Notes

1 Based on my current impressions of changing and growing cause selections within effective altruism, here are some other causes I believe it would've been useful to include this year, and perhaps can be added to next year's survey.

• Animal welfare (industrial farming)
• Animal welfare (other)
• Existential risks (biosecurity/biotechnology)

2 Based on my current impressions of the growing number of major effective altruism organizations, here are some other organizations I believe it would've been useful to include this year as sources for first hearing about effective altruism, and perhaps can be added to next year's survey.

• Charity Science
• Center For Applied Rationality
• Effective Altruism Foundation (formerly GBS Schweiz)
• The Gates Foundation
• Peter Singer's online Coursera course
• University or college course

3 Based on my current impressions of the growing number of major effective altruism organizations, and also their recommended charities, I expect it would make sense to include in the list of charities asked if donated to this year, and perhaps can be included next year:

• The full list of Givewell's recommended and standout charities
• The full list of ACE's recommended and standout charities
• The full list of TLYCS's and GWWC's recommended charities
• Charity Science
• The Effective Altruism Foundation and its affiliate organizations
• The Centre for Effective Altruism and its affiliate organizations

Really, of all the lists which don't have enough options this year, this one is the most lacking. Note: there has been rapid change to the effective altruism community as of late, with an unusually rapid expansion in the number of organizations recognized as effective in 2015 than in prior years. Thus, I consider it understandable the team running the EA Survey this year hasn't been able to keep up pace with the growing and full list of organizations favored by the broader effective altruism community.

4 For education levels, between "High school (and lower)" and "Undergraduate degree", I'd include "2-year college/Associate's degree" as another option.

5 For the question "What broad career are you planning to follow?", I believe it would've been useful to include the following options in this year's survey, and perhaps can be added to next year's survey:

• social entrepreneurship
• advocacy
• policy work

That's all. Otherwise, assume anything else I didn't comment on is free or any errors or conspicuous omissions (I could notice). Great work!