Clarifications on Leverage's historical involvement in EA

Abstract

The author argues that although GiveWell, the Global Warming and Climate Change (GWWC) chapter, and Leverage all made contributions to the development of the effective altruism (EA) community, the role of Leverage in building a global EA movement was particularly significant. The author acknowledges that there were local EA groups and chapters before Leverage emerged, but argues that Leverage was the first organization to invest heavily in building a global EA community. The author also discusses the influence of other organizations such as GWWC, noting that GWWC had a more significant impact on the development of early EA chapters than Leverage did, although Leverage had a greater impact on the development of an EA identity. The author concludes that although Leverage’s specific projects may not have been universally successful, the organization played a crucial role in the development of the global EA movement. – AI-generated abstract.