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Update Big List of Cause Candidates

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David Federico Rivadeneira

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$1,000raised

Project summary

Update a big list of "cause candidates" [^1]: cause areas or interventions that could potentially be very effective, but that haven't yet been researched.

[^1]: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates

What are this project's goals and how they be achieved?

  • Goals: Have an up-to-date list of potential cause areas. Secondary goal: make it more maintainable and accessible; use a git filesystem instead of a forum post.

  • How will they be achieved: By putting in the time and skill.

How will this funding be used?

  • Salary

Who is on the team and what's their track record on similar projects?

  • David Rivadeneira will lead this. I (Nuño) will lightly manage this.

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails? (premortem)

  • NA. Given potential for future collaboration, failure is still informative.

What other funding is this person or project getting?

  • None.

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