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GWWC December 2021 Newsletter
4 min readDec 23, 2021
Welcome to our December Newsletter!
It's almost the end of the year — we're wishing you a happy holiday and new year!
Many of us spend part of the holidays reflecting on how we can make a bigger impact in the new year. If there is one feeling we'd like you to take into 2022, it's a sense of excitement and optimism for the incredible opportunity you have to do good in the world by giving effectively.
In fact, we might be in one of the best periods in history to help others, as argued in this new article by Julian Hazell, a team member at Giving What We Can. Julian's main claim is that pairing a sense of enthusiasm with the wealth, technology, and knowledge we have in the present can allow us to do more good than most other altruists in the past could've dreamed of doing.
We'd also like to invite you to participate in our Pledge Drive. Whether you are a member already giving 10% or more, or whether you've just signed up to our mailing list, our Pledge Drive has at least one thing you can do to increase your impact in 2022.
In the meantime, here are some key important updates:
We hope you enjoy the rest of this newsletter, which covers our upcoming events, the latest from the effective altruism community, and news and updates about relevant cause areas.
We will be celebrating those who have made pledges in 2022 as well as the milestones of our members over the years in our Meetups and Celebration Events, we would love to have you join us.
GWWC Online Meetup (Americas/Oceania)
Jan 8 22:00 UTC - 5.00pm New York, 9.00am (Jan 9) Sydney
GWWC Online Meetup (Europe/Asia)
Jan 9 9:30 UTC - 9.30am London, 3.00pm Mumbai
Effective Giving Open Forum (Europe/Asia)
Jan 20 9:00 UTC - 8pm Sydney, 9am London, 2.30pm Mumbai
Celebration Events
Book Club: Doing Good Better (5 week reading group)
Animal welfare
Global health and development
Long-term future
