“Part 12: One of the most powerful ways to improve your career — join a community.” by Benjamin Todd

Not many students are in a position to start a successful, cost-effective charity straight out of a philosophy degree. But when Thomas attended an “effective altruism” conference in London in 2018, he discovered an opportunity to start a nonprofit that could have a major impact on factory farmed animals.

Through the community, he received advice and funding, and ended up in an incubation programme. Today, Thomas’s charity, the Fish Welfare Initiative, has reduced the suffering of around one million factory farmed fish, and has an annual budget of over half a million dollars.Fish Welfare Initiative’s donate page says that they managed to fully fund their 2023 budget, which they estimated at $662,385.

Its impact page estimates that it’s “potentially helped” approximately 1.13 million fish.

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Outline:

(01:30) Why joining a community is so helpful

(04:02) Finding the right community for you

(06:26) How can the effective altruism community boost your career?

(12:19) How to get involved in effective altruism

(13:05) Ways to meet people

(15:03) Other communities you may want to consider joining

(16:28) How can communities work together more effectively?

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First published:
April 6th, 2017

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/community