EA Netherlands (Effectief Altruïsme Nederland) is the national effective altruism community-building organization for the Netherlands, running introductory programs, supporting local groups, and hosting major EA events.
EA Netherlands (Effectief Altruïsme Nederland) is the national effective altruism community-building organization for the Netherlands, running introductory programs, supporting local groups, and hosting major EA events.
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Updated 05/18/26Co-Director
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Funding Details
Updated 05/18/26- Annual Budget
- $197,000
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Org Details
Updated 05/18/26EA Netherlands (Effectief Altruïsme Nederland) was founded in 2017 as a registered Stichting (foundation) in the Netherlands with ANBI public-benefit status. The organization is the national hub for the effective altruism movement in the Netherlands, with the mission to build a community of and for effective altruists so that everyone interested in EA has access to the people and resources they need to maximize their social impact through careers, projects, and donations. The organization operates through three primary target groups. For proto-EAs (potential community members), it offers a popular five-week introductory course, events, media outreach, and online presence. For community organizers, it provides one-on-one meetings, knowledge-sharing events, annual retreats, and a national co-working workspace in Amsterdam. For researchers and practitioners, it offers co-working spaces, specialized retreats, and fellowships designed to strengthen EA-relevant research and practice. In 2025, EA Netherlands significantly expanded its reach: national introductory course completions grew 140% (from 36 to 87), EAGxAmsterdam 2025 attracted 517 attendees (up 36% from 380 in 2024) and set an all-time EAGx record for Giving What We Can pledges with 57 new pledges representing approximately $2.9 million in lifetime giving. An independent qualitative impact study found that 83% of interviewed community members reported improved clarity on impactful work and 75% linked their engagement to career changes. New organizations have emerged from the community, including Aithos (AI safety research), EAAN (animal advocacy, ~140 members), the Dutch Network for AI Safety, and the Effective Environmentalism Initiative. The organization is staffed by two co-directors, James Herbert and Marieke de Visscher (each at 0.8 FTE), supported by contractors, interns, and volunteers. For 2026, the organization is focused on deepening in-person community programming and recruiting a replacement for the departing co-director Marieke de Visscher.
Theory of Change
Updated 05/18/26EA Netherlands aims to increase the number of highly-engaged effective altruists (HEAs) in the Netherlands — people who are motivated by impartial concern for others, think carefully about how to help most effectively, and take significant actions through their careers, donations, or EA-related work. The organization targets three groups in sequence: it reaches proto-EAs through introductory courses, events, and media to grow community involvement; it supports organizers with mentorship and infrastructure to multiply their community-building capacity; and it provides co-working spaces and retreats for researchers and practitioners who are already doing EA-relevant work. The causal chain is that a larger, more capable Dutch EA community produces more talent directed at pressing global problems, more high-impact career decisions, and more effective charitable giving — thereby contributing to reduced existential risk and improved AI safety outcomes as community members enter relevant research, policy, and technical roles.
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Updated 05/18/26Projects
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A project of Stichting Effectief Altruïsme Nederland (EA Netherlands) that promotes “effective environmentalism” by highlighting high-impact, evidence-based ways to address climate change, pollution and other global environmental problems.
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