GiveWell's new interventions | Olivia Larsen | EAG Bay Area 23 - YouTubeEffective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

A careers workshop for people who already have some ideas about what they want to work on but have some uncertainties. It will probably not be as useful for people who've done a lot of career planning or already had 80,000 Hours advising.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Michael Aird discusses the importance of developing a theory of change for research to enhance impact and career progression. He covers key concepts like paths to impact, stakeholders, and effective research project planning and execution. The workshop provides strategies to connect research to tangible actions and decision-makers, ensuring research is insightful and actionable.

Tyler Cowen and Kelsey Piper cover a range of topics in this fireside chat session.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

A growing number of research organizations like IDinsight, IPA, J-PAL, and many local and regional research groups have found that long-term partnerships with governments lay a powerful foundation for generating highly policy relevant evidence; catalyzing adoption at scale of evidence-based interventions; and building government demand and interest in using evidence and data. A recent Center for Global Development (CGD) working group highlighted the importance of these partnerships—and robust funding to support them—to ensure that policymakers realize the full potential of research and evidence to improve lives and wellbeing. But limited flexible, long-term support holds them back. In this session, speakers discuss specific case studies that demonstrate the potential high returns on investments in evidence-to-policy partnerships.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Drawing from her experience as a front-line social worker and EA community health consultant, Megan Nelson discusses how burnout endangers our ability to do the most good. Participants in this interactive workshop learn and apply practical skills to identify and alleviate burnout.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

In this workshop, Austin talks about the principles of forecasting, how and why forecasting might be important to the EA community, and walks through some exercises to help attendees hone forecasting skills. The session involves a hands-on demonstration on how to use the prediction market set up at Manifold Markets. This workshop will be most useful to people who don't already have extensive experience with forecasting and/or using prediction markets.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Innovation is a key long-run driver of economic growth, and wellbeing more broadly. In this talk, Michael Kremer will discuss how governments and philanthropists can accelerate innovation and shape it to meet human needs, and why doing this can have such large returns. Kremer will give examples from his current work at the Development Innovation Lab, including on developing innovations to expand access to clean water. He will also answer questions, including on his experience founding organizations.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Aric Floyd and Karolina Sarek discuss current gaps in the nonprofit space. In this talk, learn more about: 1. The current gaps in the animal advocacy space, biosecurity and global health & development2. How starting a charity can be one of the most impactful ways to fill these gaps3. How to determine whether you are a good fit to start a charity4. And more! This talk is useful for anyone interested in animal advocacy, biosecurity or global health & development and are curious about how starting a charity in this space can be an extremely rewarding and impactful career path.Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Alternative proteins will benefit enormously from government support (e.g., research funding, private sector incentives, and regulatory clarity). In this talk, GFI’s Bruce Friedrich discusses lessons from the alt protein playbook and suggest strategies that can be applied to EA public-sector efforts around the world (e.g., localizing your public-sector strategy, finding experienced guides, focusing on job creation, pursuing multiple vectors of influence simultaneously, framing your issue as non-partisan, borrowing from other movements, and maintaining a continuous learning mindset).Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.