http://ea-foundation.org Effective Altruism Towards the Elimination of Iodine Deficiency by 2020 Jonas Vollmer [email protected] Effective Altruism 2 Effective Altruism ● “How can we use our limited resources to help others the most?” 2 Effective Altruism ● “How can we use our limited resources to help others the most?” ● Philosophy and global community 2 Effective Altruism ● “How can we use our limited resources to help others the most?” ● Philosophy and global community ● “Altruism”: helping others for their own sake 2 Effective Altruism ● “How can we use our limited resources to help others the most?” ● Philosophy and global community ● “Altruism”: helping others for their own sake ● “Effective”: as much as possible 2 Effective Altruism ● “How can we use our limited resources to help others the most?” ● Philosophy and global community ● “Altruism”: helping others for their own sake ● “Effective”: as much as possible ● maximise output / input, using evidence 2 Why be altruistic? 3 Why be altruistic? 4 Why be altruistic? 5