> Donating with a focus on helping the most people in the most effective way
It's not just about donating. Modern day EA is focused on impactful jobs, like working in research, policy, etc., more than it is focused on donating money.
Instead, the definition of EA given on their own site is
> Effective altruism is the project of trying to find the best ways of helping others, and putting them into practice.
> Effective altruism breaks down into a philosophy that aims to identify the most effective ways of helping others, and a practical community of people who aim to use the results of that research to make the world better.
It's not just about donating. Modern day EA is focused on impactful jobs, like working in research, policy, etc., more than it is focused on donating money.
See for example: https://80000hours.org/2015/07/80000-hours-thinks-that-only-...
Instead, the definition of EA given on their own site is
> Effective altruism is the project of trying to find the best ways of helping others, and putting them into practice.
> Effective altruism breaks down into a philosophy that aims to identify the most effective ways of helping others, and a practical community of people who aim to use the results of that research to make the world better.