In the past week, numerous serious allegations of misconduct have been reported regarding The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) former President and CEO Wayne Pacelle and former vice President of HSUS’ Farm Animal Protection Campaign (FAPC) Paul Shapiro1 during their tenure at the organization. … Read more
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Reasons Why Charities Declined to be Reviewed/Published
In order to maximize cooperation from the organizations we evaluate, we give them the option to decline to be reviewed or to deny the publication of our review (and supporting materials) at any time. Out of respect for the confidentiality of these groups’ … Read more
Sexual Harassment within the Animal Advocacy Movement
ACE takes the promotion of safe, equitable, and respectful environments within the animal advocacy movement to be of utmost importance. We are proud to be a charity that has women in a majority of our leadership roles and that is actively working to improve internal diversity and inclusion—having embedded these topics into our internal and external strategies. … Read more
Things That Surprised Us About the 2017 Evaluation Process
Each time we conduct our evaluation process, we gain new insights that allow us to improve our research. We feel it’s important to share these insights with our audience in order to solicit feedback, explain potential changes in future evaluations or our general research strategy, … Read more
Comparison of Our 2017 Top and Standout Charities
In 2016, we wanted to introduce a way for members of our audience interested in exploring all of our recommended charities to quickly compare them, and identify those that particularly spoke to their interests. To this end, we produced a comparison chart that provided some key information about our Top and Standout Charities. … Read more