As tempting as it was to pull out all the stops and start promoting ACE early on, we made a conscious decision to wait. Sure, we had some good information, and we likely would have done some additional good by advertising our work. And, our recommendations were based on reasonable conclusions. But ACE isn’t especially concerned with small, short-term wins. Instead, as shown in our strategic plan, we’re constantly thinking about the big picture. … Read more
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Shallow Evaluations Process Update
We are currently in the process of conducting our first round of organization evaluations as Animal Charity Evaluators. While the details of our evaluations of particular organizations will remain confidential until we are ready to publish our recommendations, we’re going to share reports of our process as we progress through the different evaluation stages. Right now, we’re putting the final touches on the shallow review process. Here’s what we’ve done so far. … Read more
ACE Highlight: Organization Evaluation Criteria
This spring, ACE will make its first round of recommendations under our new name. While we believe that our current recommended organizations are far more effective than the vast majority of organizations working on behalf of animals, we’re looking forward to using systematic research to investigate the fine differences between these groups and many others that share their focus on protecting farm animals. Additionally, the previous recommended organizations were chosen over a year ago, so the time is right for an update based on new evidence. … Read more
A New Name, a New Site, and a New Beginning
I’m proud to write our first blog post as Animal Charity Evaluators. Please explore our site to find exciting fresh content on being an effective advocate for animals. … Read more
Speciesism and Human Rights
Each year, Blog Action Day organizes bloggers across the world to write on a single topic to raise awareness of an important issue that impacts us all. Last year, the topic was on The Power of We, for which I wrote a short post on how effective altruism magnifies our power to accomplish good. … Read more