“Projects I’d like to see in the GHW meta space” by Melanie Basnak🔸

In my past year as a grantmaker in the global health and wellbeing (GHW) meta space at Open Philanthropy, I've identified some exciting ideas that could fill existing gaps. While these initiatives have significant potential, they require more active development and support to move forward.

The ideas I think could have the highest impact are:

1. Government placements/secondments in key GHW areas (e.g. international development), and
2. Expanded (ultra) high-net-worth ([U]HNW) advising

Each of these ideas needs a very specific type of leadership and/or structure. More accessible options I’m excited about — particularly for students or recent graduates — could involve virtual GHW courses or action-focused student groups.

I can’t commit to supporting any particular project based on these ideas ahead of time, because the likelihood of success would heavily depend on details (including the people leading the project). Still, I thought it would be helpful to [...]

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Outline:

(01:19) Introduction

(02:30) Project ideas

(02:33) Fellowships and Placements

(02:37) Placement orgs for governments and think tanks

(03:06) Fellowships/Placements at GHW Organizations

(03:57) More, and different, effective giving organizations

(04:03) More (U)HNW advising

(05:14) Targeting different niche demographics

(05:50) Filling more geographic gaps

(06:08) Infrastructure support for GHW organizations

(06:38) EA-inspired GHW courses

(06:56) BlueDot Impact for GHW

(07:40) Incorporating EA content into university courses

(08:35) Useful GHW events

(08:51) Events bringing together EA and mainstream GHD orgs

(09:57) Career panels or similar

(10:13) More, and different, student groups

(10:18) Action-focused student groups

(11:34) Policy-focused grad student groups

(11:51) Less thought-through ideas

(13:12) Perceived impact and fit

The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
March 18th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/pAE6zfAgceCop6vcE/projects-i-d-like-to-see-in-the-ghw-meta-space

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