ACE periodically surveys donors to both our organization and our Top Charities who report that their donations were influenced by our recommendation. This post discusses some key results from our 2016 donor survey, sent in October and November 2016 to donors who had made donations since our 2015 ACE and Top Charity donor surveys were conducted. … Read more
Research
Our New Research Review Process and Call for External Reviewers
This blog post details our new research review process. Among other changes to our process, we are planning to seek external review for all major research projects. If you’re interested in helping, please fill out the external reviewer sign-up form.
Throughout the past few years, … Read more
How We Evaluate Social Media Impact
Before we began our 2016 charity evaluations, we researched the ways that animal charities use social media and developed a plan to quantitatively estimate the social media impact of each charity. We developed a two-step process for estimating social media impact. … Read more
Our Initial Work on a Deep Investigation of Animal Sentience
Introduction
Many people think that whether or not we have moral obligations to animals hinges upon whether animals are sentient. In this short post, we use the term “sentience” to refer to the capacity for “conscious experiences” including “pleasure” and “suffering.” … Read more
Our Thoughts on the Cost-Effectiveness of Retention Programs
Introduction
By reducing their meat consumption, individuals can spare a significant number of animals and prevent years of suffering on factory farms. All of our current top charities have programs designed to encourage people to eat fewer animal products. Some of them also have retention programs that are designed to help current vegetarians and vegans maintain their diets. … Read more