“Stewardship in EA’s Most Important Era” by Sam Anschell

After reading Abraham Rowe's reflections around the new money in EA, I found myself wishing there were more concrete ideas for how we can make the most of the enormous opportunity ahead. I often hear stewardship discussed in the context of managing money or leading institutions. I think one neglected lever for stewarding the future of the EA movement is offering and asking for help. Below are four ways we might do this: Sharing impactful roles and career resources with friends: If you have a high-integrity friend who takes pride in doing great work, I encourage you to reach out to them about applying to impactful roles, even if they don’t identify as an EA. Many of my co-workers joined Coefficient Giving because of its reputation as a great place to work and because it was a place they could help others — not because they had tons of prior EA context. Their contributions at the org are invaluable, and CG would not be able to do nearly as much if only “hardcore EAs” applied. [1] There are more job opportunities now than ever before at EA orgs.[2] Some orgs, particularly in AI safety, are increasing their salaries. This [...] ---Outline:(00:36) Sharing impactful roles and career resources with friends:(01:39) Negotiating expenses(02:39) Executive Assistance(04:23) Requesting and sharing best practices(05:21) How I'm trying to put this in practice: --- First published: May 22nd, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/MDcaWPGwtFHmyqT3J/stewardship-in-ea-s-most-important-era --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.