Comment author: AnnaSalamon 20 December 2015 02:48:29AM *  14 points [-]

I would be extremely glad to talk to talk to anyone about CFAR, the impact of marginal CFAR donations on the world's talent bottlenecks, or any related things. (If you like, we can try the double crux game.) You can book time with me here: http://www.meetme.so/cfar-anna

Comment author: PeteMichaud 29 December 2015 12:26:16AM 3 points [-]

If anyone has any questions they think might best be directed at me (or you just want to connect with the new guy!), I've also made a lot of room in my schedule for connecting with people: http://www.meetme.so/cfar-pete

Looking forward to connecting with many of you!

Comment author: MaximumLiberty 23 December 2015 11:42:22PM 2 points [-]

Can you explain more about your Mentorship Training Program?

Comment author: PeteMichaud 28 December 2015 11:34:12PM 1 point [-]

Sure, I'd be happy to--I can share a summary of the plan and what we hope to achieve with it, but before I do that, are there specific questions you'd like answered about it?

Comment author: Jacobian 23 December 2015 06:01:03PM 5 points [-]

A question about donating:

AFAIK about half of the payment for attending a workshop (~$2,000) is considered a charitable donation, is tax-deductible etc. Would it be possible for me to donate to the winter fundraiser and have the donation amount deducted from my workshop participation fee if and when I choose to attend in the future?

I think it works out great for CFAR to allow this: either you get a pre-commited attendee or a free donation.

Comment author: PeteMichaud 28 December 2015 11:33:28PM 4 points [-]

Yes, I agree, I think the incentives are aligned here.

(Make sure that you note the donation when you apply for the workshop--we will likely notice without you saying anything, but depending on a couple factors, our system may not automatically connect you-the-donor to you-the-participant.)

Comment author: EStokes 24 December 2015 05:02:50PM 14 points [-]

Donated 200$.

Comment author: PeteMichaud 28 December 2015 10:27:28PM 3 points [-]

Thank you!

Comment author: philh 24 December 2015 07:11:43PM 15 points [-]

Donated £220.

Comment author: PeteMichaud 28 December 2015 10:27:21PM 3 points [-]

Thanks a lot!

Comment author: folkTheory 24 December 2015 11:18:56PM 19 points [-]

Just donated $1100

Comment author: PeteMichaud 28 December 2015 10:27:05PM 5 points [-]

Thank you so much!

Comment author: PeteMichaud 17 December 2015 08:30:52PM 25 points [-]

(I'm Pete, I work for CFAR, and I'd like to post things, so please upvote this comment to 20 karma.)