Category: Movement Grants
by James Odene - 5 minute read

Animal Charity Evaluators spotlights User-Friendly Marketing, an ACE Movement Grantee helping animal advocacy organisations communicate more effectively. Creative director and co-founder James Odene shares the marketing lessons he has learned from the field, and explains why strong communications are a multiplier — not a cost — on advocacy impact. … Read more
by Eleanor McAree - 7 minute read
We are excited to announce the latest Movement Grants recipients! We received an outstanding response from animal advocates worldwide, with 447 expressions of interest submitted for this disbursement. From these, we invited and assessed 91 full applications. After careful review, we are proud to award $1,315,279 in grants to 25 projects and organizations working to reduce animal suffering across the globe. … Read more
by Mona Oliver - 4 minute read
ACE’s Movement Grants spotlight features Animals Aotearoa, the New Zealand charity driving higher welfare standards for chickens killed for meat. Co-founder Mona Oliver shares how corporate campaigning is changing farming practices across Australia and New Zealand — and why breed change is the key to ending hidden suffering. … Read more
by Emmanuel Awuni - 5 minute read
This month, we spoke with Emmanuel Awuni, Director at SHARED (Sustainable Health And Resilient Environments for Development), a non-profit dedicated to fostering a sustainable future through the One Health approach. SHARED recognizes the interconnectedness of animal, human, and environmental health and work to establish evidence-based policies that promote wellbeing. … Read more
by Joanne Tunna - 6 minute read
Discover how Cellular Agriculture Australia is building the ecosystem for cellular agriculture and driving systemic change for animals and the future food system.
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by Thomas Hecquet - 5 minute read
Discover key strategies for overcoming EU legislative barriers to animal welfare reform, from political advocacy to new tools, alliances, and funding. … Read more
by Cynthia Schuck-Paim and Wladimir Alonso - 7 minute read
This month, we spoke with Dr. Cynthia Schuck-Paim and Dr. Wladimir J. Alonso, Co-Founders of the Welfare Footprint Institute (WFI), a nonprofit research organization dedicated to developing and disseminating scientifically rigorous methods for quantifying animal welfare.
With backgrounds in evolutionary biology, … Read more
by Eleanor McAree - 15 minute read
Discover the latest Movement Grants updates including five new grants totaling $163,160 awarded in August 2025 to organizations across Asia, Europe, and Latin America working on farmed animal welfare, plus progress reports from 2024 recipients and upcoming application deadlines. … Read more
by Sandra Lopes - 4 minute read
This month, we spoke with Sandra Lopes, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Compromiso Verde, one of ACE’s latest Movement Grant recipients.
As a trained lawyer with over 15 years of experience in animal advocacy, Sandra has led impactful campaigns across Latin America focused on corporate outreach, … Read more
by Eleanor McAree - 11 minute read
Meet the recipients of our latest round of Movement Grants and learn more about their projects to improve animals’ lives. … Read more
by Holly Baines, Eleanor McAree and Elisabeth Ormandy - 14 minute read
On February 17, 2025, our team hosted a live Ask Me Anything (AMA) on the FAST Forum to answer questions about Movement Grants, our strategic grantmaking program dedicated to building and strengthening the animal advocacy movement. Below, we’ve rounded up some highlights. … Read more
by Eleanor McAree - 16 minute read
Meet the recipients of our eighth round of Movement Grants and learn more about their projects to improve animals’ lives. … Read more
by Eleanor McAree - 13 minute read
Movement Grants recipients share their achievements after completing their projects. … Read more
by Holly Baines, Eleanor McAree and Elisabeth Ormandy - 18 minute read
Gain valuable insights into the grant application process for animal charities. Read the top Q&As from ACE’s 2024 Movement Grants AMA, hosted on the FAST Forum. … Read more
by Selena Darlim - 7 minute read
Discover the power of grants in animal advocacy. Learn how to secure a grant and apply or donate to Movement Grants for global impact.
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by Jamie Spurgeon - 7 minute read
In July 2022, we awarded $910,000 to organizations and projects around the world as part of our sixth round of Movement Grants. Some of those projects are now complete, and we are delighted to share ther accomplishments with you. … Read more
by Jamie Spurgeon - 13 minute read
Updates from Animal Charity Evaluators’ 2022 Movement Grants. … Read more
by Samantha Berscht - 11 minute read
Our Animal Advocacy Research Fund has helped us to identify and support impactful research on how we can help animals effectively. This post highlights how our grants have helped researchers to carry out their important work. We are pleased to share some of their achievements with you. … Read more
by Samantha Berscht - 4 minute read
Introduction
Hello everyone! I’m Samantha Berscht and I would like to introduce myself as the new Program Officer for ACE’s Animal Advocacy Research Fund (AARF).
With a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology, a master’s degree in educational research, and an Associate Diploma from The Royal Conservatory of Music, … Read more