Get Involved
Discover ways to get involved in effective altruism in Australia
Take the Intro Course
Set some time aside to spend six weeks thinking about the world’s biggest problems, and what you can do about them. Our free, facilitated Intro to Effective Altruism Course is a 6-week program with weekly readings and small-group discussion — designed for people in Australia and New Zealand. Applications for the next cohort close 13 July.
Commitment: Making public commitments helps us to live up to our values and stick with the goals we may otherwise let slide.
Community: Joining a community provides us with support and advice that helps us to follow through with our commitments to help others.
Culture: Taking a public pledge helps inspire others to follow our example. Together we can forge a world in which giving effectively and significantly is a cultural norm.
When you take a Pledge with our friends at Giving What We Can, you can continue choosing Effective Altruism Australia’s high-impact partners to donate to—but you’ll gain access to a personalised dashboard, helpful resources, and a global community of like-minded givers.
Connect with your local group
Using evidence and reason, the effective altruism community—an extensive global network of individuals, researchers, philanthropists and nonprofits—is uncovering ways we can use our limited time and resources to tackle the world’s most pressing problems. In Australia, it turns out donating to rigorously vetted, cost-effective charities in poverty alleviation and climate change is one of the best ways we can do good. That’s one area we can help at Effective Altruism Australia.
Chat with our team
Whether you are new to the ideas of effective altruism already have a good understanding, our team are available for an advising call. We are happy to talk about:
- The ideas of effective altruism and how they apply to you.
- Introductions to relevant communities and individuals
- Career advice for whatever stage you are at.
Commitment: Making public commitments helps us to live up to our values and stick with the goals we may otherwise let slide.
Community: Joining a community provides us with support and advice that helps us to follow through with our commitments to help others.
Culture: Taking a public pledge helps inspire others to follow our example. Together we can forge a world in which giving effectively and significantly is a cultural norm.
When you take a Pledge with our friends at Giving What We Can, you can continue choosing Effective Altruism Australia’s high-impact partners to donate to—but you’ll gain access to a personalised dashboard, helpful resources, and a global community of like-minded givers.
Attend the EAGxAustralasia conference
EAGxAustralasia is Australia and New Zealand’s largest conference for people who want to do the most good they can. For more than 10 years, it has brought together students, professionals, researchers and organisations working on some of the world’s most pressing problems.
See the event page for more details on this year’s conference and how you can attend.
Commitment: Making public commitments helps us to live up to our values and stick with the goals we may otherwise let slide.
Community: Joining a community provides us with support and advice that helps us to follow through with our commitments to help others.
Culture: Taking a public pledge helps inspire others to follow our example. Together we can forge a world in which giving effectively and significantly is a cultural norm.
When you take a Pledge with our friends at Giving What We Can, you can continue choosing Effective Altruism Australia’s high-impact partners to donate to—but you’ll gain access to a personalised dashboard, helpful resources, and a global community of like-minded givers.