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Hi <<First Name>>,
Welcome to the EA NYC newsletter, where we're delivering the latest tools and updates to help you with your altruistic needs! This edition is packed with professional networking opportunities, personalized advising details, and a wealth of online resources to help you excel in your chosen pursuits. Read on to discover a range of resources carefully curated for different needs. Whether you're connecting with like-minded individuals in your niche or exploring the faces and conversations in the EA NYC community, we hope this newsletter helps you forge valuable connections and unlock new possibilities. Book a call with our team for personalized support, and explore our resources below to find detailed news, research, articles, and more. So enjoy this edition - and let us know if you have any suggestions for next time! P.S. Rocky and I will be out of office the next couple weeks, so we will likely be delayed in our responses until the second full week of July. That said, please reach out if there's anything our team could be particularly helpful with!
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Career ResourcesNew and existing 1-on-1 support opportunities
In the past month, a few organizations in the EA career advising space posted significant updates; you can find more of those updates further below, but here are some opportunities for high-impact career advising for now: - Magnify Mentoring - offering mentoring for women, non-binary, and trans people pursuing high-impact career paths (but apply by June 25th!)
- Probably Good - recently offering advising for those looking to do more good in accordance with their values
- Successif - recently rebranded, offering advising for mid-career and senior professionals
- 80,000 Hours - one of the originals, offering 1-1 advising to explore how to do more for humanity and the future
- Effective Thesis - offering advising for students and theses (from undergraduate to doctoral)
*Please note that this list is not comprehensive nor perfectly descriptive; these organizations may offer many different programs, and applying to one program will not exclude you from others!And if you're looking to chat with someone locally, Rocky and Alex are also available to chat about career considerations, donations, volunteering, and more. Please don't hesitate to book a call with us above if there's anything topical on your mind! EA NYC SubgroupsSubgroup Updates
Policy and Law: We're excited to announce that the Legal Subgroup will now be welcoming policy professionals as well! So whether you're working in litigation or a policy think tank, we hope the group provides a common background for discussion and connection! Express interest in joining future meetups here. Subgroup facilitation and volunteering: In other news, most groups are meeting fairly regularly now! As these communities continue to develop, they will increasingly need organizational support. Please contact Alex to find out more about potential volunteer opportunities for any of the subgroups you are most engaged with!Upcoming subgroup meetings
ConferencesApplications OpenOther than our own EAGxNYC conference happening in August (18-20), we thought you might be interested in EAG Boston (October 27-29), EAGxVirtual 2023 (November 17-19), and these other EA Conferences. If you’re considering applying but unsure if the conferences are right for you or if you have other questions, Rocky and Alex are happy to chat by video or over email .You may also be interested in the AVA Summit (July 27-30) and the Good Food Conference (September 18-20)!
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Weekly Events
Every Monday, 2:00 - 4:00 pm: Virtual Coworking
Join EA NYC’s weekly virtual coworking space! Drop in for a bit or stay for the full block using this Zoom link.
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Every Thursday, 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Office Hours
Join EA NYC Director Rocky on Thursdays using this Zoom link. |
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Unique Events*See above for subgroup events*EA Career Profile - Sofia Davis-Fogel: Making an Impact from AI to Zebras (Manhattan)Thursday, June 22nd from 6:30 to 9:00 pmPlease register hereDetails:Facebook Meetup Eventbrite
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Reading Discussion Group: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Online)
Monday, June 26th from 7:30 to 9:00 pm |
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Reading Discussion Group:The Mystery of Capital by Hernando de Soto (in-person - Manhattan) Monday, July 31st from 7:00 to 9:00 pm |
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EAGxNYC
Friday, August 18th to Sunday, August 20th
Apply here |
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External events
You can join many events in the broader EA community online! Here are a few below:External NYC Events- June 26, 1 - 6:30: NYU Workshop on Animal and AI Consciousness
- This Workshop will feature award-winning presentations from early-career scholars working on topics related to animal and AI consciousness from multidisciplinary perspectives, as well as a talk by Syd Johnson. There will be tea/coffee and light vegan refreshments. Register here.
- Recurring: The EA for Jews Shabbat Dinner Program
- This program is a way for people to come together over a Shabbat meal to connect with new people and explore topics relevant to effective altruism and Jewish tradition. Hosts are provided with funding and resources to run the dinner. All are welcome, whether Jewish or not Jewish, new to EA, or highly engaged! If you’re interested in attending or hosting an in-person dinner in your city please fill out this super quick form!
EA Anywhere
Software, Data, and Tech Communities
EA Houston
Fellowships and programs
EA Virtual Programs
Virtual programs on EA topics: A new round of EA Virtual Programs will run from July 31 - September 24. These free 8-week courses cover topics in effective altruism and require around a 3-hour commitment per week. They include the Introductory Program, the In-Depth Program, and the Precipice Reading Group. Apply by July 16th.
AI Safety Fundamentals: Governance
The BlueDot Impact team will be starting a 12 week AI Governance Fellowship in August. The free, online course will cover foundational knowledge for doing research or policy work on the governance of transformative AI (TAI): future AI systems with impacts at least as profound as those of the industrial revolution. Apply by June 25th.
EA for Jews
EA for Jews will be running another round of the EA and Judaism Intro Fellowship this July! It will be a 4-week virtual program you can do alongside school or work that explores the core ideas of effective altruism and their relationship to Jewish tradition, texts, culture, and history.
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There are too many high-impact job opportunities available to list them all here; below you will find some resources for job seekers and a link to a short curation of roles that seem likely to be high-impact. But career planning is complicated, and there are many factors to consider. For more uniquely-tailored support, talk to a member of the EA NYC team!
ResourcesIf you’re interested in a new role, we suggest checking out: Potentially high-impact roles:Check out our Airtable job database below and please note:
- Roles with orange accents have application deadlines coming up soon!
- Some opportunities may be changing soon - please double-check our work before applying!
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If you decide to apply to any of the roles in our database or other EA-aligned roles, let us know! We're happy to help how we can. |
We've selected a few opportunities to spotlight below, but note you can also find another (somewhat expanded) version we made in a filterable database here, and you can find a fuller, global list on the EA Opportunities Board.Here are this month's picks!Note: some opportunities may be changing soon - please double-check our work before applying
AI Safety
Biosecurity and Pandemic Prevention
Effective Altruism Community Building
International Security and Cooperation
Animal Welfare
Global Health and Wellbeing
Nuclear Security
Extreme Risks from Climate Change
Information SecuritySpace GovernanceVarious
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Publications
Articles and NewslettersTalks, and Podcasts
Books and Announcements
EA Announcements & New Projects
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Updates on Existing Organizations and their ProjectsCareer support
- Magnify Mentoring has re-opened mentee applications until June 25th for women, non-binary, and trans people of any gender who are enthusiastic about pursuing high-impact career paths. On average, mentees and mentors meet once a month for 60-90 minutes. You can find out more here and apply here!
- Successif (fka EA Pathfinders) posted an update on how they can help mid-career and senior professionals have impactful careers
- Jessica Wen and Sean Lawrence with High Impact Engineers finished a sequence outlining how engineers might make an impact in:
- civilizational resilience
- biosecurity
- climate change
- alternative proteins
EA community building- Leaf is an independent nonprofit supporting exceptional (pre-university) teenagers to explore how they can best improve the world
Forecasting and news- Sage released Fatebook, a new Slack bot to help with tracking forecasts
- The Confido Institute released the Confido app to help the public make forecasts on their internal teams
- Actually Relevant is a news website trying to focus on important stories and updates for humanity.
Charity Entrepreneurship
- Charity Entrepreneurship started offering a new foundation program
- They also made a prediction market for their top new charity ideas
- They also presented their newest charity incubatees (as well as two other new organizations)
- Animal Policy International - Ensuring animal welfare standards are upheld in international trade policy
- Ansh - Empowering mothers to save newborn lives by building healthcare capacity for adoption of Kangaroo Care
- Healthy Futures Global - Preventing mother-to-child transmission of syphilis through testing and treatment
- HealthLearn - Providing the world’s best online training to health workers in developing countries
- The Mission Motor will support potentially high-impact animal and vegan advocacy charities to adopt an evidence-driven way of working
- Upstream Policies collaborates closely with state-level policy makers, angler associations, and NGOs to safeguard our waterways and their natural ecosystems by promoting responsible fishing practices
Animal Welfare- Peter Singer released Animal Liberation Now, a new book based on a substantially updated version of one of his classics
- Legal Impact for Chickens sued a KFC supplier
AI Safety
Research
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And of course, you can always find more resources on our website.
Getting into EAFinding EA Community
News and updates
Community Health
- EA NYC’s team is available to you! You can contact Megan Nelson, EA NYC’s Community Health Coordinator, directly over email or anonymously.
- If you prefer to speak with Rocky and/or Alex, they are also available to chat with over email or by setting up a call.
- The Centre for Effective Altruism’s Community Health Team is also available to you!
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