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Dear Effective Altruist,
We hope you will enjoy this month's newsletter! We will share information on the exciting High Impact Fellowship that EAN provides this summer. Moreover, there will be interesting EA(N) news, updates and links to inspiring recourses!
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-- The EAN newsletter team
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High Impact Fellowship
An introduction to Effective Altruism
How can we do good, better?
Effective Altruism is complex and there is a lot to read and learn about it.
Do you want to delve deeper into Effective Altruism, have some more structure, and discuss the topics with others?
Then the High Impact Fellowship is perfect for you!
Throughout the 8-week fellowship you will develop a clear understanding of the key EA principles, explore the most pressing global challenges of our generation, think carefully about how you can have the biggest impact you can, meet like-minded individuals, and learn more about how you can do good with your career, time, donations and activism.
Interested?
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Applications close on June 18th
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Rutger Bregman wrote a long piece on Effective Altruism!
We are very happy to see that Rutger Bregman (a well-known Dutch historian and author) is promoting the ideas of Effective Altruism! He even took the Giving What We Can pledge. The article he wrote included Peter Singer's philosophies, moral intuitions and Effective Altruism. Read (or listen to) the article via the button below!
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EA Amsterdam is looking for co-organizers!
EA Amsterdam is looking for people who would be interested in co-organizing the city and/or university group! In case you are interested, you can contact our community director, Siebe Rozendal.
Start a university or city group and inspire others! If you're not near Amsterdam and would like to create or join another EA local group, then you can also reach out to Siebe!
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Safe the date! - Policy lunch event 22 June 12-1pm
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Are you working in policy or plan on doing so in the future? Do you want to know about promising career opportunities? Do you have ideas on how EA Netherlands can make a larger impact in this cause area?
On June 22nd, we are facilitating a discussion with experts about long-term policy-making and improving institutional decision-making in the Netherlands and elsewhere. As a group, we will subsequently brainstorm and identify new opportunities for these cause areas, particularly in the Netherlands.
We are welcoming Rumtin Sepasspour from the Centre for Study of Existential Risk, where he helps national governments manage global catastrophic risks. Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will explain how they do workshops to improve institutional decision-making. We have multiple lightning talks to show what people are currently doing in policy work.
In order to keep away from intro level EA discussions, we hope all participants go through some interesting resources beforehand. Material to read/watch will follow soon.
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World Environment Day: How can we effectively mitigate the risks posed by climate change?
What: This meeting concerns the question: what charities should we give to if we want to mitigate these risks?
When: June 5, 2021, 10 PM - 11 PM
Where: Zoom (online)
Target audience: Everyone who is interested donating most effectively in light of climate change.
Sign up: Go to the zoom link via the Facebook Event!
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The Mind, the Human-Earth Connection, and the Climate Crisis
What: A 6-day live online speaker series! Join leading scientists, contemplatives, and change makers in exploring the path to sustainable interconnection with our planet.
When: Sunday, June 6 to Friday, June 11, 2021
Where: Via Zoom (online)
Target audience: Everyone who is interested!
Register: You can register here!
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Life Improvement Science Conference
What: The conference will include invited talks about promising approaches to life improvement science and its future directions, interactive discussions and the collaborative curation of the field's most important open questions.
When: June 9 to June 13, 2021
Where: Online
Target audience: Everyone who is interested in the science of life improvement.
Sign up: Register here for free!
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Promising Careers and How To Find Them
If you would like to know more on how you can use your career to do the most good, you can look at the career guide from 80,000 hours, or listen to their podcast. They provide free advice and support to help you have a greater impact with your career. Perhaps their Career plan template can help you.
In case you are looking for a meaningful job, you can look at the Job posting on Facebook. In addition to the EA work club or 80,000 hours job boards.
EAN also offers 1-on-1 meetings with active EA'ers. If you are interested in a cup of tea or coffee and an informal conversation about EA, send us an email.
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How to donate most effectively?
Once you have decided that you want to donate some of your money to charity, it can be difficult to figure out how you can spend your money in the most effective way. Luckily, there are multiple organizations that guide you to the most cost-effective charities. We listed the most important organizations below!
We are very happy to direct you to Doneer Effectief, a website and helpdesk service (NL/EN) developed by EAN. The website guides you to the most effective charities to donate to, and provides information about ANBI (tax-deductibility) status. The charities are categorized in four different cause areas: health and poverty, animal welfare, climate and the future. The helpdesk welcomes you with all your questions regarding effective donations and legacies.
Doneer Effectief incorporates the information of EA’s best sources: GiveWell is an independent evaluator focused on finding worlds best giving opportunities for fighting extreme poverty and promoting health for the poor. The Life You Can Safe curates a group of effective non-profits with the same focus. For selecting the most effective animal welfare charities, Animal Charity Evaluators is the place to go. The research reports of Founders pledge substantiate the best choices for giving to the climate as well as future profits. The EA funds also offer a broad selection of the best giving opportunities for you.
Ready to take the next step? Join the Giving What We Can community by either giving a donation or taking the pledge.
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Selfcare guide
Since May was Mental Health Awareness month, some interesting and important topics have been brought to our attention. We would like to share some links about taking care of your own mental health.
There are several interesting self-care topics on the EA forum. Moreover, you an find good quality self-help modules here. For people who live in the Netherlands, you can find social workers who help with a variety of topics free of charge on this website. For people who live in Utrecht, there is a recovery college for peer support and free workshops.
EA sources
We have asked the EAN team to share their most valuable resources, which resulted in this top 10!
Follow EAN on Facebook and LinkedIn for further content, events and updates!
For more information on the international EA community, you can subscribe to their newsletter here!
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