14 Lucky Ways to Join

With EA Worldwide & Making an Impact

  1. Subscribe to the official EA newsletter
    It’s full of big opportunities, news, and ideas for aspiring altruists each month

  2. Read a short-but-thorough intro to EA
    You’ll get your bearings and have a resource to share with others.

  3. Read the EA Handbook
    You’ll develop a mental toolkit for evaluating things, and you’ll build deep understanding of some of the world’s most pressing problems.

  4. Join a virtual program or course
    Meet once a week to discuss related topics, both intro and advanced.

  5. Join an online group
    Join a subgroup relevant to you to hear about their internal ideas and events.

  6. Attend an online event
    Attend interesting virtual events organized by EA groups around the world.

  7. Join the discussion on the EA forum
    Ask questions and see what others are talking about.

  8. Learn how to aim for a high-impact career
    It’s hard to know how we might contribute to solving global problems. With help, you can narrow your options and hone your sense of purpose.

  9. Advance yourself with in-network opportunities

    Take advantage of conferences, contests, internships, funding for research or career development (also here), and so much more.

  10. Skill up with training programs
    Take part in courses, mentorships, and trainings to build your impactful career.

  11. Start an EA-inspired project
    Consider how you might found an impactful project. Once you’re deeply informed and have the needed skills, make a plan and apply for funding.

  12. Apply to jobs
    Set up alerts to hear when jobs you’d like are added to this curated list for those trying to increase their impact.

  13. Donate to important causes
    Learn about effective giving, consider taking a giving pledge, and donate to recommended charities or professionally-managed funds.

  14. Give your spare time to do good
    With your spare hours, there are lots of ways to contribute to doing good or forward the effective altruist field, as suggested by The Centre for Effective Altruism.

With our EA Austin Chapter

  1. Subscribe to the EA Austin Newsletter
    It has big announcements on programs and community news.

  2. Come to an event
    We’d love to have you! We have in-person weekly discussions and some other events, online and in-person, occasionally.

  3. Join one of our free programs
    We have courses, reading groups, and day-long workshops.

  4. Join our Facebook group
    Turn on notifications so you don’t miss event invitations.

  5. Add our Google Calendar to yours
    You’ll see public events naturally without needing to be in our day-to-day network. Turn on notifications for our calendar to be emailed when events are added.

  6. Vote on programming (via our Member Experience & Intake Survey)
    Future offerings will be more tailored to your wants, and it improves our picture of what people are looking for. We use this one form for everything, one and done.

  7. Book an advising call with our team (via the same survey)
    We can help you with 1-on-1 career advising, opportunities, connections to collaborators, and feedback on EA-related projects, grant applications, or career plans. Look for the booking link after submitting.

  8. Tell us about yourself so we can help you (via the same survey)
    We'll custom-match you with opportunities to do good and professional connections around the world, based on your values, skills, and goals.

  9. Join our most engaged members on Slack (via the same survey)
    Our Slack workspace has chat, encouragement, and team-based channels. You’ll also be eligible for private and limited-capacity events, for those we think will benefit greatly from meeting. Look for the link after submitting.

  10. Co-work with EAs in Austin (via the same survey)
    We have in-person coworking, online focus sessions, and accountability structure via Slack, for those working on an important problem or developing their skills toward having an impact.

  11. Share with a friend
    Have a friend who would be into doing good better? Share our website, ask what they think, and invite them to an event or program with you.

  12. Volunteer with us
    We have lots of tasks which will help aspiring altruists in Austin, including advertising our programs, facilitating intro programs, and arranging speaker events. Email effectivealtruismaustin@gmail.com to join in!

  13. Like and follow us on social media
    Particularly our Facebook page where we advertise events. Also see our Meetup.com page, LinkedIn Page, and EA Forum Page if you wish. Twitter Community and Instagram Page to come if members want.

  14. Get your questions answered
    Contact us with any questions at our email: effectivealtruismaustin@gmail.com