Giving What We Can

End of Semester Party

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Giving What We Can: Rutgers is ending the end of the semester. Come for fun, laughs, pizza. You don't need to be a member to attend.

Come on Tuesday, December 13th, from 8pm - 11pm to have a good time. Please RSVP so we order the right amount of pizza.

Book Sale
for Against Malaria Foundation

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We're raising money for the #1 charity recommended by GiveWell: Against Malaria Foundation.

Come on Tuesday, December 13th, from 10am - 7pm to the Rutgers Student Center, College Ave Campus.

Cupcake & Book Sale
for Deworm the World

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We're raising money for one of our recommended charities: Deworm the World.

Come on Monday, November 14th, from 5 - 8 pm to the Rutgers Student Center, College Ave Campus.

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Giving What We Can is turning 2 years old on November 14th, 2011 and we're celebrating. Join us for a party: fun, laughs, and pizza. You don't need to be a member to attend - all are welcome.

Please RSVP so we order the right amount of pizza :)

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We are making a plan to save 10,000 lives. We already have a plan and we'd like to improve it; we would appreciate more help.

Many people want to make the world a better place, but it takes a long-term plan to do it. Having a good plan makes all the difference between failure and success. Come to our meeting this Tuesday and make a difference!

You don't have to be a regular member to attend. Also come if you'd just like to learn more about what we do.

Please RSVP so we order the right amount of pizza :)

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This film was the recipient of 7 Academy Awards and is ranked in the top 10 of American Film Institute's list of best American films. If you haven't seen it, you should. Come, we'll have popcorn and chips.

Please come on time, we'll start promptly at 8PM; and if you come late, you're still welcome :)

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Frugal living is about using your money well. Come to the workshop to learn how to get what you like for less, avoid costly mistakes, and stick to your plan.

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It may be uneasy to talk to family or friends about Giving What We Can; come find out how to discuss GWWC with others.

If you'd like to learn more about GWWC, this event is a great place to start.

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Machines will likely one day be smart enough to make themselves smarter. Having made themselves smarter, they would spot still further opportunities for improvement, quickly leaving human intelligence far behind. This is caled an intelligence explosion.

This talk will review the argument for an intelligence explosion, and how one might seek to influence its outcome, and reduce the odds of catastrophe, should such an event occur. Following, such interventions will be put in relation to other paths for doing good, such as third world poverty interventions and interventions to reduce nuclear risk.

Picnic

When:	2PM, Friday, October 7th, 2011
Where:	Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick, NJ
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Come for a picnic, bring some friends, bring some food, let's have a good time.
We'll bring a frisbee or two, some more outdoor games; bring your own to share.
The park is located right next to Rutgers College Ave Campus; some of us will walk there from the Philosophy Department, feel free to join us for the walk as well.
There is no set end time - if the weather is good we can stay longer.
Raindate: Friday, October 14th, 2PM

Please RSVP.

Pizza Social with Neil Sinhababu

When:	1:15PM, Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Where:	1 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ
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We will be having an informal lunch next week with Neil Sinhababu, assistant professor at the National University of Singapore and member of Giving What We Can. Neil aims some of his giving at political causes, and he has done some interesting work to figure out how effective that method could be. Neil will be available to answer questions about political giving or his work in moral philosophy, which is independently interesting.

Come to this meeting if you'd like to learn more about giving to political causes, ethics, or if you'd just like to spend some time hanging out with Giving What We Can folks. There will be free pizza.

Please RSVP so that we know how much pizza to order.

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Psychological research has made some startling discoveries and has discredited many common sense beliefs. Come and learn what leads to a happier life: lessons from the science of positive psychology.

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Some charities are a 1,000 times as effective as others: giving them $1 is as good as giving another charity $1,000. Come to find out what makes them better.

Several Giving What We Can members will be at the Rutgers Involvement Fair on Friday, September 9th, from 3PM to 7PM on the Voorhees Mall.

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The first event of the semester "Meet & Greet - Pizza & Potluck" will be held on Tuesday, September 13th from 8PM to 10PM at the Philosophy Department, 3 Seminary Place, Seminar Room.

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Global Poverty: Making the greatest impact
a lecture by Jeffrey Sachs

When:	8PM Monday, April 11th, 2011
Where:	Philosophy Department 3 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ
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Join a live conversation with Prof. Sachs, a leader in the fight against global poverty, repeatedly named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. In this one-time event, Prof. Sachs's talk will be videostreamed from Columbia University to Princeton, Harvard, and Rutgers Universities, enabling us all to engage in conversation on the causes that matter the most. The event will conclude with a lecture and Q&A with Tim Campbell, a philosophy Ph.D. student at Rutgers, who will address the main concerns you may have with international aid.

How to choose a high-impact career

When:	8PM Monday, April 4th, 2011
Where:	Room 402, Rutgers Student Center
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If we care about helping others, and really making a difference, how should we think about career choice? A natural thought is that the careers that do the most good are the service professions — being a doctor or NGO worker, for example. We argue that the standard approach to thinking about high-impact career choice is deeply flawed, and suggest a radical new approach to career selection that enables us to have a much greater impact.

Bolder Giving Teleconference

When:	Thursday, March 24th, 2011. 12PM-1PM
Where:	Online
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Giving What We Can: Rutgers organizers Nick Beckstead and Mark Lee are being featured on a free teleconference call hosted by the Gates-funded organization Bolder Giving. Nick and Mark will be speaking with fundraisers, donors, and donor advisors.

Giving What We Can members pledge to give at least 10% of their income every year for their whole working lives to organizations effectively fight global poverty. Mark and Nick have personally increased that commitment 50% of their income. [link]

If you'd like to join this call, you can register here

If you're busy on Thursday, you can join the Chronicle on Philanthropy's online chat with us the previous day (Wednesday, March 23rd, 12-1pm EDT).

Global Poverty Discussion

When:	Monday, March 7th, 2011 @ 8PM
Where:	Philosophy Department; 3 Seminary Place; New Brunswick, NJ
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Come to a discussion about global poverty. Raise you concerns, ask questions, share opinions, and learn from like-minded people.

We'll have pizza; please confirm your attendance on the Facebook event so we know how much to order.

Lunch with Toby Ord at Rutgers

When:	Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 @ noon
Where:	Food Court @ Rutgers Student Center College Ave Campus
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Come meet Toby Ord, the creator of Giving What We Can.

When:	Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Where:	Cook College Campus Center 59 Biel Road New Brunswick, NJ
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Larry Temkin is a leading thinker on one of the key issues of our time, equality. He has held visiting appointments at Oxford, Harvard, the National Humanities Center, and the Australian National University, and has advised the World Health Organization and the World Bank on global inequality. He has received numerous teaching awards from alumni, peers, and the American Philosophical Association. He will discuss why we should care about global poverty.

Toby Ord is a philosopher at Oxford University and the founder of Giving What We Can, an international organization devoted to fighting poverty in the developing world. Its members pledge to give 10% of their income to the organizations that best serve this purpose. In the year since its inception, over 90 people have taken the pledge, together committing over $27 million. Dr. Ord will discuss how we can most effectively fight poverty.

First Pizza Social

When:	Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Where:	3 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ
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The first Giving What We Can social meeting for 2011.

Come socialize, meet like-minded people, eat pizza.

When:	Tuesday, December 8th, 2010
Where:	116 Scott Hall, College Ave Campus
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At the launch event for Giving What We Can: Rutgers, Peter Singer argued that we can make a massive impact on the lives of others by giving a portion of our income to the right places, without making any great sacrifices. Is that true? Does aid really work? How do we measure how well it works? And what does psychological research say about the relationship between happiness and giving?

Members of Giving What We Can: Rutgers will lead discussions on these kinds of questions. They will discuss these topics:

1. Myths about aid: why the common objections to giving don't work.

2. Measuring impact and the distribution of aid effectiveness.

3. The relationship between happiness and giving. What does psychological research suggest about the relationship between giving and our own happiness?

When:	Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Where:	Livingston Hall, Livingston Student Center 84 Joyce Kilmer Ave Piscataway, NJ
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Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, is the most influential and controversial philosopher alive. One of TIME Magazine's 100 "most influential people," his work has been translated into over 15 languages and is routinely taught in universities around the world. A question/answer period and book signing will follow the talk.

This free public lecture marks the launch of Giving What We Can: Rutgers, an organization devoted to promoting effective philanthropy.