Field builder · Funders · Trajan House, Mill Street · Est. 2011
The Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) is a field-building organization that “stewards” the effective altruism (EA) community—supporting how people learn about, discuss, and pursue high-impact action on pressing global problems. CEA’s mission is focused on building a community characterized by clear and sound thinking, action orientation, and community support, and it emphasizes evidence- and reason-driven approaches to choosing causes and methods of helping others.
CEA describes itself as an Effective Ventures project, operating in collaboration with Effective Ventures Foundation (UK) and Effective Ventures Foundation USA (EV US), which provide the legal and tax-deductible frameworks through which CEA’s work is carried out. CEA’s core programming includes online community infrastructure such as the EA Forum, community-building via conferences and local groups (including EA Global and EAGx events), and educational resources such as online courses and the Effective Altruism Handbook. CEA also highlights “community health” work intended to help ensure EA spaces function well and address serious concerns through appropriate processes. Strategically, CEA positions itself as central EA movement infrastructure—reducing friction for newcomers to engage with EA ideas and enabling coordinated community development (events, groups, and online spaces) across causes like global health and development, animal welfare, biosecurity, and AI safety.
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Events enable attendees to make new connections, learn about core concepts, share and discuss new research, and coordinate on projects. This post sums up our work on events over the third quarter of 2
Zachary Robinson will be CEA’s next CEOWe are excited about CEA's future with Zach at the helm!
CEA’s 2017 review and 2018 plansThis has been a big year for CEA. We launched EA Grants which funded 21 projects in the EA community; we created a new donation platform called EA Funds to help people donate more effectively; and we
Many groups metrics have grown by 100% to 400% in the past yearWe help EA group organizers by advising them, providing resources and funding, and creating online spaces where they can share resources and support each other. The following overview describes suppor
CEA is fundraising, and funding constrainedWe have an expected funding gap of $3.6m in 2024
Here’s where CEA staff are donating in 2023A selection of our staff shared insights into how they think about their donation decisions.
Midyear updateWe published a new and improved [public dashboard](https://data.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/) as part of our [mini midyear update](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xSvTArtzxBcnrD6tk/cea-st
The value of money going to different groupsIt is well known that an extra dollar is worth less when you have more money. This paper describes the way economists typically model that effect, using that to compare the effectiveness of different
Max Dalton transitioning to an advisory roleMax has resigned from his role as CEA’s Executive Director.
Ben West appointed as Interim Managing DirectorBen will lead CEA during the search for a new Executive Director.
CEA’s Managing Director is leaving CEA to join a new DC field-building organization[from Max] I am writing to share that CEA’s Managing Director & Head of Groups Joan Gass will be leaving CEA this month to co-found a field-building organization that will help people pursue technolog
Our first conferences in Latin America and IndiaIn the first two weeks of January, we had the first EA conferences to take place in Latin America and India: EAGxLatAm in Mexico City and EAGxIndia in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Lots of EAGx events happen ev
CEA’s team page states that Matt Hurst-Smith joined as Chief Operating Officer in June 2026 to oversee CEA’s operations functions.
Zachary Robinson selected as CEA’s next CEOCEA announced that Zachary Robinson was selected as the new CEO for the Centre for Effective Altruism, with the announcement framed as made on behalf of the Effective Ventures boards.
CEA is fundraising, and funding constrained (expected funding gap disclosed)CEA shared an update describing an expected funding gap for 2024 and outlined the need for fundraising during that period.
CEA posts staff giving update (where CEA staff are donating in 2023)CEA published a post compiling where staff said they were donating in 2023.
Midyear update (public dashboard)CEA published a midyear update and referenced a new/improved public dashboard as part of the update.
Ben West appointed as Interim Managing DirectorCEA announced Ben West as Interim Managing Director during a leadership search for a new Executive Director.