Category: Recommendations
Announcing our 2024 Charity Recommendations
by Elisabeth Ormandy - 21 minute read
We update our list of Recommended Charities annually. This year, we are publishing our updates on November 12.
Hundreds of billions of animals are trapped in the food industry or suffer in the wild. Our goal is to help you make a bigger positive difference for animals by providing you with impactful giving opportunities that can reduce animal suffering to the greatest extent possible. … Read more
We are Not a Watchdog Organization. Here is What That Means.
by Vince Mak - 6 minute read
Learn why we focus on high-impact opportunities rather than evaluating every organization, and get answers to common questions about our selective process and approach. … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: July 2024 Update
by Heather Herrell - 15 minute read
Discover what ACE’s Recommended Charities have accomplished for animals in the first half of 2024 with support from the Recommended Charity Fund.
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Recommended Charity Fund: January 2024 Update
by Heather Herrell - 18 minute read
We’re excited to share the achievements of our 2022 Top and Standout Charities and how they’ve used their grants to help animals. … Read more
Highlights From Our 2023 Reddit AMA
by ACE Team - 26 minute read
Read questions from ACE’s 2023 Reddit Ask Me Anything event and answers by members of the 2023 charity evaluation team, hosted on the r/vegan subreddit! … Read more
Announcing Our 2023 Charity Recommendations
by Elisabeth Ormandy - 8 minute read
We update our list of recommended charities annually. This year, we are publishing our updates on November 8.
Every year, Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) spends several months evaluating animal advocacy organizations to identify those that work effectively and are able to do the most good with additional donations. … Read more
Announcing the Charities Under Evaluation in 2023
by Vince Mak - 7 minute read
Discover the animal advocacy organizations being evaluated by Animal Charity Evaluators in 2023. Learn about their missions, programs, and achievements in reducing animal suffering and improving animal welfare. … Read more
Updates to Our Charity Evaluation Criteria in 2023
by Vince Mak - 7 minute read
Animal Charity Evaluators is making changes to our charity evaluations methodology in 2023. ACE’s charity evaluations program identifies animal charities that work effectively and are able to do the most good with additional donations. … Read more
Charity Feedback from 2022 Evaluations
by Vince Mak - 5 minute read
Results of the 2022 charity evaluation survey conducted by ACE to understand the accuracy of the methodology and identify ways to improve the evaluation process. … Read more
Highlights From Our 2022 Reddit AMA
by Holly Baines - 25 minute read
Read highlights from Animal Charity Evaluators’ 2022 Reddit AMA. … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: January 2023 Update
by Heather Herrell - 17 minute read
Learn more about the progress for animals made possible with grants from ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund. … Read more
Comparison Chart of Our 2022 Recommended Charities
by Vince Mak - 3 minute read
Compare ACE recommended charities with our Charity Comparison Chart, which provides information about each of our Top and Standout Charities. … Read more
Our Approach to Assessing Programs
by Maria Salazar - 8 minute read
Learn more about how Animal Charity Evaluators assesses programs in our charity evaluations. … Read more
Our Approach to Assessing Cost Effectiveness
by Alina Salmen - 10 minute read
Learn more about how Animal Charity Evaluators assesses cost effectiveness in our charity evaluations. … Read more
Our Approach to Assessing Room for More Funding
by Vince Mak - 6 minute read
Learn more about how Animal Charity Evaluators assesses and estimates room for more funding in our charity evaluations. … Read more
Our Approach to Assessing Leadership and Culture
by Elisabeth Ormandy - 9 minute read
Learn more about how Animal Charity Evaluators assesses leadership and culture in our charity evaluations. … Read more
Announcing Our 2022 Charity Recommendations
by Elisabeth Ormandy - 10 minute read
Your single donation will support all of ACE’s effective recommended charities and their efforts around the globe to reduce animal suffering. … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: Six-Month Update
by Elizabeth Álvarez - 19 minute read
Learn more about the progress for animals made possible with grants from ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund. … Read more
Reassessment of Recommended Charity Categories and Re-evaluation Frequency
by Maria Salazar - 5 minute read
ACE shares the results of our reassessment of Top and Standout Charity categories and re-evaluation frequency of recommended charities. … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: Six-Month Update
by Heather Herrell - 20 minute read
Last July, thanks to generous donor support of ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund, we were able to distribute $439,072 to our Top Charities and Standout Charities. Each organization has provided us with an update on how they’ve used their grant to help animals, … Read more
Comparison Chart of our 2021 Recommended Charities
by Maria Salazar - 3 minute read
To allow our readers to quickly compare our recommended charities, we’ve produced a chart that provides key information about each of our Top and Standout Charities. This is intended to give you a sense of what our recommended charities do, what makes them so promising, … Read more
How We Verify Charities’ Claims
by Cash Callaghan - 4 minute read
This post provides an overview of the process we used during our 2021 charity evaluations to verify charities’ claims about their accomplishments. ACE places a high priority on using accurate and reliable evidence in our work. We gather and assess empirical information to verify claims made by charities under evaluation.
ACE places a high priority on using accurate and reliable evidence in our work. We gather and assess empirical information to verify claims made by charities under evaluation.
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Changes to Recommendation Status of The Albert Schweitzer Foundation and The Good Food Institute
by Jamie Spurgeon - 6 minute read
Learn more about the changes to the recommendation status of The Good Food Institute and The Albert Schweitzer Foundation. … Read more
Process Leading to our 2021 Recommendations
by ACE Team - 6 minute read
This post describes the specific process that led to our 2021 charity recommendations. Our evaluation process took place from June to November and led to the publication of 13 new or updated comprehensive reviews, along with an update to our list of recommended charities. … Read more
Announcing our 2021 Charity Recommendations
by ACE Team - 8 minute read
Read about the effective animal charities selected as ACE’s 2021 Top and Standout recommended charities! … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: Six-Month Update July 2021
by Heather Herrell - 19 minute read
In January, thanks to generous donor support of ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund, we were able to distribute $981,767 to our Top Charities and Standout Charities. Each organization has provided us with an update on how they’ve used their grant to help animals, and we’re excited to share their achievements. … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: Six-Month Update January 2021
by Heather Herrell - 14 minute read
Last July, thanks to the generous support of donors to ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund, we were able to distribute $141,950 to our 2019 Top Charities and Standout Charities. Each charity has provided us with an update on how they’ve used their grants to help animals over the past six months, and we’re excited to share their achievements. By making a single gift to our Recommended Charity Fund, you can support multiple effective charities working around the globe to reduce animal suffering. … Read more
Comparison Chart of Our 2020 Recommended Charities
by Jamie Spurgeon - 3 minute readCross-posted to Effective Altruism Forum
Quickly compare our recommended charities with our Charity Comparison Chart! This chart provides key information about each of our Top and Standout Charities and is intended to give you a sense of what our recommended charities do, what makes them so promising, and how well they might fit your interests and values. … Read more
Process Leading to our 2020 Recommendations
by ACE Team - 5 minute read
This post describes the specific process that led to our 2020 charity recommendations. Our evaluation process took place from June to November and led to the publication of 12 new or updated comprehensive reviews, along with an update to our list of recommended charities. … Read more
Announcing our 2020 Charity Recommendations
by ACE Team - 1 minute read
Every year, Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) invests several months in evaluating animal advocacy organizations in order to find those that are working effectively and are able to do the most good with additional donations. Our goal is to help people help animals by providing impactful giving opportunities that reduce the most suffering possible. … Read more