A model I think is interesting, though I don't favor it as a good fit for an international field / movement like all of EA: When talking to EA groups in Nordic countries (EA Norway, etc), I was surprised at the extent of membership and elections as the basic means of operating any group there. If I understand right, members pay a fee to be members, and the expectation is that everyone will travel to an in-person annual meeting to vote for various leadership roles. This helps address the question of who's involved enough to get a vote.

Coming from a geographically big country, it kind of blew my mind that everyone turns up in person at one location to vote. ("Surely you did it online during covid?" "Not in Sweden!") It's one way of making membership a bit costly, but it does favor members in the city where the voting is held.

I also notice that when I talk to people in some roles there, like the elected community contact person, they often don't have much experience because they were elected less than a year ago.

People with more understanding of this system would probably have more to say about its pros and cons.
 

Huh, I didn't realize this. My guess is that this is largely because most animal advocacy projects are based in the West, and most ducks are farmed in Asia. From: https://worldostats.com/animals-wildlife/duck-population-by-country/

I really like it when people write up experiences from areas that are uncommon for EAs to choose! Thanks for a very interesting read.

To be painfully accurate (hey, it's the Forum), I think my first donation was actually a bit under this. Jeff donated a larger amount that was probably part of the same transaction.

Good writeup!
Pathways is another online treatment program. There are also workbooks like The Pain Management Workbook.

Agree - in general when we want to keep someone warm we wrap them in warm clothes or blankets. I can see why it's not intuitive to keep the baby undressed (and keep them warm in a different way).

Also of interest on this topic: Ansh, a CE-incubated charity on kangaroo care for newborns.
I made a tag for posts about maternal and newborn health.

Want to share this in the Boston EA Facebook group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/1552072601751317

Nice piece, but I feel like many of the examples were cherry-picked to be alarming.

One project aimed at mid-career people: https://www.successif.org/our-work