Rethink Priorities Special Projects Program
Rethink Priorities
Opportunity type
Funding
Cause areas
Building Effective Altruism
AI Safety & Policy
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Animal Welfare
Institutional Decision-making
Nuclear Security
Global Priorities Research
Routes to impact
💡 Direct/Increased Engagement with EA
📈 Skill-Building & Building Career Capital
🧪 Testing Your Fit for a Certain Career Path
Relevant aptitudes
Entrepreneur
Location
Remote
Description
As an off-shoot of our Operations Department, Special Projects is a distinct team dedicated to supporting the launch of new projects rather than running RP’s day-to-day operations.
The team’s Acting Director Carolyn Footitt is leading this work with Associates María De la Lama and Cristina Schmidt Ibáñez. Their projects generally fall under two areas:
- Incubated (internal)–In addition to our research agenda, RP is incubating direct work and other projects that advance our mission. The SP Team works closely with RP staff to launch these initiatives. Once the incubation period for each respective initiative ends, the project will either conclude or spin-off to become an independent organization.
- Fiscally sponsored (external)–The SP Team is also providing fee-based fiscal sponsorship and support to projects that are managed by individuals outside of RP. Within this model, the project’s founders maintain autonomy and decision-making authority while we provide them with operational and fiduciary oversight.
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