Category: Interviews & Conversations
Conversation with Jesse Marks, Animals Australia
Jesse Marks, Animals Australia’s Director of Education and Outreach, spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director, on August 18, 2015.
The overall goals and impact of Animals Australia
As an organization what are your one year, five year, and overarching goals? … Read more
Conversation with Andrea Gunn, The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Andrea Gunn is the National Grassroots Director at THL. Andrea spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on July 22, … Read more
Conversation with Clare Farrow, The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Clare Farrow is a former intern and current volunteer with THL. Clare spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on September 4, … Read more
Conversation with Rachel Huff-Wagenborg, The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Rachel Huff-Wagenborg is the Director of Operations at THL. Rachel spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director, on October 1, 2015. … Read more
Conversation with Ana Ortega, The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Ana Ortega is the Mexico Campaign Coordinator at THL. Ana spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on August 27, … Read more
Conversation with Nick Cooney, Mercy For Animals
Nick Cooney spoke with Jacy Reese, a Research Associate at ACE, on September 2, 2015.
US and Canada Investigations
Mercy For Animals (MFA) has released six investigations so far this year, focusing primarily on poultry farms, and plans to release four more by the end of the year. … Read more
Conversation with Aaron Ross, The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. Aaron Ross is the Director of Campaigns at THL. Aaron spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on July 23, … Read more
Conversation with Isha Datar, Executive Director of New Harvest
Isha Datar, Executive Director of New Harvest, spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on July 28, 2015.
Strategic Plans
New Harvest aims to be a strategic grant-making organization that focuses on catalytic grants that allow Researchers to go from early stage ideas and preliminary research to having a prototype, … Read more
ACE Interviews: Nikki Bollaert
Nikki Bollaert is Director of development at Mercy For Animals, where she serves as fundraising strategist and manager of MFA’s philanthropy team. Nikki has worked in the field of development and philanthropy for 23 years, building development programs at nonprofit organizations, … Read more
Conversation with Dil Peeling, Compassion in World Farming
Dil Peeling, Compassion in World Farming’s Director of Campaigns, spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research, on August 5, 2015.
1 year and 5 year goals
1 year goals
Compassion in World Farming is currently focused on several campaigns. They are fighting against the long distance live export trade from the UK to EU and between EU and non-EU countries. … Read more
ACE Interviews: Carol J. Adams
Carol J. Adams is the author of The Sexual Politics of Meat; in October, a 25th anniversary edition will be released as part of Bloomsbury’s Revelations series. She is also the author of many other books, most recently Never Too Late to Go Vegan: The Over-50 Guide to Adopting and Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet and the co-edited volume (with Lori Gruen), … Read more
ACE Interviews: Peter Singer
Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University and an ACE advisory Board Member. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Life You Can Save, and The Point of View of the Universe. … Read more
ACE Interviews: Ethan Brown, CEO Beyond Meat
Ethan Brown, chief executive officer and co-founder of Beyond Meat—a company focused on rebuilding meat from plants—gained an appreciation for agriculture and the natural world from his father, a professor, conservationist, and hobby farmer. This interest shaped the direction of his career, … Read more
ACE Interviews: Carrie Freeman
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Carrie Freeman about effective communication strategies for animal rights advocacy. Her most recent publication, Framing Farming, examines a fundamental question in the AR movement: should we construct farming campaign messages based more on utility or ideology? … Read more
Conversation with Thomas Hecquet, Animal Equality
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on August 27, 2014 as part of our evaluation of Animal Equality. Thomas Hecquet spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager.
1 year and 5 year goals
The organization has separate websites for each of the four languages – … Read more
Conversation with Sharon Nuñez Gough, Founder and International Director at Animal Equality
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on October 7, 2014 as part of our evaluation of Animal Equality. Sharon spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager.
If AE was able to attract the amount of investment that ACE would be able to direct towards a top charity, … Read more
Conversation with Naomi Oppenheimer from Anonymous for Animal Rights, September 2014
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on September 17, 2014 as part of our medium depth investigation of Anonymous for Animal Rights. Naomi Oppenheimer spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director.
Goals: 1 year & 3-5 year
Anonymous focuses on education, … Read more
Conversation with Mahi Klosterhalfen, Albert Schweitzer Foundation
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place as part of our evaluation of The Albert Schweitzer Foundation. Mahi spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Research Manager, on September 15, 2014.
1-year and 5-year goals
Financial: They want to have a fixed donor base and they are mostly aiming for donors who donate monthly, … Read more
October 2014 Conversation with The Humane League
A conversation with The Humane League’s Executive Director David Coman-Hidy and volunteers Sabine Doebel and Zach Groff that took place on October 14th, 2014. They spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research. View the full review.
Who is typically involved in setting up/running/analyzing your studies? … Read more
September 2014 Conversation with David Coman-Hidy, Executive Director at The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on September 11, 2014 as part of our evaluation of The Humane League. David spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director.
Expansion
THL has opened new offices in Miami and Atlanta, … Read more
September 2014 Conversation with Nick Cooney, Director of Education at Mercy For Animals
The following is a summary of a conversation with Nick Cooney that took place on September 15, 2014 as part of our evaluation of Mercy For Animals. Nick spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
Updates based on the previous conversation with ACE
During the conversation in May, … Read more
September 2014 Conversation with Jack Norris, Co-founder of Vegan Outreach
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on September 4, 2014 as part of our evaluation of Vegan Outreach. Jack Norris spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
What’s new at Vegan Outreach since the previous evaluation? … Read more
September 2014 Conversation with Michael Webermann, Executive Director of FARM
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on September 16, 2014 as part of our investigation of FARM. Michael Webermann spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director.
Update on the ‘Live Vegan’ website
They stated in the previous conversation that that they hoped to develop some new resources for the website, … Read more
Conversation with Josh Balk, Director of Food Policy at the Humane Society of the United States
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on June 24, 2014 as part of our investigation of corporate outreach. Josh spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
Work with restaurants at COK
Josh worked at Compassion over Killing (COK) from 2002-2005, … Read more
July 2014 Conversation with David Coman-Hidy, Executive Director of The Humane League
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on July 2, 2014 as part of our investigation of corporate outreach. David Coman-Hidy spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
Process of approaching a company
THL takes a pretty wide approach with the initial contact, … Read more
ACE Interviews: Hal Herzog
Hal Herzog is a professor at Western Carolina University, which is in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. He’s a psychologist who has been studying human-animal interactions for the last thirty years. He’s the author of the book Some We Love, … Read more
Conversation with Eliza Scheffler, Research Analyst at GiveWell
Phone call between Jon Bockman, Allison Smith (ACE) and Eliza Scheffler (GiveWell) on April 10th, 2014
Jon Bockman: Executive Director of Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE)
Allison Smith: Director of Research at ACE
Eliza Scheffler: Research Analyst at GiveWell
Summary by ACE intern Amanda Lueke; … Read more
Conversation with Erica Meier, Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on March 21, 2014 as part of our medium depth investigation of Compassion Over Killing. Erica Meier spoke with Allison Smith, ACE’s Director of Research.
1-year plan
As part of their 1-year plan, … Read more
Conversation with Michael Webermann & Alex Felsinger
Michael Webermann Executive Director, FARM
Alex Felsinger Director of Programs, FARM
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on March 25, 2014 as part of our medium depth investigation of FARM. Michael Webermann and Alex Felsinger spoke with Allison Smith, … Read more
Conversation with Jack Norris, Executive Director of Vegan Outreach
The following is a summary of a conversation that took place on April 4, 2014 as part of our medium depth investigation of Vegan Outreach. Jack Norris spoke with Jon Bockman, ACE’s Executive Director.
1 year and 3 year goals
The main goal is to continue the leafleting program as effectively as possible. … Read more