The best of IAA Slack: December
Useful conversations & resources from our Slack community
Busy December? No problem, we’ll catch you up🚀
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Slack channels covered:
💡 Discussions
🙏 Help requests: answered
🤖 AI channels
❤️️️ Introductions
💼 Jobs
👩💻 Slack feature updates
🔥 Funding
🎁 Tools & Resources
👋 Opportunities and help offered
💡 Discussions:
Want to start a discussion or get other opinions? Ask away in the #02-discussions!
What animal-advocacy-related view did you change your mind about this year?
Can someone explain the welfare theory of change of Egg-Tech and ovo-sexing to me?
Discussion on how advocates from high income countries (HIC) can help advocates in low and middle income countries (LMIC)]
🙏 Help requests: answered
Did you know you can ask *any* farmed animal advocacy question in this #03-help-requests channel? Whatever you’re struggling with, or are curious about. There is no such thing as a stupid question!
Has anyone got a list of animal advocacy conferences, along the lines of AVA?
Looking for Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software. Do you know about CRM's and could provide advice or guidance?
Any recommendations for layout manager tools for making nice-looking reports?
🤖 AI channels
Did you know that we have 3 AI channels to complement our AI and Animals Wiki: #c-ai-discussion, #s-ai-tools and #s-ai-images?
Max Taylor published an EA Forum post (Read Bringing about animal-inclusive AI)
Our AI/Animals coalition now has over 40 members! The group is for working on and coordinating concrete projects at the intersection of AI and animal welfare. DM Constance Li on Slack to join.
❤️️️ Introductions:
Our #01-introductions channel is a great way to get to know the community.
Haven’t had a chance to introduce yourself? It’s never too late! Introducing yourself improves the chances of connecting with more advocates. Here are some intros from new members:
I'm Virginie (she/her), and I'm from Montreal! I'm doing a PhD in Philosophy (animal ethics) at the University of Oxford.
My name is Zip and I coordinate the Critical Research on Industrial Livestock Systems (CRILS) Network.
I’m Alex (her/she). I live in Los Angeles and am a digital producer and have a career history in film, new media, and new product development.
Myles here in Denver, Colorado, USA. I am a consulting services contractor, and currently manage a field marketing / sales program for the alt protein company
I’m Samridh Shastry, and I am based in New Delhi, India. I'm an environmental lawyer and researcher.
💼 Jobs:
Our #06-job-postings channel is one of the most popular ones!
Two of the top companies developing in-ovo sexing technology recently had an influx of funding and are hiring in Netherlands and Germany
Science Writer & Editor, Wild Animal Initiative
LinkedIn Sales Specialist. V-Label International
Content Coordinator, Centre for Effective Altruism’s Events Team
👩💻 Slack feature updates
⭐️ Our Slack has over 1750 members!
In 2023, our members have collectively sent over 34k messages — and 70% of them were private! We are excited to be a collaboration hub!
Are you looking for a job and want to join a supportive private community? Message Becca Rogers on Slack to be added to our job seeker channel.
New channel alert: #welfare-footprint - to discuss the framework the Welfare Footprint is working on (they host office hours every Tuesday and did a workshop with us - watch a recording here)
We have facilitated over 170 1:1 in our #x-donut-meetings channel! Join if you’d like to meet with other animal advocates every three weeks for an online coffee chat. We had feedback from the participants that these calls are quite valuable.
We’re using a new form to join Slack to improve the onboarding experience. Please share with your colleagues and friends in the movement!
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🔥 Funding
Have a question about fundraising? Ask in our #s-fundraising channel!
IAA built a new Fundraising wiki to help new projects with fundraising — along with an updated database of all the funders we are aware of.
🎁 Tools & Resources
Have a resource to share? #05-tools-resources is a channel for you!
Best mental health activity thread: What’s the best thing you’ve done for your mental health this year?
Empirically valid survey questions that animal orgs may find helpful
Animal Charity Evaluators has assembled a list of all farmed animal advocacy organizations around the world
Nonprofits get up to $10,000 per month in Google Ads credits for free and you can apply for a free student/volunteer to help you set up your ads
How to replace business cards with a free QR code on your phone at conferences
👋 Opportunities and help offered
“I have been thinking about the need for a knowledge hub for the movement and how it connects to the great work done in IAA” - collaboration opportunity
Animal Ask is welcoming applications for partnerships with animal advocacy orgs in any country
Volunteers wanted - for the upcoming Vegan and Animal Rights Conference in the UK
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