What we’re about
Is doing good an important part of your life? Do you strive to have the biggest impact you possibly can? Do you aim to change your actions when better evidence and arguments reveal a more impactful path?
We each have limited resources with which to affect the world, and figuring out how to invest these resources to accomplish the most good can be difficult. Fortunately, we don't have to do it alone.
The effective altruism or EA community is “a global community of people who care deeply about the world, make benefiting others a significant part of their lives, and use evidence and reason to figure out how best to do so” - centreforeffectivealtruism.org
Effective Altruism Toronto (EATO) is a local part of a global movement, network, and community. EATO is an informative, supportive, and social hub for anyone in Toronto who is interested in Effective Altruism.
Through our events and community building efforts, we support people from all walks of life to increase the positive social impact of their altruistically dedicated resources and efforts. We are particularly keen to hear from members of the community who are considering a career change, who would be open to starting an EA-related group/project, or who have expertise in a priority area, re 80000hours.org/career-reviews.
Welcome to the EA community in Toronto! Let's build it together!
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Check out eatoronto.com and effectivealtruismcanada.com
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Effective Altruism Intro seminar #2Centre for Social Innovation - Annex, Toronto, ON
Location: CSI Annex, near bathurst and Bloor,
Meeting room #3, Third floorIn this in-person seminar, you'll learn the key ideas of EA with a small group of like-minded people.
Please bring a device you can do the reads on, with you!
Guided by a facilitator, you'll gain access to curated materials and practical exercises to help you have a greater impact.
This eight-part course is modelled on the online EA Intro program, and will run in person, at the Centre For Social Innovation. It's perfect for anyone who wants to become more familiar with the core ideas behind effective altruism.
First week readings: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/handbook
- May social!Centre for Social Innovation - Spadina, Toronto, ON
Meeting room #1, Second floor
Whether you’re a longstanding member or newer to effective altruist ideas, come out to socialize with other like-minded folks thinking about how to do the most good possible.
This event will be relatively unstructured, with some general announcements at the top, and the rest of the evening for socializing around a few conversation prompts.
There will be some snacks.
Who is this event for?
- This event is for people with some familiarity with and interest in Effective Altruism concepts.
- There will be some effective altruism-related conversation prompts to get things going
More on Effective Altruism here.
- AI Governance High Energy Reading Group #3Centre for Social Innovation - Annex, Toronto, ON
Join us for a high-energy reading group on the governance and regulation of AI Systems.
We’ll be reading the AI Governance Curriculum published by AGI Safety Fundamentals. This is a read-and-discuss event: the content is a series of short readings (and occasional videos). We read and discuss each item at the event. You may pre-read if you'd like, but it's not required or expected.
Please bring a device to read on, or print outs of the readings, with you.
Location:
Citizen Charles Room
Ground Floor, CSI Annex
720 Bathurst. Toronto, ON M5S 2R4Join us for the Blue.Impact AI Governance curriculum reading group.
The curriculum is:
- Beginner-friendly: Does not assume significant prior knowledge
- Foundational: Aims to give a broad, high-quality overview of the basics
- Busy-schedule-compatible: Prioritizes relatively short readings
In addition, everyone who attends will be offered the chance to take on a role in the group, as a presenter, a summarizer, a diagrammer, a discussion generator, a connector, a silent participant or similar.
