Summary
In this post, we elaborate on our thinking about quantitative cost-effectiveness estimates (CEEs). They’ve been a part of our review process since we began reviewing charities, and they are particularly controversial and challenging. First, we summarize the benefits and challenges of CEEs in effective animal advocacy. … Read more
Undercover Investigations Evaluation
We recently released an evaluation of undercover investigations, the second evaluation to use our intervention evaluation form, a standardized template that provides a consistent, rigorous process for evaluating different ways of helping animals.
Our report includes a short write-up that covers the intervention’s strengths, … Read more
How Should We Compare Implementations of the Same Interventions in Different Countries?
This is the third post in our Foundational Questions series.
Animals are suffering around the world and advocates are also working globally to help them. There are several considerations that could affect the relative effectiveness of animal advocacy in different countries, … Read more
Our Initial Thoughts on the Mercy For Animals Facebook Ads Study
Results and tentative conclusions
We think the recently published Mercy For Animals Facebook ads study is the highest quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) so far of an animal advocacy intervention. We think the research team did a great job in planning and implementing the study, … Read more
How Should We Account for the Potential Long-term Impact of Organizations?
This is the second post of our Foundational Questions series. You can also learn more about this project and read the initial post Foundational Questions In Effective Animal Advocacy.
This year we evaluated two organizations, New Harvest (NH) and the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), … Read more