This list was created as part of the Local Career Advice Network's efforts to map the EA volunteering & project opportunities space. For other annotated lists and bibliograhies, see here.

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General & Guides

A List of Things for People To Do by Chris Leong. This provides a range of suggestions, from individual actions (i.e. specific versions of Earning to Give) to starting projects.

A list of Small Exploration Projects by Richard Batty linked (comment it came from here). Contains links to guides and examples for a number of direct work projects.

A guide on research projects (2020) by Edo Arad from EA Israel. This has some fairly specific suggestions with time estimates.

Notes on getting involved with small EA projects by Aaron Gertler. He also lists a few possible projects

Project Ideas

Meta Projects

Research Projects

Central directory of open research questions & research-related projects (2020) by Michael Aird

Tech/Software Projects

What are some software development needs in EA causes? (2020) question by evelynciara
EA Tech Initiatives' project list and resources (ongoing)

Misc. Project lists

EA Summit brainstormed list (2018)
Projects I’d like to see (2017) by Will MacAskill This post was created when EA grants was first launched to encourage people to apply for funding.
Concrete project lists (2017) by Richard Batty.

Volunteering

EA Volunteering Facebook group
List of Remote Volun

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