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EA Community Choice distributes $200k via airdrops and quadratic funding
The EA Community Choice, an experimental funding round held in Fall 2024, successfully distributed $200,000 to community projects. The round utilized a novel approach with 340 users receiving airdrops based on their con…
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Caroline Ellison joins Manifund to develop funding platform
Caroline Ellison, formerly of Alameda Research, has joined Manifund in a full-time role to develop their funding platform and research philanthropic strategies. Ellison, who previously worked under the pseudonym "Carol"…
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Manifund and Mox seek exceptional talent for impact-driven roles
Manifund, an organization focused on optimizing philanthropic capital allocation, is looking to hire exceptional talent. They operate a platform for funding charitable endeavors, including regranting programs and fiscal…
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Interest wanes in impact markets despite proponent presence
Impact markets, a mechanism for funding projects using market-like equity and retroactive funding, have seen a decline in interest. Paul Christiano, a key proponent, and others noted for their support, were present at a…
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Manifund launches Trace database for AI safety funding
Manifund has launched Trace, a new database focused on tracking AI safety funding. The platform aims to provide a more comprehensive view of financial flows within the AI safety sector than existing resources. Trace cur…
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The New Critic magazine launches fundraising for Gen Z longform writing
The New Critic, a magazine focused on longform writing for Gen Z, is seeking funds through a Manifund campaign to support ambitious writing projects. The magazine aims to publish non-political, non-ideological essays, i…
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Manifund expands AI safety regranting with self-funding and logistics support
Manifund is offering a regranting program where donors can delegate budgets to individuals with expertise in AI safety. This year, they are also allowing self-funded regrantors to manage their own donations through the …
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Manifund seeks regrantors for 2026 funding initiatives
Manifund is seeking individuals to serve as regrantors for its 2026 funding initiatives, aiming to distribute $50,000 pots to each selected regrantor. The organization is looking for people with strong taste, dealflow, …
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Manifund seeks 2026 AI safety regrants, citing past successes
Manifund is seeking donations for its 2026 AI safety regranting program, highlighting past successes to demonstrate the value of its approach. The program emphasizes early grants' potential for high returns and the adva…
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AI safety funding could mimic VC for higher returns · 1 source tracked
The article proposes adopting principles from venture capital funding into the nonprofit sector, particularly for AI safety initiatives. It argues that early donations to promising projects, like the AI safety research …
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Manifund launches Blog Revival Project to fund defunct bloggers
Manifund, an organization focused on mechanism design, has launched the Blog Revival Project to encourage former bloggers to return to writing. The project aims to crowdfund bounties of $1,000 or more for individuals wh…
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AI millionaires poised to reshape US policy, but face a narrow funding landscape
As AI companies prepare for potential IPOs, a significant influx of wealth is expected to flow into the hands of employees who may then direct it towards influencing AI policy. The author argues that current AI policy i…
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Manifund launches new AI safety funding and creator programs
Manifund and its associated projects are launching several new funding opportunities and programs aimed at accelerating AI safety research and content creation. Grantmaking.ai, organized by Matt Brooks and others, is a …
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Grantmaking.ai launches $1M fund for AI existential risk mitigation
Grantmaking.ai has launched a $1 million grant round to fund projects focused on mitigating existential risks from artificial intelligence. The platform aims to create a public repository for AI safety funding opportuni…
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Scott Alexander's Open Thread 438 highlights AI safety candidate, EA incubator
Scott Alexander's "Open Thread 438" discusses several initiatives and events within the rationalist and Effective Altruism (EA) communities. A new incubator called Surplus, backed by Y Combinator, is launching to suppor…
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AI incubator Surplus offers $100K seed funding for public good startups
Surplus, an incubator organized by Manifund and Mox, is launching a 3-month program in San Francisco starting late July to foster software startups focused on creating massive public good in the age of AI. The program o…