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Against Malaria Foundation (AMF)
Fish Welfare Initiative
GiveWell
The Good Food Institute
London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA)
Open Philanthropy
Longview
The Humane League
Timaeus
The organization updates are in alphabetical order (0-G-F).
80,000 Hours published two blog posts from their co-founder and president Ben Todd:
And The 80,000 Hours Podcast released an episode on AGI disagreements and misconceptions.
GiveWell launched a public request for information to identify organizations interested in implementing chlorination programs in its highest-priority countries. The deadline for interested organizations to apply is March 7th. Read more here.
Open Philanthropy launched an RFP to fund Technical AI Safety research across 21 areas related to improving humanity’s understanding and control of AI systems. Apply by April 15th.
They also launched an RFP to fund work that addresses major challenges to the field of AI capability evaluation by building GCR-relevant benchmarks, advancing the science of evaluations, or improving third-party access infrastructure. Apply by April 1st.
Open Philanthropy published a blog post titled “Paths to Open Philanthropy,” sharing how nine team members found their way to the organization, and another on “Cool Things Our GHW Grantees Accomplished in 2024,” highlighting outstanding work across its Global Health and Wellbeing portfolio.
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In January, several major companies reported progress on their global cage-free commitments following pressure from THL.
Timaeus is hiring for multiple research & engineering roles to advance breakthrough applications of singular learning theory (SLT) to AI alignment. They’re looking for exceptional individuals passionate about tackling fundamental alignment challenges through novel theoretical frameworks.
Why Timaeus?
Apply here by 13 February at 11:59 PM GMT. Refer someone via this form.
For any questions, please contact: [email protected]
Ambitious Impact has announced their Top Charity Idea Recommendations for the 2025 August cohort of Charity Entrepreneurs. The global health and development charity ideas include:
Read more about these ideas here.
Anima International launched a public pressure campaign in Poland when a major bakery chain backtracked on its cage-free pledge. The campaign succeeded after only 6 days — the company in question is now reporting on progress toward eliminating cage eggs from its supply chain by the end of 2025.
Together with Growth and Impact Group, Anima International launched four Fundraising Academies. These 12-month pilot courses on telefundraising, copywriting, engagement, and meta growth aim to help other organizations secure funding and supporters.
Animal Advocacy Careers have done the research to find out what it takes to get a dream job in animal advocacy. They analysed successful placements across leading animal advocacy organisations, particularly those focused on farmed animal welfare, to understand what makes candidates stand out.
Animal Advocacy Careers’ 2024 Annual Report has been published. It explains the organisation’s impact in 2024 and some of their plans for 2025.
The leadership at the Center on Long-Term Risk (CLR) has changed. Jesse Clifton has stepped down as Executive Director and is succeeded by Tristan Cook as Managing Director and Mia Taylor as Interim Research Director. More details here.
Faunalytics welcomes Allison Troy as its new Research Director. With a PhD in Social Psychology, Allison has led research on emotion regulation, resilience, and effective advocacy strategies. She previously directed research for a nonprofit focused on global justice, developing messaging guides and advocacy training. Learn more about Allison here.
Faunalytics released a new study, Exploring the Impacts of Food System Education. It investigates the long-term effects of New Roots Institute’s food systems education program, which teaches US high school and college students about the consequences of factory farming while fostering advocacy and leadership skills.
The organization has updated its Research Library on a variety of animal advocacy topics, including:
Fish Welfare Initiative recently published its 2024 Year in Review, highlighting key achievements and progress over the past year. The organization also released an update on the ongoing development of satellite imagery technology for remote water quality monitoring.
