Category: Movement Grants
Strategic Recommendations for a Stronger Animal Advocacy Movement: How to Overcome Legislative Stalemate?
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
Monthly Spotlight: Welfare Footprint Institute
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
Updates from the Movement Grants Program
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
Monthly Spotlight: Compromiso Verde
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
Announcing Our Latest Movement Grants Disbursement
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
2025 Movement Grants AMA Highlights
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
Movement Grants: Announcing The Round 8 Recipients
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
Movement Grants: Round 6 Grantee Updates
by Eleanor McAree - 13 minute read

Movement Grants recipients share their achievements after completing their projects. … Read more
Highlights From Our 2024 Movement Grants AMA
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
Why Grants Are Important: The Benefits of Grants Explained
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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Movement Grants: 2023 Grantee Updates
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
Movement Grants: 2022 Grantee Updates
by Jamie Spurgeon - 13 minute read

Updates from Animal Charity Evaluators’ 2022 Movement Grants. … Read more
Animal Advocacy Research Fund: Project Highlights
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
Research Fund Update
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