Is sharing this link a good idea? I'm strongly in favor of helping Givewell get better data, but I'm worried about introducing selection effects into their survey.
EDIT: GW is okay with this link. "We’re looking for replies from GiveWell followers ... We’re fine for you to pass it around if you want."
Hrm. Somewhat fair, but I think the current (as far as I can tell) selection effect of "people who regularly read the Givewell blog" is about as bad. I think people who don't currently read Givewell regularly, in part because it usually doesn't emphasize the sorts of things they care about, should have the opportunity to tell Givewell that they'd pay more attention if Givewell emphasized the sorts of things they care about.
I asked about this on the blog itself, will take this down if they ask me to.
Givewell's blog has recently begun a series of 5 self-evaluation posts (they are on the 4th right now) which discuss where the organization is at and where they're going. They're all worth a read. In particular, they build up to a survey for Givewell followers about how you'd like the organization to direct their research in the future, with options to emphasize existential risk and research even if the evidence is lower quality.