Hello!
We have MANY updates from the Impactful Animal Advocacy team:
1️⃣ Overhauled Wikis
We thank community member Kevin Xia for helping update and reorganize many of our Notion Wikis. We had major revamps for the following resources:
Media for podcasts, videos, books, etc
Meta Resources for info on jobs/careers, courses, organizations, and more
The rest were updated with minor additions and relevant resources
2️⃣ Slack
We’ve been growing our Slack community and and hit the 2,000 member milestone! If you’re not on Slack, you’re welcome to join us.
3️⃣ Events
We recently held an online event with presenters from Faunalytics, Plant Based Data, and Animal Data Project to better understand their research libraries. You can watch the recording of 📚Navigating Research Libraries for Animal Advocacy.
3️⃣ Our 2023 Year in Review is out!
Read the summary or the full report. Thank you to everyone who filled out our annual survey and helped review our analysis!
Talk to you in a couple weeks! We have more big news coming soon!! 😊
Sofia & Team IAA
📌 Highlighting a couple updates we found particularly useful:
How we started our own charity [on Mediterranean fish welfare] (and why we decided to wrap up) - from Koen and Ren
Mapping the Charitable Funding Landscape for Animal Welfare in Africa (summary and full report)
And these great opportunities:
Animal Charity Evaluators’ Movement Grants are open! Learn how to apply, what we are looking to fund this round, and the process & timeline.
Scarlet Sparks’ People Skills for Animal People Leadership Skills Program consists of six workshops designed for executive leaders to build leadership skills, get results, and improve employee performance, engagement, alignment, and productivity. Apply here by March 29.
Thrive Philanthropy announced a new multi-donor pooled Food Systems Fund. They are also recruiting for members to join the Asia, Africa, and LATAM Funding Steering Committees.
Newsletter sections:
💡 Topics being discussed
📚 Latest research
💼 Jobs
🔥 Opportunities & funding
🎁 Resources
🎉 Upcoming events
⚡️Tips for reading this newsletter:
Chat GPT Writer for AI-generated article summaries
Read Aloud Extension to listen to articles.
💡 Topics being discussed:
📄 Reports
Report on Manure Biogas, a deceptive promise of a methane solution
Short vs. long-term effects of disruptive animal rights protest, Social Change Lab
“Negative public opinion impacts directly related to exposure to the protest were no longer visible six months after it happened”
The £2 billion NHS Windfall: Why Meat Reduction Matters, Bryant Research
U.S. Animal Protection State Ranking Report, Animal Legal Defense Fund
🥗 Plant-Based Food & 🍗 Cultivated Protein
Plant Based for the Planet Austin, an initiative by Planted Society, provides results and data from the 2023 campaign
Meat and dairy industry giants hold the plant power behind many vegan brands
Preliminary AgFunder data points to 78% decline in cultivated meat funding in 2023
The political beef over cell-cultivated meat, explained, Vox
🌍 Animals and Climate:
9 charts that show US factory farming is even bigger than you realize
Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture, Our World in Data
List of 38 agrifood corporates making regenerative agriculture commitments
Opinion: Avian influenza outbreak exposes the betrayal of our values
The best & worst protein sources for the environment, explained
Policy, Legislation, and Law
Could Transparency International be a model to improve farmed animal welfare?
France bans “Meaty” names from plant-based labels in new decree
New U.S. Supreme Court case threatens legal protections for animals (Chevron doctrine) and SCOTUS rolled back clean water protections
This is why we can’t have nice laws, Lewis Bollard
💪 Animal Advocacy Org and Movement Updates:
Veguary, a free program hosted by Afro-Vegan Society during Black History Month, has a pledge, recipes, weekly livestream, and a community.
🎲 Other:
The Competitive Edge of Doing Good, Peter Singer
On worldviews:
4 worldviews on the future of agriculture, and potential alliances
UK school textbook on worldviews features the Sentientism worldview
📚 Latest research:
How Do Australians Feel About Commercial Killing Of Kangaroos?
Literature review of Chinese papers discussing topics and research related to aquatic animal welfare
Short agony or long ache: comparing sources of suffering that differ in duration and intensity, Welfare Footprint Project
💼 Jobs:
Campaign Coordinator, Crustacean Compassion. Apply by March 13.
Campaigns Specialist, The Humane League. Apply by March 5.
Digital Marketing Manager, AuNZ, World Animal Protection. Apply by March 15.
Global Growth Manager, Global Campaign Manager, and other jobs, Anima International. Apply by March 17.
Plus, new positions from GFI, impossible Foods, and more are listed on the Animal Advocacy Careers, Tälist, Alt Protein Careers job boards.
🚀 Seeking pro bono marketing advice? 🚀 User-Friendly is thrilled to announce a new Slack channel dedicated to providing expert insights. From branding to ad campaigns, the User-Friendly team is here to help with your 'low-fidelity' questions. Join them now at #s-Ask-A-Marketer and elevate your marketing game!
If you’re not on the IAA Slack, join us to ask your marketing questions and more.
🔥 Opportunities & Funding
Ambitious Impact (previously Charity Entrepreneurship) is accepting applications for their Charity Incubation and Research Programs.
Animal Alliance Asia’s ReRooted Asia Fund is accepting applications for projects that focus on diet change in select countries. Deadline is March 17.
Animal Think Tank is looking for a content and social media specialist volunteer.
ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming is accepting applications until March 5.
ASPCA Research Grants are accepting proposals for research on animal cruelty, access to veterinary care, applied behavior, psychological trauma, and farmed animal welfare. Deadline is June 30.
Conference on Animal Rights Europe (CARE) is accepting speaker proposals. Deadline is March 24.
Comparative Animal Law Postgraduate Workshop is accepting abstracts, due March 31
Faunalytics has extended office hours! They’ve added two additional team members, Björn and Coni, to the schedule.
Free initial 1-hour consultations on operations and productivity by Deena Englander of WorkStream.
International Farm Animal Welfare Fellowship is recruiting Mandarin-speaking applicants for their 3-month program. Deadline is March 3.
Planted Society is looking for volunteer digital media specialists.
ProVeg Grant applications due by March 1.
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🎁 Resources
🎧 Podcasts:
Asia for Animals (AfA) podcast:
Future of Foods: Why so many male chicks are killed each year - Bryant Research
Hey, Have You Eaten Yet: What's Going on with Plant-based Nowadays with Max Elder, Managing Director of Food Systems Innovations
How I Learned to Love Shrimp:
Our Hen House: Thrive Philanthropy w/ Jessika Ava
Sentientism: David Peña-Guzmán of Overthink
📹 Videos (use YouTube video summarizer to get key takeaways!)
Bryant Research: The Rise of Plant-Based Diets in Pet Nutrition
Impactful Animal Advocacy: 📚Navigating Research Libraries for Animal Advocacy
📖 Other:
🎉 Upcoming events
Alt Protein for Good: Plant-Based Alternative Protein in the United States. Stray Dog. February 29.
Scarlet Spark Role Clarity Workshop, March 5.
AfA Connect 2024. March 5–6.
Cell Ag UK Student Conference. Virtual March 12.
EA Global London, May 31–June 2. London, UK.
View more on the Connect for Animals (CFA)’s event list and Animal Rights Calendar.
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