Cage-free campaigns took animals a long way. But the "what comes next" pipeline for reducing animal suffering is thin (full take here). 

That's why the upcoming round of the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is (for the first time in our 50-org track record) for animals only. 

Application deadline: September 13th

A fully cost-covered 8-week program from February 1, 2027. You get a co-founder, a frontier problem to work on, training from people who have built field-leading charities, and a seed grant to launch. Mostly online, with 2 weeks in London and San Francisco, travel covered and stipends from $5,000 a month. Then, a funded 3-month exploration phase to land on your solution before you pitch for funding. Apply from anywhere in the world. 

Founders won't be handed a narrowly specified idea. You’ll be presented with frontier problems: problem spaces where funders and industry want a fix but nobody has built one. Our research team is currently reviewing 100+ candidate problems, spanning welfare tech, breeding, research infrastructure, talent, and finding the next neglected population the size of farmed shrimp. Check out five frontier problems we're currently excited about.

Not sure if you'd be great at this or if you're interested? We think the quickest way to test this is to submit a shortened 15-30 minute application form. 

🔗 More information | Apply here | Recommend someone I Attend a webinar

Questions? Contact: [email protected]

Rethink Priorities Updates:

Hiring:

Director, Global Health and Development Team (remote, apply by September 10) - setting the strategy for RP's GHD department, overseeing its research, and leading fundraising execution and partner relationships. $154,000/year.

AI Integration Lead (remote, apply by August 30) - leading RP's effort to determine empirically where AI can reliably augment our research and operational work, and building the tools and workflows that prove out. Open to candidates leaning either way: a researcher fluent in AI tooling, or a technically strong builder with EA literacy. $132,986–$146,447/year.
 

Upcoming Webinar: Measuring Counterfactual Impact in Effective Giving

The donations an organization generates and the impact it causes aren't always the same thing.
Dr. Melanie Basnak, Senior Program Officer at Coefficient Giving, and Dr. Samara Mendez, Senior Economist at Rethink Priorities, will break down that gap at our next RP Strategic Webinar: "Measuring Counterfactual Impact in Effective Giving," on Thursday, August 27 (10 AM ET / 3 PM BST / 4 PM CEST).
You’ll learn:

• What "counterfactual share" means and why it's the right thing to measure
• What the cross-organization data revealed
• Practical recommendations, including what to ask donors and how to weight results 
   

New report: Wild Animal Welfare Donation Opportunities & Room for More Funding

We coordinated a collective room-for-more-funding estimate across five organizations with dedicated WAW workstreams: Animal Ethics, the Center for Wild Animal Welfare, the NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program, Wild Animal Initiative, and our own Animal Welfare Department.

Each organization estimated what it could do with additional funding in 2027, both to bolster current strategies and to pursue more ambitious ones. The combined estimate: $3.16M–$8.23M in additional funding for 2027. 

Announcements:

• In partnership with Good Ventures, we're increasing our 2026 allocation to GiveWell's recommendations from $175M to $1 billion, nearly doubling what we've committed to GiveWell's recommendations over the past decade. 

Hiring:

• Recruiters (remote, apply by August 16) — multiple roles across pipeline development and round management, plus openings for more senior specialisms like headhunting, recruiting management, and recruiting ops.
• Expression of Interest, Office of the CEO (San Francisco preferred, rolling) — roles supporting CEO Alexander Berger by co-owning his priorities and setting him up to be as effective as possible.

As always, if your referral results in a hire, you'll receive $5k as a thank you.

New writing:

• Rafael Latham-Proença modeled what happens to developing countries if AI triggers a growth takeoff in rich ones.
• Nine staff shared what surprised them most about working at CG.
• Sharon Yang was profiled in our latest Day in the Life, walking through what it's like to be a Senior Communications Officer.

Opportunities:

• Our RFP on Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI closes August 21. We expect to allocate $10–30M and are reviewing applications on a rolling basis until then.
• We also have a variety of other funding opportunities available, including fellowships, scholarships, support for group organizers, and funding for career development and transition.

GiveWell Updates

• We're hiring across GiveWell's Operations team—with openings in Grants Administration, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Technology, AI Enablement, and Executive Support. The deadline to apply is September 7.

  We’re hosting an Ask Me Anything session with our Chief Operations Officer, Sai Jahann, to answer questions about what it’s like to work at GiveWell, our Operations functions, and this hiring round. We're accepting questions through Friday, August 17. 

• A year ago, family planning was a new area for GiveWell—since then, we've made around $20 million in grants to family planning programs across commodity procurement, supply chain support, and service delivery. 

  In our latest podcast episode, GiveWell co-founder and CEO Elie Hassenfeld speaks with Senior Program Officer Dilhan Perera about our grants to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Supplies Partnership, MSI Reproductive Choices, and Lafiya, how the portfolio fits together, and what we're hoping to learn about bottlenecks in family planning access.

• Halfway through this year, we’ve already surpassed our 2025 grantmaking total, and we anticipate our total grantmaking is likely to approach, and potentially exceed, $1 billion this year. We’re excited to share that Coefficient Giving has increased its near-term funding commitment for GiveWell grants to $1 billion to support the continued scaling of our work.

• Diarrhea kills more than 400,000 children under five every year. GiveWell recently made a grant to support WASHmobile in Eastern DRC and South Sudan—a water, sanitation, and hygiene program that aims to reach households at heightened risk of diarrheal disease. 

  In a recent podcast episode, GiveWell co-founder and CEO Elie Hassenfeld speaks with Senior Program Officer Erin Crossett about how the program works, why these locations are so challenging to work in, and what we hope to learn from this grant.

Wild Animal Initiative has selected 13 new research projects to receive a total of $727,658 in grants, adding to the body of ongoing and completed scientific research we have funded.

Our Grants Program funds academic research on high-priority questions in wild animal welfare science. This year, after receiving 400 expressions of interest, we selected grantees based on how well their projects meet our selection criteria and address priority topics in the field of wild animal welfare science.

Projects in this round explore the welfare of urban rats, crickets, coyotes, hermit crabs, minnows, and many more. Read summaries of each project on our blog.

From Faunalytics:

Animal Factory, Factory Farm, Or Something Else? Testing The Language Of Advocacy

Our study surveyed 2,000 U.S. adults to compare reactions to “factory farm,” “animal factory,” and “industrial animal agriculture.” The term “animal factory” produced significantly more negative impressions (79%) than the other two, with strong associations to confinement, slaughter, cruelty, and unsanitary conditions. For advocacy organizations, marketers, and policy professionals working on food system change, this data offers a tested starting point for messaging decisions.

Fauna Connections Full Schedule

Our fifth annual remote symposium, Fauna Connections, is next month! This virtual event is on Thursday, September 10th, and includes 12 presentations covering five areas: What Works, and Where: Advocacy Strategy and the Movement Landscape, Levers of Power: Finance, Ballots, and Political Systems, Knowledge Gaps: The Animals and Connections We Overlook, and Changing What’s on the Plate: Diet-Change Interventions and Their Evidence. There will also be a keynote by Taylison Santos from Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal and a panel by the Faunalytics library team that you won’t want to miss. Did we mention it’s free? Join us and level up your advocacy!

Almost Eight Billion Per Year, And Counting: Global Chick Culling

Within hours of hatching, roughly half the chicks born into the global egg industry are killed simply because they’re male. Almost Eight Billion Per Year, And Counting builds a transparent, country-by-country model from UN data across 176 countries and finds that nearly eight billion male chicks were culled in 2024 — up about 11% since 2019, with roughly 70% of the total concentrated in Asia. The report also maps the path forward: in-ovo sexing technology has reached commercial maturity and now covers about 40% of E.U. laying hens, legislative bans are spreading, and consumer opposition is overwhelming once people learn the practice exists. Read the full analysis for the data, the trends, and six concrete strategy recommendations for advocates.

2026 Community Survey Results

The results of our annual Community Survey are in, and your feedback means the world to us. Nearly 600 of you told us what’s working and where we can grow: 97% agree our work is high quality, 94% would recommend us to others, and 80% say our research has helped guide their advocacy decisions. You also asked for more — especially research focused on the Global South, more practical and actionable resources, and easier ways to navigate our site. Read the full results to see what we heard and how we’re putting your feedback into action.

Our Support And Outreach

As the new school year begins, Faunalytics is here to support your learning, research, and advocacy. Book Office Hours for one-on-one guidance from our research team. Explore the Research Hub for guides, webinars, and tips made for animal advocates — covering everything from study replication to research ethics. Or request a free, customizable presentation through our Ambassador Project to bring evidence-based insights to your group. Whatever you’re learning, we’ll help you turn it into meaningful action for animals.

The Good Food Institute Organisation Updates:
 

Bringing public and private investors together

One of the biggest bottlenecks for alternative proteins is scale-up funding, particularly early-stage public funding that will de-risk the sector and give private investors the confidence to follow. Drawing on GFI Europe's view of the whole ecosystem, we partnered with Invest-NL, a Dutch finance institution, to bring more than 40 investors together and work out how public and private money can better complement each other. We've distilled that into a set of practical recommendations for funders, designed to channel more investment into the space and enable the scale we need to feed a growing population without intensive animal agriculture.
 

US military looks to alternative proteins

In June, the US Army put out a call for proposals to produce alternative proteins in the field using precision fermentation, in part thanks to several years of GFI engagement, during which we highlighted the food security and health benefits of alternative proteins. Due to the large quantities often required by public institutions, swapping even a portion of conventional meat with alternative proteins could spare a significant number of animals and reduce emissions. It's a sign of how far the sector has come that alternative proteins are part of this conversation. This is also part of a broader effort by GFI worldwide to highlight the role public institutions can play in supporting alternative proteins, including through school meals and other public food programmes.

Translational research in India

GFI India and India’s Central Food Technological Research Institute - one of India’s leading food-technology institutes - co-hosted a symposium bringing together researchers, students, and industry leaders to strengthen India’s smart-protein field. A central theme was the need for more translational research: training and collaborative R&D designed around real-world industry needs. 

India has world-class scientific talent and the potential to become a global centre for alternative-protein research and manufacturing. Reaching that potential will require stronger connections between universities and companies, so that promising science moves from the laboratory into products and production systems. GFI India’s fellowship and partnership with CSIR-CFTRI are helping build that bridge, and the skilled workforce the sector will need to scale.
 

How protein diversification can help our food system survive climate change

Europe has already experienced two record-breaking heatwaves this summer. Our food system is suffering as a result, but it’s also a key driver of climate change. We’ve published a blog explaining how climate change is impacting food production and the role protein diversification can play in making the food system more resilient, both by reducing the emissions responsible for climate change and adapting to the extremes we’re already experiencing. Read the full blog here.

We’re hiring:

Executive Director, GFI Europe (Remote - Belgium or UK) - Apply by 13 September 2026

Scientific Community-Building Fellow (Remote - United States) - Position Term: 15 hours of work a week for 16 weeks - Apply by 25 August 2026
Multiple roles at GFI APAC 

Thank you!

Evidence Action updates:

• For World Breastfeeding Week, we shared this piece about Kangaroo Mother Care, which can reduce neonatal mortality by roughly a third among preterm and low birth weight infants. We're currently scoping for this intervention in Liberia.
• We shared this piece about what it takes to make water safe in Andhra Pradesh, India, and how "Chlorine Bhavani" earned her nickname.

Check out the positions we're hiring for here, including:

• Chief Growth Officer to drive a step-change increase in Evidence Action’s impact. The US pay range for this role: $230,000 - $270,000.
• Senior Development Officer to drive our individual fundraising strategy and expand key revenue streams. This position is remote with a strong preference for the San Francisco Bay Area. Expected pay range: $98,700 - $110,000.

Fish Welfare Initiative Updates

• Farm program RCT results: We recently completed a randomized controlled trial with 53 farms to understand to what extent our farm program, the Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture, is actually improving water quality on fish farms. The primary result is that our program appears to be having a strong positive effect.
• "Chill kill" project update: We posted an update on our chill kill project, which aims to develop a less inhumane way of slaughtering fishes.
• Pause of our policy work in India: We recently made the hard decision to pause our policy work in India. This is primarily to allow us to better focus on our farm work.

FWI staff Chaitanya, Dinesh, Mani, and Subrata preparing a chill kill trial during a live "harvest" in Andhra Pradesh, India.