Category: Announcements
We are delighted to share with you some updates from our second round of Movement Grants (formerly “Effective Animal Advocacy Fund”) recipients. All grantees are required to report their progress via a questionnaire, but to preserve confidentiality and uphold transparency between Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) and the grantees, it is optional for grantees to allow ACE to publish their progress. … Read more
We are excited to announce the grantees of the third round of Movement Grants. The goal of this program, previously known as the Effective Animal Advocacy Fund, is to support a diverse group of projects. To learn more about our process and vision for the program, see our recent blog posts announcing the renaming of the grant program and spring 2019 grantees. … Read more
From now on, ACE’s Effective Animal Advocacy Fund will be referred to as Movement Grants. The objective of the grant program remains the same—to fund promising animal advocacy projects. … Read more
In April 2019, we distributed the first round of grants from our Effective Animal Advocacy Fund (EAA Fund).1 Now, we’re excited to share some updates from the grantees!2
Updates
Animal Aid ($50,000)
With their grant from the EAA Fund, … Read more
We update our list of Top and Standout recommended charities annually. This year, we are publishing our updates on December 2nd, just in time for Giving Tuesday.
Introduction
We are excited to announce that this year we’ve selected four Top Charities:
The Albert Schweitzer Foundation, … Read more
Introduction
We are excited to announce the second round of grants from our Effective Animal Advocacy Fund (EAA Fund).1 In late 2018, we ran a matching challenge for the Fund with the support of a very generous anonymous donor. … Read more
Introduction
We are happy to announce our first round of grants from our Effective Animal Advocacy Fund (EAA Fund)1. In late 2018, we ran a matching challenge for the Fund with the support of a very generous anonymous donor. … Read more
We update our list of Top and Standout recommended charities annually. This year, we are publishing our updates on November 26, just in time for Giving Tuesday.
Introduction
We are excited to announce that this year (for the first time) we have selected four Top Charities, … Read more
With deep appreciation for his years of outstanding leadership, ACE is announcing that Executive Director Jon Bockman will soon be transitioning from his role on the staff to a new role on the Board of Directors. This will allow Jon to pursue other opportunities while continuing to provide guidance for ACE, … Read more
In the past week, numerous serious allegations of misconduct have been reported regarding The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) former President and CEO Wayne Pacelle and former vice President of HSUS’ Farm Animal Protection Campaign (FAPC) Paul Shapiro1 during their tenure at the organization. … Read more
ACE updates our recommendations each year by December 1. This year, we are publishing our recommendations a few days early in order to have our most recent updates live in time for Giving Tuesday.
We’re excited to announce that our newest Top Charities are Animal Equality, … Read more
Animal Charity Evaluators updates our recommendations each year on December 1. This year we’re proud to announce that our top charities are Animal Equality, Mercy For Animals, and The Humane League – the same organizations that we selected last year. All three groups continue to operate in an effective fashion and showed substantial growth over the past year. … Read more
While there is no single academic field of study that might be called “effective altruism studies” or “effective animal advocacy studies,” this certainly does not mean there is no published research relevant to the work of animal advocates. ACE pays close attention to new publications that have a bearing on animal welfare issues, … Read more
Note: Our estimate of “animals spared” used in our printed materials was not optimally updated to our reflect our latest available data. We acknowledge this mistake, but don’t believe it significantly affects our overall message and thus will continue to use these materials for the duration of 2015. … Read more
We aren’t the only ones impressed by your generosity! Because of your show of support, a generous donor has committed to extend matching funds to $40,000! … Read more
Every donation to ACE through November 19 will be doubled up to $25,000. If you want to maximize your donation, now is the perfect time to support our work! … Read more
I’m proud to write our first blog post as Animal Charity Evaluators. Please explore our site to find exciting fresh content on being an effective advocate for animals. … Read more
After a long search and considering dozens of candidates, EAA [now ACE] proudly welcomes Allison Smith to our team as Director of Research. She has volunteered with EAA in the past, has a strong background in mathematics, and significantly strengthens our team. Please join me in welcoming Allison! … Read more
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
We’re in the midst of an exciting era for effective animal altruists. Animal advocacy groups are getting serious about increasing effectiveness. Every month brings exciting projects, and the volume of new studies and research projects is expanding faster than ever before. … Read more
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
Hello everyone! This is my first month as the Executive Director of EAA, and I couldn’t be more excited. Public interest around concern for animals is rapidly gaining momentum. … Read more
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
Welcome to the Effective Animal Activism blog!
Effective Animal Activism is an online resource and international community for people who are dedicated to reducing the suffering of animals. … Read more