Welcome to the DC EA Newsletter! Below are some of the events and resources that may be of interest to you this month. If you have something you'd like to include in next month's newsletter please email us! If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe here.

Upcoming Events / Deadlines:

May 5 - Panel discussion on maternal and newborn health with members of The Life You can Save, Equalize Health and Living Goods
May 6 - DC EA Icebreaker Social
May 11 to June 8 - Giving Circle at 6th & I Synagogue
May 12 - Powerpoint party! (Facebook link here)
May 17 - It is tax day! Read about tax-efficient giving here.
May 22 - AN IN PERSON EVENT! Rock Creek hike: Sign up here!
May 24 - Article reading group on AI safety and governance (see below)

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Do you know someone in our community that should be in the spotlight? Maybe you have just published a book, gotten a new job, or started a new charity or project? If you have an idea for a future spotlight please email us to let us know!

Reading Groups:

DC EA Book Reading Group: The next book we’re going to be reading is Julia Galef’s new book The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Clearly and Others Don’t. If you would like to join the discussion please fill out this form. We should be able to get you a free copy of the book through CEA.

DC EA Article Reading Group: Meets monthly, covering a different topic area of interest each month. This month is AI safety and governance. Join the email list and feel free to drop in for any discussion that would interest you, or feel free to simply enjoy the readings on your own. Email melissahopkins9@gmail.com to be added!

DC EAs and Longtermists are reading Brian Christian’s new book The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values. Tentatively meeting June 27. For more info email johncroxtonla+alignmentproblem@gmail.com.

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.

DC-Based Jobs:

Evidence Action is seeking a Senior Communications Associate.
Biden Admin. seeks Presidential Innovation Fellows to be embedded within agencies as “entrepreneurs in residence” — applications open until 5/14
Microsoft is hiring a Senior Counsel for Global Privacy & Data Policy.
Rockefeller Foundation is seeking a Director, Pandemic Prevention Institute
Georgetown seeks a Public Health Research Associate
Arnold Ventures is hiring an Evidence-Based Policy Manager.
The National Academy of Sciences is hiring program officers in Nuclear Policy, Space, and Aging/Longevity.
Roots of Progress seeks a research assistant.
For more, check the 80k job board, Animal Advocacy Careers, Green Jobs Network, and EA Job Postings FB Group.

Article and Misc. Recommendations:

A Malaria vaccine is 77% effective in a phase II human trial! Preprint here.
Thinking about working in Congress? Check out these new EA Forum posts:
80k Podcast on Keeping the US a Liberal Democracy. (Debate about the episode on the EA forum).
Dylan Mathews (Future Perfect) on Wild Animal Suffering.
Good Food Institute on the environmental benefits of cultivated meat.
@Jack’s first tweet was sold as a NFT for $2.9M which he’s donating to GiveDirectly.
Co-work with other EAs using FocusMate. (Guzey’s experience with it here)

Charity Recommendations:

Founders wanted for charities related to farmed hen welfare, and shrimp welfare.
See where Open Philanthropy’s staff is donating
Giving Green has recommendations for where to donate to address climate change. But see this post outlining concerns with GG.
GiveWell released their latest recommendations (including a new top charity).
Animal Charity Evaluators released their new recommendations. But see this post outlining concerns with ACE.
Founders Pledge released a Climate Change Fund (available on EA Funds) and updated their climate change recommendations. They also released a report on investing to give

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