The Progress Open Thread is a place to share good news, big or small.
See this post for an explanation of why we have these threads.
Think of this as an org update thread for individuals. You might talk about...
- Securing a new job, internship, grant, or scholarship
- Starting or making progress on a personal project
- Helping someone else get involved in EA
- Making a donation you feel really excited about
- Taking the Giving What We Can pledge or signing up for Try Giving
- Writing something you liked outside the Forum (whether it's a paper you've submitted to a journal or just an insightful Facebook comment)
- Any of the above happening to someone else, if you think they'd be happy for you to share the news
- Other EA-related progress in the world (disease eradication, cage-free laws, cool new research papers, etc.)
EA Giving Tuesday directed $400,000 of Facebook matching funds to EA charities. Congratulations and thank you to Avi, Megan, Rebecca, Gina, William, Marisa, Angelina, and Nix for organizing the initiative, and everyone who donated $1.6 million on giving Tuesday 2020!
Thanks a lot, Ben!