As part of our Advocacy Advice month, we’d like to announce that we have recently updated our Volunteer Effectively page. If you currently volunteer or are considering dedicating some of your time to help animals, we encourage you to read the full page of tips and suggestions. … Read more
Advice for Advocates
Animal Advocacy Lessons from the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Guest post by Adam Shriver
There have been many signs of progress in our society’s treatment of animals in recent years. The NIH announced it would be ending almost all research with chimpanzees. Ringling decided this past year to end its circus after years of protests. … Read more
Writing a Competitive Research Grant Proposal
This post outlines some tips for writing a competitive research grant proposal. The content is tailored primarily for those preparing proposals for the Animal Advocacy Research Fund, but should generalize in some ways to other granting competitions as well.
Choosing an Important Question
The first and most critical step to writing a grant proposal is choosing an important, … Read more
Easy Ways to Volunteer Effectively
“How can I help animals effectively as a volunteer?”
This is one of our most frequently asked questions. As with our advice to donors, we recommend that volunteers focus on where they can make the biggest difference. Luckily, two of our recommended Top Charities, … Read more
Advocacy Advice Month Retrospective
We have received constructive feedback that we might focus too much on directing donations to our top charities, and that we have room to improve in our quest to improve the general state of animal advocacy. Our mission is to find and promote the most effective ways to help animals, … Read more