The Nonlinear Library EA - 80,000 Hours spin out announcement and fundraising by 80000 Hours
Dec 18, 2023
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Summary
80,000 Hours is spinning out of Effective Ventures.
80,000 Hours is fundraising. We're currently seeking $1,200,000 to support our general activities (excluding marketing and grantmaking) until the middle of 2024.
Spin out
We are excited to share that 80,000 Hours has officially decided to spin out as a project from Effective Ventures Foundation UK and Effective Ventures US (known collectively as Effective Ventures) and establish an independent legal structure.
We're incredibly grateful to the Effective Ventures leadership and team and the other orgs for all their support, particularly in the past year as our community faced a lot of challenges. They devoted countless hours and enormous effort to helping ensure that we and the other orgs could pursue our missions.
And we deeply appreciate their support in our spin-out. They recently announced that
all of the other organisations will likewise become their own legal entities; we're excited to continue to work alongside them to improve the world.
Back in May, we investigated whether it was the right time to spin out of our parent organisations. We've considered this option at various points in the last three years.
There have been many benefits to being part of a larger entity since our founding. But as 80,000 Hours and the other projects have grown, we concluded we can now best pursue our mission and goals independently. EV leadership approved the plan.
Becoming our own entity will allow us to:
Match our governing structure to our function and purpose
Design operations systems that best meet our staff's needs
Reduce interdependence on other entities that raises financial, legal, and reputational risks
There's a lot for us to do. We're currently in the process of finding a
new CEO to lead us in our next chapter. We'll also need a new board to oversee our work and new staff for our internal systems team and other growing programmes.
Which brings us to our next item: we're fundraising!
Fundraising
We're currently seeking $1,200,000 to support our general activities (excluding marketing and grantmaking) until the middle of 2024.
This post has more information about us, our track record, and our current fundraising round. You can
donate directly or view our
fundraising page for additional information and ways to contact us.
About us
At 80,000 Hours, we provide research and support to help students, recent graduates, and others have high-impact careers.
Our goal is to get talented people working on the world's most pressing problems. We focus on problems that threaten the long-term future, including risks from artificial intelligence, catastrophic pandemics, and nuclear war.
To achieve our goal, we:
Reach people who might be interested through marketing, engaging and user-friendly content, and word-of-mouth.
Introduce people to information, frameworks, and ideas which are useful for having a high-impact career and help them get excited about contributing to solving pressing global problems.
Support people in transitioning to careers that contribute to solving pressing global problems.
We provide four main services:
1. Our website
We've written a career guide, dozens of cause area problem profiles, and reviews of impactful career paths.
This year, we've had over 4.5 million readers on our website and our research newsletter goes out to more than 350,000 subscribers.
2. Our podcast
We host in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and how people can use their careers to solve them.
We've had over one million hours of listening time on our podcast to date.
3. Our job board
We maintain a curated list of promising opportunities for impact and career capital on our job boa...
Summary
80,000 Hours is spinning out of Effective Ventures.
80,000 Hours is fundraising. We're currently seeking $1,200,000 to support our general activities (excluding marketing and grantmaking) until the middle of 2024.
Spin out
We are excited to share that 80,000 Hours has officially decided to spin out as a project from Effective Ventures Foundation UK and Effective Ventures US (known collectively as Effective Ventures) and establish an independent legal structure.
We're incredibly grateful to the Effective Ventures leadership and team and the other orgs for all their support, particularly in the past year as our community faced a lot of challenges. They devoted countless hours and enormous effort to helping ensure that we and the other orgs could pursue our missions.
And we deeply appreciate their support in our spin-out. They recently announced that
all of the other organisations will likewise become their own legal entities; we're excited to continue to work alongside them to improve the world.
Back in May, we investigated whether it was the right time to spin out of our parent organisations. We've considered this option at various points in the last three years.
There have been many benefits to being part of a larger entity since our founding. But as 80,000 Hours and the other projects have grown, we concluded we can now best pursue our mission and goals independently. EV leadership approved the plan.
Becoming our own entity will allow us to:
Match our governing structure to our function and purpose
Design operations systems that best meet our staff's needs
Reduce interdependence on other entities that raises financial, legal, and reputational risks
There's a lot for us to do. We're currently in the process of finding a
new CEO to lead us in our next chapter. We'll also need a new board to oversee our work and new staff for our internal systems team and other growing programmes.
Which brings us to our next item: we're fundraising!
Fundraising
We're currently seeking $1,200,000 to support our general activities (excluding marketing and grantmaking) until the middle of 2024.
This post has more information about us, our track record, and our current fundraising round. You can
donate directly or view our
fundraising page for additional information and ways to contact us.
About us
At 80,000 Hours, we provide research and support to help students, recent graduates, and others have high-impact careers.
Our goal is to get talented people working on the world's most pressing problems. We focus on problems that threaten the long-term future, including risks from artificial intelligence, catastrophic pandemics, and nuclear war.
To achieve our goal, we:
Reach people who might be interested through marketing, engaging and user-friendly content, and word-of-mouth.
Introduce people to information, frameworks, and ideas which are useful for having a high-impact career and help them get excited about contributing to solving pressing global problems.
Support people in transitioning to careers that contribute to solving pressing global problems.
We provide four main services:
1. Our website
We've written a career guide, dozens of cause area problem profiles, and reviews of impactful career paths.
This year, we've had over 4.5 million readers on our website and our research newsletter goes out to more than 350,000 subscribers.
2. Our podcast
We host in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and how people can use their careers to solve them.
We've had over one million hours of listening time on our podcast to date.
3. Our job board
We maintain a curated list of promising opportunities for impact and career capital on our job boa...