{"id":34412,"date":"2015-07-08T21:57:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T21:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/80000hours.org\/?page_id=34412"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:27:09","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Get help from our&nbsp;community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joining a community can be one of the best ways to increase your impact. First, it can enable you to <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/community\/\">make hundreds of connections<\/a> in one go. Second, a group of people working together <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/coordination\/\">can have more impact<\/a> than they could individually.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2011, we helped to found the effective altruism community. It&#8217;s a group of people devoted to using evidence and reason to figure out the most effective ways to help others &#8212; whether through donations, political advocacy, or their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our readers have made crucial connections within the effective altruism community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#learn-about-effective-altruism\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Learn about effective altruism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#meet-people-interested-in-effective-altruism\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Meet people interested in effective altruism<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#how-to-meet-people-in-person\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.1<\/span> How to meet people in person<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-meet-people-online\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.2<\/span> How to meet people online<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#other-communities\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Other communities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"learn-about-effective-altruism\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Learn about effective altruism<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to learn about the ideas behind the community, you have a choice of introductions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our podcast series: <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/podcast\/effective-altruism-an-introduction\/\">Effective Altruism: An Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A webpage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.effectivealtruism.org\/articles\/introduction-to-effective-altruism\">effectivealtruism.org<\/a> from the Centre for Effective Altruism<\/li>\n<li>An academic article: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalprioritiesinstitute.org\/william-macaskill-effective-altruism\/\">Effective Altruism<\/a> by our cofounder and Oxford philosopher Will MacAskill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"well bg-gray-lighter margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<p>You can also join the Effective Altruism Newsletter, which is run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org\/\">Centre for Effective Altruism<\/a>. 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Click the link to see all upcoming events.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglobal.org\/eagxhome\/\">EAGx series<\/a> are locally organised conferences aimed at people new to the community. EAGx conferences have taken place in cities around the world, including Nairobi, Stockholm, Jaipur, Hong Kong, Sydney, Boston, as well as virtually.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already had some involvement in the community, you could attend an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglobal.org\/\">EAG event<\/a>. They usually take place annually in London and San Francisco, and there are travel grants available.<\/p>\n<p>Besides conferences, there are also hundreds of effective altruism groups at cities and universities around the world &#8212; if you&#8217;re a student, we especially recommend getting involved in your university group. To see if there&#8217;s a group near you, search <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/community\">this directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, here&#8217;s a list of other <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/events\">in-person and online events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"how-to-meet-people-online\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>How to meet people online<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;d prefer to meet people virtually, <strong>we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.effectivealtruism.org\/virtual-programs\/\">Effective Altruism Virtual Programs<\/a><\/strong>, where you&#8217;ll be grouped with a handful of other people to discuss the core ideas over several weeks. New programmes start each month.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start using the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/posts\/fd3iQRkmCKCCL289u\/new-start-here-useful-links\">Effective Altruism Forum<\/a> to discuss the ideas. Making useful posts and comments can help you make connections as well as learn about the ideas. <\/li>\n<li>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/community#online\">many online effective altruism groups<\/a> themed around specific problem areas, career paths, and cities. You can join ones in your areas of interest and introduce yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Attend an <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/events\">online event<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/5057625\/\">80,000 Hours LinkedIn group<\/a>, search for<br \/>\npeople who work in the areas you&#8217;d like to enter, and message them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"other-communities\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Other communities<\/h2>\n<p>There are many other great communities that can help you have more impact, or be more successful. What matters is that you find your people &#8212; collaborators you can learn from and work with.<\/p>\n<p>We discuss some <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/community\/#other-communities-you-may-want-to-consider-joining\">other communities you might want to join<\/a> in our career guide article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/community\/\">importance of joining a community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"well bg-gray-lighter margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<h2 class=\"no_toc\">Learn about our key ideas<\/h2>\n<p>Our advanced series explains how we apply concepts from effective altruism to thinking about your career. 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