About the Effective Environmentalism Initiative
The Effective Environmentalism Initiative (EEI) is the primary organisation behind the effective environmentalism movement. We build community, spark new initiatives, and help people find careers and causes with the greatest positive impact on the planet.
What we do
EEI's work spans community building, career guidance, and meta charity — all oriented toward maximising positive impact for the climate and the planet's inhabitants.
Our more detailed theory of change can be found via this link.
Career guidance
We help aspiring and established climate professionals find career paths with the highest counterfactual impact — whether in research, policy, entrepreneurship, or philanthropy.
Community building
We connect researchers, funders, advocates, and professionals who share a commitment to effective environmentalism — creating a network that exchanges ideas and opportunities.
Meta charity
We encourage people to produce research and start initiatives to improve the effectiveness of climate action.
The home of the effective environmentalism movement
EEI does not run direct environmental programmes — we build the intellectual and social infrastructure that makes the whole movement more effective. That means our work has an unusually high multiplier: better research, better-connected community, and better-directed talent all compound over time.
Making a donation
Donations to EEI can be made via bank transfer. Please contact us ahead of making a donation to ensure an efficient donation process. We can currently effectively absorb up to €150,000 euros.
EEI operates as a project of Effective Altruism Netherlands, a registered charity (ANBI) in the Netherlands.
A donation to EEI supports our work to grow the effective environmentalism movement. If you'd rather want to support effective nonprofits running climate programmes themselves, view our list of recommended charities.
Leadership
My name is Alexa Young
Soemano 'Soem' Zeijlmans leads EEI part-time.
Besides his work on growing effective environmentalism, Soem is a Research Associate at Giving Green. He previously worked as a Research Fellow at AIM and as a Policy Analyst at GFI Europe. He holds a MSc in Environmental Economics from VU Amsterdam and a MA in Environment, Development and Peace from the UN's University for Peace.
Volunteers
The work of the Effective Environmentalism Initiative is supported by a team of volunteers contributed their skills and interest to grow the effective environmentalism movement.
Advisory Council
EEI benefits from guidance and expertise offered by a broader network of experienced nonprofit leaders.
