The coronavirus (COVID-19) is top of mind for most of you, as it is for all of us here at ACE. As we continue to navigate this global pandemic, we want you to know that our thoughts are with you and your families during these uncertain times. … Read more
We are Not a Watchdog Organization. Here is What That Means.
Why does ACE review such a small number of animal charities? Why do we only publish charity reviews with the charities’ permission? Why do we allow charities to decline to be reviewed or to decline to publish reviews that we’ve written? In this post, we respond to some frequently asked questions and explain our thinking behind ACE’s role in the animal advocacy movement. … Read more
Roundtable: How Can Organizations Responsibly Expand Internationally?
In our roundtable blog series, we ask a handful of contributors to provide their points of view on complex topics or unsettled questions. We hope that this approach will help us to integrate and learn from multiple perspectives on animal advocacy. … Read more
Apply for a Grant from ACE’s EAA Fund
Grant Overview
ACE’s Effective Animal Advocacy Fund (EAA Fund) is for anyone who is interested in making the animal advocacy movement more effective. ACE launched the EAA Fund in late 2018 for three main reasons:
We believe that a broad, pluralistic animal advocacy movement is more likely to be resilient—and hence more impactful—than a narrow, … Read more
Recommended Charity Fund: Six Month Update
In July 2019, thanks to the generous support of donors to ACE’s Recommended Charity Fund, we distributed $45,538.92 to our 2018 Top Charities and Standout Charities. Each charity has provided us with an update on their work over the past six months, … Read more
Compensation Strategies Survey Results
In order to get insight into the compensation systems of organizations similar to ACE, we conducted an exploratory survey targeting charities within the effective altruism (EA) and animal advocacy movements. Our findings our included in this post. … Read more