“Introducing Original Position: A New Approach to Effective Giving” by David Corfield 🔸
TLDR Original Position is a new effective giving organisation that uses a virtual ‘lottery of birth’ experience to inspire high-earners ($100k-$1m) in the US to pledge a portion of their income to effective charities This demographic donate less proportionally than other income brackets and are underserved by effective giving initiatives A digital, immersive experience meets this demographic's need for a quick intervention and provides EAs a tool to share with this often difficult-to-reach segment My background (management consulting, business school, tech startups) makes me well positioned to understand and reach this demographic It is high-risk, high-potential reward bet to commit time and resources to proving out My research and initial pilot give me ~20% confidence of achieving a >35 multiplier over the next two years, with a median outcome of a 2-5x multiple Asks Try the experience and share your feedback if you’re part of the target demographic Try the Demo experience if you’re [...] ---Outline:(00:06) TLDR(01:10) Asks(01:47) The Problem: An Underserved Demographic(03:20) Reaching high-earners through referral marketing(04:45) The Original Position Experience provides efficient inspiration to make an effective giving pledge(06:03) A vision to be a thoughtful, tech-for-good leader(08:08) The Original Position Fund simplifies effective giving for a time-strapped audience(09:33) This Theory of Impact offers a low probability of outsized returns(11:27) Initial validation is positive but limited(14:08) I have strong personal fit with this problemThe original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: January 24th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SoJpdzPac6RGCSnsh/introducing-original-position-a-new-approach-to-effective --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.