This week we will discuss the post "Measuring Good Better" which summarizes the approaches various EA-aligned organizations working on global health and wellbeing take to measuring good: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/.../measuring-good...

With the giving season beginning this is a great time to learn about how GiveWell, Open Philanthropy Project, Happier Lives Institute, Founders Pledge, and Innovations for Poverty Action identify the best giving opportunities and allocate funds as cost-effective as they can to save and improve lives.

As usual, the second half of the event will be unstructured socializing about effective altruism.

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Parking? -- The Buzz Mill has parking, but if it fills up you can park at the Walgreens nearby. (The Dairy Queen tows!)

Food? -- There are two food trucks at The Buzz Mill (one is vegan).

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What is EA Austin?

EA Austin is the local chapter of the global Effective Altruism community. Effective altruism is a project that aims to find the best ways to help others and put them into practice. It's both a research field, which aims to identify the world’s most pressing problems and the best solutions to them, and a practical community that aims to use those findings to do good.

If you are new to EA, you are welcome to come! We recommend this overview of effective altruism (15 min read) for background: http://bit.ly/introea

Feel free to reach out at [email protected] or DM a host if you have questions!