EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES
There are so many exciting opportunities within the Effective Altruism community as a whole, and within Effective Altruism Durham (of course!), so here are some of our favourites!
ADVISING AND MENTORING
80,000 hours do a bunch of research into the world's most pressing problems, and how to find the best career to tackle them, so they offer free online 1-1 career advice focused on helping you to improve the world as much as possible.
Josh and Amber have learnt lots about 80k and their advice for having a high-impact career and they can help with any questions you have!
We've written more about what EA Durham people have to say here:
Magnify Mentoring has a wholesome and inclusive community of 500 people across 50 countries.
While they typically focus on women, non-binary and transgender people, they have recently opened an unrestricted round for people of all minorities.
Through Magnify Mentoring, I was paired with a mentor who is very kind, knowledgeable and experience in a variety of fields. I would personally strongly recommend them!
There's a lot of stuff here, so if you're still not sure I, (Arthur Field, Publicity Officer of EA Durham), would love to chat! There is no application form and no preparation needed. I can talk you through what events EA Durham are running that might help as well as signposting you to useful places
ONLINE COURSES
These 12 week online courses, by BlueDot Impact, are open now, with application deadlines in May and June. They involve learning alongside others with an experienced facilitator; and help you in your next steps by sharing opportunities within their large network and potentially connecting you with recruiters.
OUR RECOMENDATIONS
If that wasn't enough, I've compiled some recommendations that I'm excited about in a google document. It contains:
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Regularly updated time sensitive opportunities,
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Motivating and mental health resources that I think more Effective Altruists should read, and
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Cause area specific resources, including job boards and newsletters.
Phew, that's it! I hope this helped :D