What is 80,000 Hours?

80,000 Hours is a community that encourages people to become effective altruists – people who make helping others as much as possible a major life goal.

Our members focus their careers on helping others by campaigning, inspiring others, researching or becoming professional philanthropists.

80,000 Hours helps you be an effective altruist by providing a supporting community of dedicated members who share their insights and experience.

How are our members making a difference?

Some of our members try to help as many people as possible by becoming professional philanthropists.