Centre for Enabling EA Learning & Research
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Centre for Enabling EA Learning & Research (Blackpool) | |
| Abbreviation | CEEALAR |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 2018 |
| Registration no. | 1189768 |
| Legal status | Charitable incorporated organisation |
| Headquarters | Blackpool, England |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 53°48′39″N 3°03′08″W / 53.81078°N 3.05229°W |
Chair | Dr Gregory Hamish Colbourn |
| Affiliations | Effective altruism |
| Website | www.ceelar.org |
Formerly called | EA Hotel |
The Centre for Enabling EA Learning & Research (abbreviated CEEALAR, formerly EA Hotel) supports individuals to self-educate and work towards charitable aims within the framework of effective altruism (EA). It provides successful applicants with grants for free or subsidised accommodation, catering within the centre and a stipend.
History
[edit]The centre was founded by Greg Colbourn, a former 3D-printing entrepreneur who became involved in the effective altruism movement. He announced the purchase of a former 17-room hotel in central Blackpool in an effective altruism forum on the 4th of June 2018.[1] The hotel cost £130,000, which he paid for using personal profits from successful cryptocurrency investments.[2][3][4] CEEALAR was registered as a charitable incorporated organisation in England and Wales on the 3rd of June 2020.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "EA Hotel with free accommodation and board for two years - EA Forum". forum.effectivealtruism.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ ""Effective altruists" aim to change the world from a Blackpool hotel". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Howgego, Joshua. "Altruism 2.0: How to use science to make charitable acts go further". New Scientist. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Correspondent, Gabriella Swerling, Northern. "Hotel with free B&B (for guests who save humanity)". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "CENTRE FOR ENABLING EA LEARNING & RESEARCH - Charity 1189768". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
Registration history: 03 June 2020: CIO registration