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My name is Gergő, I’m director at EA UK. Previously I was at the European Network for AI Safety and co-founded of Amplify, a marketing agency dedicated to helping fieldbuilding projects. My journey into communitybuilding started in 2019 with organising EA meetups on a volunteer basis.

I started doing full-time paid work in CB in 2021, when I founded an EA club at my university (it wasn’t supposed to be full-time at least at the beginning, but you know how it is). This grew into a city group and eventually into a national group called EA Hungary. We also spun out an AIS group in 2022, which I’m still leading. AIS Hungary is one of the few AIS groups that have 2+ FTE working for them.

Previously I was a volunteer charity analyst and analysis coordinator for SoGive, an experience I think of fondly and I’m grateful for. I have also done some academic research in psychology.

gergo 9 Jun 2026 10:33 UTC
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in reply to: Jen baik’s comment on: The London EA Events Luma page is LIVE! – subscribe & share your events
that’s a great tip, thanks!

What does EA UK do?

gergo24 Apr 2026 10:35 UTC

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London EA Newcomers Meetup (1st April)

gergo21 Mar 2026 17:02 UTC

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The London EA Events Luma page is LIVE! – subscribe & share your events

gergo21 Mar 2026 16:33 UTC

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gergo 19 Mar 2026 10:07 UTC
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on: What happens when an EA org actually invests in marketing? A case study.
Thanks for writing this up, amazing work!!

gergo 13 Mar 2026 15:07 UTC
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on: EA Organisation Updates thread: March 2026
Join our team to organise EAGxUK 2026!

EAGxUK is part of the network of Effective Altruism Global-affiliated (EAGx) conferences happening around the world and will bring together hundreds of people working on high-impact problems. The 2026 event is planned as a ~2.5-day conference in mid-September 2026.

We are looking for motivated and reliable people to join us for the creation of this amazing event. We are hiring several part-time contractor organisers to help build the event: Team Lead, Production Lead, Content Lead, Admissions Lead, Communications Lead, and Volunteer Coordinator.

Pay: £25–£29/hour (depending on role, location, and experience)

Deadlines
- Team Lead: 16 March
- All other roles: 30 March
  
  Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so earlier applications are encouraged.
  Learn more and apply here: https://shorturl.at/LFfyT

gergo 9 Mar 2026 13:27 UTC
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in reply to: Doofan’s comment on: 🇬🇧 We’re hiring organisers for EAGxUK 2026 (deadline: 16th March)
linked at the bottom!

🇬🇧 We’re hiring organisers for EAGxUK 2026 (deadline: 16th March)

gergo4 Mar 2026 17:26 UTC

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gergo 17 Feb 2026 15:36 UTC
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in reply to: Andrew Myerscough’s comment on: Where should we hold EAGxUK 2026 (September)? Respond by 20 Feb
Thanks for your message, Andrew. If you have a write-up on this project please feel free to send it over by email at gergo@effectivealtruism.uk. I can also brainstorm on additinal people who you could benefit connecting with about this!

Where should we hold EAGxUK 2026 (September)? Respond by 20 Feb

gergo13 Feb 2026 21:57 UTC

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gergo 13 Feb 2026 20:40 UTC
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on: 500k mid-career professionals want to do more good with their careers. Can we help them?
Thanks for writing this, Dom. I constantly hear that mid to senior career professionals are a bottleneck for the community. As far as I know, 80k does some AI powered job-matchmaking, but it would be really good if you could also do this, or have your group share their information with 80k, such as by filling out this census. (Maybe check with them first about what is the best way to get these people on their radar, though.)
I also wanted to offer a word of caution. For most roles, connecting a competent professional to a job listing won’t be sufficient. I have written on the importance of what I call “context” here. Your people will need to upskill on EA causes and network at EAGs in order to qualitfy for these roles. Orgs are not despeate for experienced professionals, they are desperate for high-context experienced professionals (especially in leadership roles).
I would also recommend sending them to take peer-led, high-absorption courses, such as CEA’s virtual program, Bluedot’s courses, AIS Collab’s Atlas fellowship, or Scaling Altruism’s career planning program. (I asked the last to to send you their EOIs). These are a good entry step that allows people to start building context.

There are many EA groups that your members could turn to in order to connect with the local community.

Announcing the new Director of EA UK

Jessica Wen 🔸12 Feb 2026 12:26 UTC

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Why Christians for Impact Invests in Marketing (BC #15)

gergo4 Feb 2026 14:14 UTC

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gergo 26 Jan 2026 17:01 UTC
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on: Your donations matter, but your colleague’s even more
It was interesting to read how explicit you are about being associated with EA, as many organisations (incl. in the giving space) are moving away from this.
We initially propsed to pitch that the principles of effective altruism allure to most employee’s background

first time for colleagues to hear about effective altruism principles.
Why do you think this worked for you? One reason this worked is that you seem to highlight the principles as opposed to the movement itself?
Great work!

The Three Pillars: A Theory of Change for Groups (BC #14)

gergo26 Jan 2026 11:20 UTC

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gergo 23 Jan 2026 10:48 UTC
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in reply to: ethai’s comment on: EA orgs overhire comms and underhire growth
if you DM me your whatsapp number I can add you :)

gergo 22 Jan 2026 18:17 UTC
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in reply to: ethai’s comment on: EA orgs overhire comms and underhire growth
RIP, EA comms slack!
There is a whatsapp group now!

gergo 15 Jan 2026 14:21 UTC
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in reply to: Clara Torres Latorre 🔸’s comment on: The Field Building Blog is now called Building Capacity
Haha thanks for the reminder, added it as a hyperlink now x)

The Field Building Blog is now called Building Capacity

gergo15 Jan 2026 7:10 UTC

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gergo 14 Jan 2026 8:48 UTC
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on: Masterdocs of EA community building guides and resources
Just saw that this is still being updated, as of early 2026. How amazing!