The Centre For Effective Altruism

Nate Soares, describing different ways to view effective altruism:
"The first camp describes effective altruism as a moral obligation. If you see a drowning child in a pond near you, you are morally obligated to jump in and save them. If a child is dying halfway around the world and can be saved with a donation, then (they argue), you're morally obliged to do that too. This camp talks frequently of "oughts" and "shoulds".
"There is another camp which presents a different view.... They talk of effective altruism as an exciting opportunity to do lots of good with very little effort. We live in a world where $100 can make a difference, they say, and they suggest looking at underfunded effective charities as a unique opportunity to do lots of good.
"I reject both these motivations."
https://efctv.org/2F6XEwr
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EA Forum user Larks has posted his third annual AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison. It's a remarkably thorough summary of what different organizations in the field worked on this year.
If you'd like to know what happened in the AI alignment landscape in 2018, give it a read: https://efctv.org/2R9bcOf

Animal Charity Evaluators works to identify the most cost-effective opportunities for animal welfare. Wondering how they do their research? This blog post explains their process during 2018: https://efctv.org/2Ci0zi3

80,000 Hours recently did a countdown of their 20 most popular articles last year. Here's number one!
https://efctv.org/2R6ldM0

From the EA Forum: A list of more than 30 high-potential projects for doing good, from co-working spaces to Wiki consolidation.
https://efctv.org/2FiFE1V

80,000 Hours offers a step-by-step guide for choosing a charity to support, including:
a) Planning your research process b) Choosing which problems to focus on c) Finding the best charities working on those problems
... https://efctv.org/2Ri8d6c
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The Copenhagen Consensus is a respected organization doing cause prioritization work, predominantly in the area of global development. Their Post-2015 Consensus is chock-full of cost-effectiveness insights - Aaron Gertler with a summary on the EA Forum: https://efctv.org/2RdxkXO

Although Mohamad Chisti's hospital was using techniques up to the World Health Organization standard, he knew that better technology could help save more children from pneumonia. With some innovation, he found a way to provide that tech for just $1.25 - far less than had been used previously: https://efctv.org/2NKZ2IR

Let's say humanity will face some large risk in 50 or 100 years. What should we do now, what should we plan to do later, and how can we tell the difference? Toby Ord weighs in on the relevant considerations: https://efctv.org/2RVTsTl

It's not always easy for vegans and non-vegans to navigate relationships, but Dr. Melanie Joy advises on how both vegans and non-vegan allies can work together to reduce cruelty to animals. In this ACE interview, get her take on how to bridge ideological gaps respectfully: https://efctv.org/2Q5mtdu
"The first step is to change our attitude toward differences, including different ideologies. I don’t mean to be relativistic here and say that no real value system matters. I’m si...mply saying that if we’re relating to another person who has a different ideology from our own, it’s important that we not perceive that person’s character as somehow deficient and wrong. We can prevent conflict by simply changing our perspective about differences and not seeing them as problematic. When we do run into conflict, we can see conflict as normal, natural, and necessary for growth."
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For most of us, career choice is among the biggest factors in our impact on the world. But often people choose a career without much thought, or fall into whatever happens to be convenient. 80,000 Hours' career guide can help you choose more carefully: https://efctv.org/2O8EcmM

Mental illness is a huge problem worldwide, and is one of the greatest sources of self-reported misery. What can we do to help?
Michael Plant with a detailed profile of this cause on the EA Forum: https://efctv.org/2F853La

A highlight from Giving What We Can's recent pledge drive. Thank you for the inspiring words, Szun Tay!

Great episode of the 80000 Hours podcast with Dr. Rachel Glennerster, talking about the development of aid work over the last three decades, high-impact interventions for gender equality, using evidence well, and much more: https://efctv.org/2QOEpOp

This classic EA Forum post reminds us that even if we have good reasons to support certain courses of action, effective altruism itself isn't about those particular actions. Instead, it's a way to ask questions about doing good.
https://efctv.org/2ELEWcF

There are obvious reasons to try to prevent human extinction in the near-term: for starters, people who are living now would rather not all die. But another less apparent reason, explained in this paper by Nick Bostrom, is the large numbers of people who might get to enjoy life in the future: https://efctv.org/2QURiGL

When will clean meat (meat grown without animals in a lab) be cost-competitive with factory-farmed meat? It's a vital question, and the answer is quite uncertain. From Animal Charity Evaluators, here's a collection of expert estimates with commentary: https://efctv.org/2QQJEgh

Inspired to do good with your career, and thinking of making a change? Remember the benefits of finding work that you enjoy, and won't burn you out. This article by Jess Whittlestone and Will MacAskill will get you up to date on the evidence.
https://efctv.org/2yUt3fY

Highlights from the donation data in this year's EA survey: Median donations continue to rise; many people give 10% of their income, possibly due to the Giving What We Can pledge; and a few large donors account for most donation volume.
https://efctv.org/2QS5Q9R

Wonderful way to find out where best to spend your money

Great Goals!

Wonderful way to find out where best to spend your money

Great Goals!

Wonderful way to find out where best to spend your money

Great Goals!