Headlines

Updates from the consulting industry + the world's biggest problems

Bolstered by recent philanthropic support, global funding to fight lead exposure has doubled, sparking a new wave of optimism on a problem that has historically affected half of all children in the developing world. -Vox

The team at 80,000 Hours has updated their list of most pressing global problems. Factory farming moved up to the fifth highest priority, while climate change has dropped. -80,000 Hours

US President-Elect Donald Trump's playbook for advanced AI is hard to predict, but past comments from him and his advisors may provide clues. -Transformer

Founders Pledge launched a venture capital arm to create new 'flywheel' in philanthropy. -TechCrunch

In a tough financial season for consulting firms, Saudi Arabia's "megaprojects" seem to offer lots and lots of billable hours. -Bloomberg

Quick wins

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Does donating to AI safety feel too risky? Explore a risk-aware giving portfolio with this tool from Rethink Priorities.

Chris Anderson (of TED) is promoting his new book, Infectious Generosity, with a giving chatbot.

To earn to give or not to earn to give? That is the question (in this quiz from Ambitious Impact).

Deep reads

A closer look at complex, critical topics

Giving is moneyball. -GiveWell

You're richer than you realize (video). -Giving What We Can

Many of us have the capacity to save a child's life, if we rely on the best data. -Our World in Data

Open Philanthropy's offices are named after some of the most remarkable feats of giving in history. -Open Philanthropy

How can poor countries become rich? Kill small businesses and focus on firms. -Asterisk

Coming up

If an event has an asterisk, our team plans to attend! Come say hello.

November

• EAGxVirtual 2024*, November 15-17
• Leveraging Your Career Beyond Effective Giving, November 28

December

• Effective Animal Advocacy Meetup @ProVeg Incubator, December 10

Jobs

Your three-year transition plan just got a lot shorter

• Careers Adviser - Animal Advocacy Careers (Apply by November 22)
• Operations Manager / Associate, Research Manager / Researcher, International AI Governance - Concordia AI(Apply by November 24, 27)
• Consultant, Collaborative Surveillance Partnership - United Nations, World Health Organization (Apply by November 26)
• Strategy Lead, University Groups - Centre for Effective Altruism (Apply by December 2)
• Founder Fellowship (Spring 2025) - South Park Commons (Apply by February 2)
• Pivotal Research Fellowship - Pivotal Research (Rolling)
• Consultant, Lead Poisoning Prevention - Resolve to Save Lives(Rolling)
• Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning - Clean Air Fund(Rolling)
• Operations Associate - Center for AI Safety (Rolling)
• Senior Policy Manager, Climate Protection - Future Matters (Rolling)

Member Moves

Consultants for Impact taking off to tackle critical global problems

• Friederike Grosse-Holz (BCG) is a new Technology Specialist in the AI Office at the European Commission
• Jackson Gardner (Bain) started as Operations Manager at the Institute for Law & AI
• Sarah Xu (BCG) began her new role as the Director of Partnerships at Taimaka
• Tim Shavers (McKinsey) joined the board at Rethink Priorities
• Shelby McIntyre (Slalom) is the new project manager on the Partner Events team at the Center for Effective Altruism
• Rajiv Dattani (McKinsey) joined Model Evaluation and Threat Research (METR) as Chief Operating Officer.

Want to talk jobs?

Our team has 15+ years of experience in the consulting industry, have each personally transitioned into higher impact roles, and would love to help you do the same!