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[Promise this is not a scam] Sign up to receive a free $50 charity gift card from a rich person

Every year, for the past few years, famous rich person Ray Dalio has given away 20,000 $50 gift cards. And he is doing it again this year. These can be given any of over 1.8 million US registered charities, which includes plenty of EA charities

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In Development, a global development-focused magazine founded by Lauren Gilbert, has just opened their first call for pitches. They are looking for 2-4k word stories about things happening in the developing world. They're especially excited about pitches from people living in low and middle income countries. They pay 2k USD per article, submissions close Jan 12. More info here