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Welcome to the EA DC Newsletter!
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Events:
- Date TBD: Global Health & Development Cause Area Meetup: EA DC members are attending a development economic seminar together! Sign up here to join.
- Sep 11 | 3:00 PM: [NEW!] International Security and Foreign Policy (ISFP) Cause Area Meetup: If you would like to be added to the mailing list please fill out this form.
- Sep 23 - 25: EA Global Washington DC. Applications are open until September 8th. Apply here! If you haven’t already, let us know once you’d applied!
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Virtual Events:
- What We Owe the Future book Discussion Group:
- We are meeting online to discuss Will MacAskill’s new book, What We Owe the Future, starting September 5th and 8th; more details below:
- Monday @ 7:30 Discussions:
- Thursday @ 8:30 Discussions:
- Sep 3 | 6:00 PM: Giving What We Can Meetup
- Sep 8 | 12:00 PM - Fauna Connections: Using Data to Help Animals - Hosted by Faunalytics
- Oct 21 - 23: EAGx Virtual
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Have an update?
Have you just published an article, forum post, or other work?
Do you have new a job, project, or other update to share with the community?
Are you looking for collaborators or cofounders?
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or email us and we will can add it to our "community updates" section of future newsletters!
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Cause area meetups:
Want to meet and work with EAs organized around your favorite cause area? Our cause area meetup groups are going strong - here are the meetups happening this month:
- Date TBD: Global Health & Development Cause Area Meetup: EA DC members are attending a development economic seminar together! Sign up here to join.
- Sep 11 | 3:00 PM: [NEW!] International Security and Foreign Policy (ISFP) Cause Area Meetup: If you would like to be added to the mailing list please fill out this form.
If you’d like to join the mailing lists for any of our groups please fill out this form and we’ll add you! Would you like to facilitate a cause area group? Email us if you're interested or would like to learn more! |
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Find Roommates and Co-Work Mates:
 Looking to live with other DC-area EAs? Check out this spreadsheet for available rooms in the area or add your name if you are looking for a place or looking to rent.
Want to co-work with other DC EAs? Sign up on this EA DC co-working interest form. Interested in the broader community? Check out the EA Focusmate group to co-work with EAs from around the world!
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Join a Reading / Listening Group:
80k Podcast Discussion Group:
The 80k Podcast Discussion Group met to discuss the episode with Ezra Klein. Let us know if there's an episode that you would like to propose we discuss next, or if there is a discussion you want to host!
EA DC Book Club: The EA DC Book Club will meet in September to discuss What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill.
- Monday @ 7:30 Discussions:
- Thursday @ 8:30 Discussions:
Is there a book you would like to discuss as a group for the next meeting? Let us know!
EA DC Article Reading Group: Met to discuss Democratising Risk: In Search of a Methodology to Study Existential Risk. The group meets monthly, covering a different topic area of interest each month. This group is currently at capacity and will reopen to newcomers shortly.
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- Animal Welfare:
- Animal Legal Defense Fund:
- Good Food Institute (GFI):
- Bio-risk:
- Analytic Services (ANSER):
- Council on Strategic Risks:
- In-Q-Tel:
- Climate/Environment:
- Council on Strategic Risks:
- Earthjustice:
- Effective Altruism Building:
- 80,000 Hours:
- High Impact Medicine:
- Open Philanthropy:
- Emerging Technologies:
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET):
- Tuknik Government Services:
- In-Q-Tel:
- Global Development:
- Against Malaria Foundation (AMF):
- Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA):
- Global Health:
- Evidence Action:
- Helen Keller International (HKI):
- Global Priorities Research:
- Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research:
- Improving Institutional Decision Making:
- Center for a New American Security (CNAS):
- Effective Institutions Project:
- R Street Institute:
- Nuclear Security:
- Analytic Services (ANSER):
- Federation of American Scientists (FAS):
- Security/Defense:
- Brennan Center for Justice:
- United States Department of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE):
- United States Department of Defense, Threat Reduction Agency:
- Policy:
- Congress:
- Library of Congress:
- Other:
- Politico:
- Vox Media, Future Perfect:
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Looking for an internship? The EA Internship Board is now live. More info here.
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Articles and Recommendations:
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Charity News and Updates:
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The effective altruism is growing quickly and we're glad you have decided to get more involved. If you have any further questions on effective altruism or how you can get involved in the area, our DC EA team is here for you!
Feel free to reach out to us directly at or interact with us in any of these ways:
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