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Dorikka comments on CFAR fundraiser far from filled; 4 days remaining - Less Wrong Discussion

42 Post author: AnnaSalamon 27 January 2015 07:26AM

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Comment author: Dorikka 27 January 2015 06:27:11PM *  4 points [-]

Looks like CFAR met the 150k target last year. Currently treating apparent (quite large) decrease in donations as evidence of decreasing perceived effectiveness. Any reason why this conclusion is likely to be incorrect? I am not sure whether there are some monthly pledge matches that are not counted until the very end, etc.

ETA: Donated.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 27 January 2015 08:23:58PM 17 points [-]

Donations are lumpy, and much support last year came from a few large gifts; and much donation often comes in at the end. Also, last year we were younger and more vulnerable as an organization than we are now, which probably led to some giving us extra help once.

I suspect donation is high-impact; I'd be glad to talk with you about the details if you're interested; I suspect talking with me, with folks who've been to workshops, or with others who've had contact would be better for hugging the query than trying to reason from "CFAR hasn't received donations yet" to "CFAR would not use donations well".