September brings a variety of opportunities to engage with EA Belgium and the wider community. We’ll start with our monthly EA Social Meetup in Brussels, followed by two community outings: the Vegan Street Festival and Show Up for Humanity. These are great chances to meet new people, share ideas, and get inspired in both informal and cultural settings. On top of that, there’s exciting news from Effectief Geven: tax-deductible donations to various highly effective charities are finally possible in Belgium!
There's also a chance to combine fitness and fundraising at HYROX Ghent, and several impactful career openings in policy and animal advocacy. From the broader EA network, you’ll also find highlights such as the upcoming EAGx conferences in Berlin and Amsterdam.
We hope this mix of local activities, international events, and new opportunities helps you start the autumn feeling connected and motivated!
📆 Date: Tuesday, September 16th
🕒 Time: 19:30
📍 Location: The Sister Brussels Café
Join us in Brussels after the summer break to reconnect, meet like-minded people, and explore ideas for impactful projects, events, and collaborations this autumn. Whether you’re new to Effective Altruism or already involved, it’s a relaxed chance to share what you’ve been working on, exchange ideas, and get inspired—everyone is welcome!
📅 Date: Saturday, September 20
🕒 Time: 11:00
📍 Location: Vismet, Brussels
On 20 September, we will attend the Vegan Street Festival in Brussels together. This is a great opportunity to enjoy plant-based food, explore the festival, and spend time with fellow community members in an informal setting. For further details about the event, see the link here: Vegan Street Festival Brussels 2025
📅 Date: Saturday, September 20
🕒 Time: 16:00
📍 Location: Vismet, Brussels
If you can’t join us at the Vegan Street Festival, you can join Show Up for Humanity at the Atomium the same day. This free, citizen-led festival features Belgian artists like Axelle Red and Selah Sue alongside inspiring speakers. In the Action Village, you can explore effective giving, impactful careers, and join a speed-dating session with like-minded people. EA Belgium will be there to enjoy the music, connect, and discover practical ways to do the most good together. For further details about the event, see the link here: Show up for Humanity
Want to grab a coffee, play board games, hike together, or just chat about EA in a relaxed setting? Our EA Belgium WhatsApp community is the perfect place to suggest casual meetups! We have subgroups for Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven.
Since the beginning of EA Flanders and Belgium, around 2016, one question we've gotten a lot is how to make tax-deductible donations to effective charities. The options were always limited. Donors in Belgium faced an unfortunate trade-off:
Tax-deductible options often meant supporting local charities, but not always the ones backed by the strongest evidence of impact.
Most effective charities, identified by independent evaluators like GiveWell and Animal Charity Evaluators, were usually accessible only without tax benefits.
But now, thanks to a new collaboration launched by Effectief Geven, belgian donors who want to maximise both their impact and their tax benefits have a reason to celebrate. Through Effectief Geven’s new setup, the list of effective charities that are tax-deductible in Belgium has expanded significantly.
👉 Read our full article here to learn more.
You can also read the announcement by Effectief Geven here (NL)
From 12 to 14 December, HYROX—the world’s fastest growing fitness race—comes to Belgium for the first time with a spectacular edition in Ghent.
With a Charity Ticket, you get a discount on your registration and commit to raising at least €200–€300 for the most effective charities. You decide whether to support global health, mental health, women’s rights, or climate. This way, you combine a sporting challenge with maximum impact.
Register here with a Charity Ticket: Tickets
The Impactful Policy Careers Accelerator, an initiative by Animal Advocacy Careers, is looking for a Programme Manager to help talented people enter high-impact roles in areas such as global health, animal welfare, and food systems. This is a full-time, remote position in Europe with a salary of €48,000/year. The Accelerator builds on a successful pilot in March 2025, where over half of participants went on to secure impactful policy roles. The application deadline is 22 September, and a Q&A session will take place on 17 September at 18:00 CET. More details here: impactfulpolicycareers.com
Eurogroup for Animal is seeking a Head of Operations to strengthen operations in HR, IT, governance, internal processes, and office management. Reporting to the CEO and leading a team of five, the successful candidate will help build an efficient, values-aligned, and future-ready organisation with high impact across Europe. The role is full-time and permanent, based in Brussels. If you're looking to lead organisational excellence in an impactful NGO environment, you can find further details via the job listing. More details here: eurogroupforanimals.org
The AI Office (DG CONNECT, European Commission) governs AI in Europe, covering frontier AI safety, innovation, competitiveness, regulation, and AI for good. They are recruiting an Administrative Agent (FG II) in Brussels to support the AI Safety Unit with tasks such as managing calendars, correspondence, meetings, missions, and personnel procedures, as well as supporting coordination and document management. This role offers a chance to contribute to the EU’s leadership in AI governance while developing your career in a multicultural environment. Applications close on 30 September 2025. More details here: eu-careers.europa.eu
The School for Moral Ambition is looking for volunteer community builders to help grow and support its fast-expanding international network. You’ll work closely with highly motivated members to launch and guide Moral Ambition Circles: small, supportive groups where people help each other pursue ambitious paths and make high-impact career moves.
More upcoming events in Europe:
EAGx Berlin
3-5 October · Berlin, Germany
EAGx Amsterdam
12-14 December · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Connect with other EAs and join our WhatsApp-community to stay up to date on news, events and opportunities! Want to get involved with Effective Altruism Belgium or have some ideas for new projects? We'd love to hear from you! Especially if you’re not from Brussels and you would like to start events elsewhere. Feedback is always welcome too.
Kind regards,
The EA Belgium team
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