Celebrating 10 Years of the Open Wing Alliance

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a global coalition founded by The Humane League (THL) to unite animal protection organizations and end battery cages, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, the coalition has expanded into an international network spanning regions from Thailand and Colombia to Poland and Rwanda. Since its inception, the alliance has secured over 3,000 corporate commitments to eliminate battery cages from global supply chains and distributed more than $14 million in grants to animal protection groups worldwide. To commemorate this milestone, THL published yearly highlights detailing the alliance’s growth and decade-long impact. 

The 2026 Fair and Fowl Report

THL released the third annual Fair and Fowl Report to evaluate global corporations on their progress toward cage-free egg commitments. Utilizing public tracking data from ChickenWatch, the report ranks multinational companies with existing global commitments across all sectors. Companies demonstrating transparent, positive progress toward fulfilling their pledges receive a "Fair" ranking, whereas companies lagging behind or failing to report progress are designated as "Fowl." The publication serves as an objective benchmark to track corporate transparency and accelerate global cage-free fulfillment. 

Major Farm Bill Update

THL and grassroots supporters achieved a significant defensive victory on Capitol Hill as the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to advance the Senate Farm Bill. Crucially, the committee's bill draft completely omitted the "Save Our Bacon" Act, a piece of legislation pushed by industrial pork lobbies to invalidate state-level animal welfare standards like California's Proposition 12. Sustained advocate outreach made the controversial language a liability, leading to its exclusion from the base text. During the committee hearing, Senators Ernst and Grassley attempted an unexpected maneuver to force a vote adding the act back into the bill. While that effort was held off, THL is preparing for continued pressure and potential floor amendments as the Farm Bill moves to the full Senate floor. 

Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) is hiring for three high-impact positions in its growing team:

Key Account Manager (Industry): Lead relationships with major paint manufacturers and support country teams’ industry partnerships to accelerate the transition to lead-free paint. Ideal for a strategic relationship-builder with experience in key-account management, sales, or business development. Remote, UTC to UTC+3, with 8–12 weeks of travel annually

Program Managers, India (Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh): Two positions leading efforts to eliminate lead from spices through government engagement, industry partnerships, research, and public awareness campaigns. Strong strategic judgment, stakeholder-management skills, and experience working with government are sought. Based in Lucknow or Raipur, with frequent travel within the respective state; full professional proficiency in English and Hindi required.

All positions are full time. Applications close 11 October 2026.

Learn more and apply at https://leadelimination.org/jobs/

Opportunities:

• We’ve launched Project Tailwind, a call for ambitious AI safety initiatives. There are critical, unsolved AI safety problems that no one owns; Project Tailwind is our effort to find founders who will build the institutions to own them. Apply now! 
• We’ve launched an RFP for Launchpad Funds, an invitation for new or scalable funds that address important problems in global health and wellbeing (GHW). You can read more in a post by GHW Executive Director Otis Reid and Program Director James Snowden.
• We also have a variety of other funding opportunities including fellowships, scholarships, support for group organizers, and funding for career development and transition.

Announcements:

• A few weeks ago we announced our largest grant ever: $276 million, co-funded with GiveWell, to the Against Malaria Foundation. The grant will pay for bed nets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where malaria remains one of the leading causes of death for young children.
• Amanda Glassman joined Coefficient Giving as Managing Director of Global Health and Development Policy, overseeing our Global Aid Policy and Global Growth funds.
• Anna Bershteyn joined Coefficient Giving as our new Managing Director of Science & Global Health R&D. In this role, she’ll lead our grantmaking on research and development of new tools against diseases that disproportionately affect the global poor.
• Coefficient Giving is now on Substack! Featuring original writing from staff members across global health and development, farm animal welfare, abundance and growth, AI safety, biosecurity, and other areas.

Hiring:

We’re hiring a Business Immigration Associate to own day-to-day U.S. immigration casework and help build a more resilient, scalable immigration function (deadline September 21).

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

New Writing:

• Emily Oehlsen, CG’s President, wrote that we're at a critical moment when transformative AI may arrive soon, and described how we're scaling our work on AI and biosecurity in response.
• Kearney Capuano and Melanie Basnak reflected on their first Effective Careers RFP, reporting that a surprising volume and quality of applications led them to fund far more than planned. They’ve awarded about $13 million to 28 organizations helping people transition into high-impact careers.
• Danny De La Torre wrote about the behaviors and habits that make a good Chief of Staff.
• Andrew Snyder-Beattie made the case that we could solve the vast majority of existential biological risk by ubiquitously deploying simple and cheap countermeasures like PPE, air filters, and UVC.
• Matt Clancy reviewed recent research showing that people who live through greater economic growth tend to have more trust in their government, higher support for democracy, and less zero-sum thinking.

Fish Welfare Initiative Updates

• Expansion and Hiring: We recently published plans for international scoping to guide our future expansion. We are also hiring a Global Growth Manager to lead this.

  Lice study: We published initial results from our "sentinel pole" lice study, which uses in-water poles to detect lice eggs before the farmers otherwise would. Lice are a common parasite affecting farmed fishes.

• Monitoring and Evaluation: We published the most recent M&E report from our farm program in India.

"Sentinel poles", which are used to detect lice eggs earlier than famers otherwise would, at our recent study.

Impact Accelerator Program: Applications Open until September 20

High Impact Professionals is accepting applications for the Impact Accelerator Program (IAP) until September 20. This is the last round until 2027, so if you’ve been interested in high impact work, this is your chance.

The IAP is a free, 6-week program for mid-career and senior professionals who want to turn their career into meaningful impact. You’ll get support to:
▪️ identify promising paths to impact
▪️ take concrete, impactful actions
▪️ join a network of experienced, impact-focused peers

Interested in founding a high-impact organization? Check out the IAP Entrepreneurship Track. Participants get everything in the IAP, plus a community of fellow aspiring founders, tailored support and guidance on creating your founding roadmap, a curated network of incubators, advisors, communities, and more.

🗓️ Key dates
▪️ Application deadline: Sunday, September 20
▪️ Program runs: October 26 - December 6

Want to learn more before applying?  Read the full forum post & check out our website.

We’re also hosting two live info + Q&A webinars on September 17 at 7-8 am UTC & 4-5 pm UTC and would love to see you there.

From Faunalytics: 

Animal Product Impact Scales Update

We’ve released a major 2026 update to our Animal Product Impact Scales, the resource estimating how many animal lives and days of suffering lie behind different animal products. This update refreshes our U.S. estimates and, for the first time, adds U.K. data which tells a remarkably consistent story: chicken, fish, and eggs drive the most suffering per serving, while dairy remains lowest-impact. Explore the updated scales to see where your advocacy, investments, or dietary choices can do the most good for animals.

Executive Director’s Departure

After eight years with Faunalytics and more than six leading it, Executive Director Brooke Haggerty has announced she'll step down on January 15, 2027, sharing a heartfelt look back at how the organization grew from a team of four into a thriving staff of 13. She also writes candidly about the toll of nonprofit leadership and the case for better supporting advocates facing burnout. With a strong team, sound strategy, and healthy runway in place, Brooke explains why she's more confident than ever in Faunalytics' future—and the Board is now accepting applications for its next Executive Director through October 18th.

Fauna Connections Now On YouTube

Last week, an incredible 511 advocates from 62 countries attended our fifth annual research symposium, Fauna Connections. It was an inspiring day of knowledge-sharing that helped build bridges and bring together people who don’t always have the chance to talk to one another. All sessions are now available to watch on our YouTube channel, in case you missed them the first time or want to revisit them again!

Companion Animals Fundamental

We’ve refreshed our Companion Animals Fundamental, a visual, data-driven guide to the issues facing cats, dogs, and other companions in the U.S. and around the world. Explore up-to-date statistics on sheltering, breeding, breed-specific legislation, and free-roaming animals, plus practical infographics on helping your own companions live well. Whether you’re new to companion animal advocacy or a seasoned veteran, you’ll find reliable data to support your work.

Rabbit Hole

When someone asks where a statistic comes from, the answer isn’t always simple. In our latest blog post, we trace one widely repeated claim — that 8% of Black Americans are vegan — back to its origins, uncovering a shaky data point with a margin of error so large it’s essentially meaningless. It’s a fascinating case study in how unverified numbers spread through our movement and into public discourse, and a timely reminder of the pitfalls to watch for in the age of AI. Read on for practical lessons on vetting the statistics we rely on as advocates.

Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) is hiring for two high-impact leadership roles in its rapidly growing global team:

Senior Innovation Manager: Lead a zero-to-one technical project to develop and validate scalable, lead-free alternatives to traditional eyeliners such as surma/kohl. LEEP is looking for an entrepreneurial generalist who can quickly master unfamiliar technical material, manage specialists, and drive a complex product-development effort across multiple countries. Remote, UTC-5 to UTC+5; regular LMIC travel; rolling applications.

Regional Head (Francophone Africa): Lead and coach a team of Program Managers delivering LEEP’s lead-elimination programs across Francophone Africa, providing strategic guidance on government engagement, industry partnerships, and complex implementation challenges. Strong people management, LMIC experience, and full professional proficiency in both French and English are required. Remote, UTC-5 to UTC+3; applications close 27 September.

Learn more and apply at https://leadelimination.org/jobs/

Wild Animal Initiative is hiring a Philanthropy Officer to join our Development Team. This role will manage a portfolio of ~50–100 major donors, raising funds to help us accelerate wild animal welfare science by giving donors the information and analysis they need to understand and invest in our work.

We're not looking for candidates who have held a particular job title in the past; we're much more interested in finding someone with genuine roots in the effective altruism community. Strong candidates will have a proven history of building relationships across differences — using strategic judgment, clear reasoning, and scientific literacy to communicate their ideas.

If you know a good candidate for this role, please share the opportunity with them or get in touch with our Operations Manager. Salary range is $88,907–$102,243 depending on location, and the application deadline is Monday, September 21.

Family Empowerment Media – On Air and About to Launch our RCT

Family Empowerment Media is an evidence-based nonprofit whose mission is to reduce unintended pregnancies and the maternal and child mortality and morbidity they can cause. We do this by enabling informed family planning decisions through clear, engaging, and accurate radio-based communication.

Our work is estimated to generate a Couple-Year of Protection (one year of contraceptive protection) for 7 USD, compared with GiveWell’s best-guess benchmark of 20 USD per CYP. Our model of reach and cost-effectiveness was independently validated by Rethink Priorities. 

Updates

• Our campaigns are on air in Kaduna, Nigeria, and Niger. We conducted formative research to produce a campaign in Benin (campaign production is next). Read more about current and upcoming campaigns in our latest blog. 
• Our RCT is launching. Baseline data collection for a randomised controlled trial begins this month for two-year campaigns across 11-13 states in Nigeria,. The first wave of the campaign will launch to 14.9 million potential listeners on Dec 1.
• Support Our Work. We’re currently fundraising to launch content production in Togo and for our RCT in Nigeria. 

The Good Food Institute Organisation Updates:
 

Galicia backs alternative proteins in its new biotech strategy

The Regional Government of Galicia has published its updated Biotech Strategy for 2026–2030, committing €805 million to the region's biotech sector over the next four years. The strategy names agrifoodtech as a priority sector, specifically calling out alternative proteins as a key area to support. GFI Europe contributed to the public consultation on this strategy. 

Seeing alternative proteins recognised in this way is an encouraging step towards stronger policy and funding support in the years ahead, and it opens the door to closer engagement with regional decision-makers.
 

The Alt Protein Project welcomed 15 new groups to its global community 

The Alt Protein Project, GFI's global network of student-led groups, has welcomed 15 new chapters, including from the University of Helsinki and the University of Manchester. That brings the network to more than 80 active groups across 21 countries.

Supported by GFI experts, students lead great initiatives like helping create courses on alternative proteins, organising conferences, raising awareness and driving research; all of which help to build the next generation of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs working on alternative proteins.
 

Singapore has approved cultivated beef for commercial sale

In 2020, Singapore made history as the first country to approve the sale of cultivated meat. And now, Singapore has made history again by approving cultivated beef for commercial sale, developed by Aleph Farms. Conventional beef production is incredibly inefficient, requiring up to 100 calories of feed to produce just one calorie of beef. Singapore’s approval of cultivated beef is a significant milestone, and a clear example of what a supportive, forward-looking regulatory approach can make possible.
 

Biomass fermentation recognised as not 'ultra-processed' in the US

The Non-UPF Verified standard, a widely used standard for defining ultra-processed foods in the US, has been updated to recognise biomass fermentation as a permissible method of processing. GFI worked with the Fungi Protein Association to make the case for the change, which will mean these fermentation-derived products aren't unfairly caught by the growing scrutiny of ultra-processed foods.

We’re hiring:

Senior Policy Manager, Brussels (remote/hybrid)  - Apply by 23 September 2026

Part-time Donor Operations Coordinator (Remote - United States) - Apply by 30 September 2026

Multiple roles at GFI APAC 

Thank you!