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EA Netherlands is recruiting up to two board members — open internationally (one potentially as chair)
2 min readJul 14
TL;DR: EA Netherlands is looking for up to two new board members, one possibly as chair. Voluntary, ~5 hours a month, quarterly online meetings. You don't need to live in the Netherlands or speak Dutch. Read more and apply by 30 August here.
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EAN stewards the EA community in the Netherlands, helping people do as much good as possible through their giving, careers, and projects. 2025 gave us real momentum: course completions grew 140%, EAGxAmsterdam drew 517 attendees and set an all-time EAGx record for Giving What We Can pledges (~$2.9M in expected lifetime giving), and we ran the first independent impact evaluation of a national EA organisation. Surveys suggest the Netherlands is now one of the largest national EA communities in the world, and Amsterdam the largest EA hub in continental Europe.
In 2026, our focus is to "build the room before we fill it" — deepening our in-person community as we keep growing. You can read our 2025 review and plans for 2026 for the full picture.
The role
The board recruits and oversees the management team — currently me (co-director since 2022), with a second co-director to be announced shortly. It meets online quarterly and as needed, usually on a weekday evening (European time). Beyond formal oversight, board members act as a sounding board for the management team. The input we value most is honest and transparently reasoned challenges to our strategy and tactics, plus advice drawn from your own expertise, particularly in marketing, communications, and fundraising.
We're recruiting a regular board member and a chair (who also leads the board and is the main point of contact with the management team). You don't need to apply for a specific seat — just indicate in the form what you're open to. You don't need to live in the Netherlands or speak Dutch — meetings are online and in English.
Who we're looking for
People who are fully signed up to the principles of effective altruism, who work collaboratively, reliably, and constructively, and whose skills or networks complement the current board. For this round, we're particularly keen on backgrounds in nonprofit leadership (e.g. AIM incubatees), marketing and communications, fundraising, AI safety, and global health and development. None of these are required — if this resonates, please apply.
Current board
Lisa Gotoh (outgoing chair), Senior Policy Officer AI / AI Global Governance Lead at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gert van Vught, co-founder & CEO of Sustainer; Farshida Zafar (outgoing), Director of the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship; Nicoll Peracha, Executive Director of The Mission Motor; and Martijn Klop, Senior Programme Associate at the EA Animal Welfare Fund. Former board members include Sjir Hoeijmakers, now CEO of Giving What We Can, and Jan-Willem van Putten, co-founder & Executive Director of the School for Moral Ambition.
To apply
Complete this short form by midnight on Sunday 30 August. The process is 2–3 interviews with the board and management team, possibly some written questions, and a reference check.
Questions? Ask in the comments or email me at [email protected].
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