are we missing? --- First published: December 9th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/w3HtGrEp8RKLQGDtG/is-ea-prepared-for-an-influx-of-new-medium-sized-donors Linkpost URL:https://nathanpmyoung.substack.com/p/is-ea-prepared-for-an-influx-of-new --- 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.

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