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Introductory EA Program
The best way to get involved is to take part in the free Introductory EA program, where you will learn how to use your studies and career to have a positive impact on the world. The program runs over seven weeks and involves discussion groups about selected topics and personalized mentoring to help you apply these principles to your life and career. Estimated time is three hours per week.
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Public Events
From time to time, we organize public events in Tallinn and Tartu. Follow us on Facebook to get notified for upcoming speaker events, introductory events, workshops and more.
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Resources
Here’s how to learn about effective altruism on your own.
Books
- Doing Good Better by Will MacAskill
A good introductory book about the ideas of effective altruism, showing how you can have a large impact using fewer resources than you might have first thought. - 80,000 Hours Career Guide
A careers guide by 80,000 Hours this is a good way to re-frame how you think about your career and how you might use it to do good
Websites
- Effective Altruism homepage
On this page you can find an introductory article to Effective Altruism, more resources and concrete next steps for action. - 80,000 Hours Key Ideas
This is a guide to help you pick the most impactful career: You have 80,000 hours in your career - spending 1 or 2 of your hours reading this guide will help you work out how to spend the rest of them in a fulfilling career that does good. This guide is based on research by 80,000 Hours alongside academics at Oxford.
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Triin is one of the co-directors of EA Estonia and is responsible for implementing both short and long-term strategic goals. Her primary aim is for the EA Estonia community to thrive while being sustainable. Triin is also the main organiser of events in Tallinn and facilitates introductory and AI safety courses. Outside of EA Estonia, she is a biostatistician and statistical programmer working on clinical trials.
Triin Teesalu
Director
Kadi is one of the co-directors of EA Estonia. She started in this role in the autumn of 2024, but was a board member and the HR team coordinator before. She also has a lot of experience in farm animal welfare as a project leader, telefundraiser and operation manager. In addition, she is finishing a master’s degree in biology.
Kadi Kaljurand
Director
Laura is responsible for the
effective altruism introductory course, which helps curious people discover the basics of effective altruism and how we can impact the world in the best possible way. She is most interested in how to make better decisions, animal welfare and environmental issues. In her free time she likes to hike, snorkel, mix music, read and take part in pub quizzes.
Laura Maria Kull
Introductory course lead
Sille-Liis coordinates the effective giving platform Anneta Targalt (Donate Wisely) which was launched by her and Andri Soone in 2021. She is a Junior Research Fellow and PhD student of psychology in the University of Tartu where she researches the influence mechanisms of health behavior and prosocial behavior. In her spare time, Sille-Liis enjoys running, hiking and watching biathlon competitions.
Sille-Liis Männik
Donate Wisely coordinator
Tarmo helps new members settle in and makes sure that everyone in the community feels at home and can learn/contribute in line with their interests. He has a technical background, having studied computer science and specifically artificial intelligence. In his spare time, Tarmo enjoys climbing, hiking and reading science fiction.
Tarmo Pungas
Personnel lead
