thoughts about future features #168
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As a data scientist interested in simulations and in managing efficient charitable giving, I find this project super interesting. I've got a thought for what I'd like to see next. As I was going through the simulator I found myself wanting to be able to plan the share of funding pool available to various categories of project. Some categories that come to mind are:
Short term economic return to community (e.g. short term investing via methods compatible with community values)
Long term economic return to community (e.g. real estate development projects)
Short term help to community members (e.g. community housing rental coordination)
Long term support of community members (e.g. preventative health encouragement, retirement planning nudges)
Short term help to general public (e.g. refugee aid, combating widespread diseases currently killing people like malaria)
Long term help to general public (e.g. climate engineering to address global warming)
In the effective altruism community I'm a part of we spend a lot of thought on when and where a given amount of money could have the largest impact, and how much to donate immediately versus investing for donating at a specific amount of time. For some issues, a large donation later may be more helpful than a small one immediately. For others, perhaps much less helpful.