Effective altruism aims to help people find their best opportunities to do more good. That might be through working on the world's most pressing problems, donating to effective charities, or calling attention to important causes.
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About Boston effective altruism
We’re a group that aims to help each other find our best opportunities to do good. We talk about hard problems in the world and what we can each do to make progress on them.
Some actions that group members take:
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Donating at a personally significant level to effective charities — for example, many members donate 10% to the charities they believe are best
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Researching different cause areas to help people find their best options for working, donating, and advocacy
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Choosing careers that have a positive impact, like preventing pandemics or financial services for low-income countries
The Boston group includes everyone from students to professionals to retirees. If you want to explore these ideas and the actions you might take, please join us!
Resources
Work
Effective Altruism Opportunities Board; jobs, fellowships, internships, courses, and more
80,000 Hours: Career advice on selected causes.
Probably Good: Career advice on a wider range of causes.
Give
GiveWell: rigorously-researched charity recommendations in global health and development.
Animal Charity Evaluators: recommendations on the best charities helping animals.
EA Funds: donate to charitable funds managed by experts in four areas: global health and development, animal welfare, the future of AI, and EA community-building.
Giving What We Can: a community of people who have pledged to donate 10% of their incomes over the course of their careers.
Connect
EA Forum: Read and discuss about effective altruism
EA Global and related conferences
Podcasts about effective altruism