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Animal Welfare Fund
Anthropic
Centre for Effective Altruism
Epoch AI
Evidence Action
Fish Welfare Initiative
Lead Exposure Elimination Project
Longview Philanthropy
MIT FutureTech
Open Philanthropy
Princeton DevEcon
Probably Good
The organization updates are in alphabetical order (0-A-Z).
80,000 Hours published a blog post with two key tips for giving season.
And the 80,000 Hours PodcastĀ released four new interviews:
The Impactful Policy Careers AcceleratorĀ was designed to empower participants to drive impactful change in European policy and shape a better future. Spend a week in Brussels with 20 ambitious changemakers developing the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to transform sustainable food systems through policy. Application deadline: January 5th.
In June 2024, ACE conducted their second annual staff diversity surveyĀ to assess the representation of various individual characteristics within the organization and how effectively they foster an inclusive and equitable workplace.
Key areas explored include racial and gender diversity, disability inclusion, and socioeconomic backgrounds. These findings will help drive improvements in ACEās hiring practices, policy development, and workplace inclusion strategies.
Anima International reached a symbolic milestone in their cage-free work ā for the first time since the campaign started in 2014, the percentage of hens kept in cages in Poland dropped below 70%. Itās now 69.98% (as of November 29th). With over 53 million hens kept on Polish farms at any given time, the country is one of the biggest egg producers and exporters in the European Union.
Faunalytics' newest research paperĀ investigates how research is used by animal advocacy organizations in China and Southeast Asia. The report covers the research needs of advocates, including barriers to using research and solutions to overcome them.
The organization has expanded their Research Ambassador projectĀ to include new āApplying the Findingsā modules. These modules have been created to appeal to certain types of advocates and provide specific and actionable pieces of advice. They include āPlant-Based Nudges and Defaults,ā āUniversity Advocates: A Guide for Activism,ā and several more.
Additionally, Faunalytics has updated their Research Library with articles on a variety of animal advocacy topics including consumer attitudes on in-ovo egg sexing. The organization also added a blog post on the ethics of academic journals.
Fish Welfare Initiative recently published their plans for 2025. Key priorities include:
They also recently supportedĀ the World Conference on Farm Animal Welfare in China.
Americaās global aid agency, USAID, released two position papers last month: one recognizing direct cash as a cost-effective tool to reduce poverty and the other calling for agency-wide standards of cost-effectiveness.
Over a decade of GiveDirectlyās research and programs contributed to this shift ā read more on their plan to maintain momentum with the incoming administration here.Ā
GiveWell published their 2024 Giving RecommendationsĀ and Staff Members' Personal Donations for Giving Season 2024.
This year, GiveWell re-evaluated the cost effectiveness of direct cash transfers as implemented by GiveDirectly. They now estimate that GiveDirectlyās flagship cash program is 3-4x more cost-effective than previously estimated. See the blog postĀ and full reportĀ for more.
GiveWell also published an update to their grant deployment timelines. Read about the decision here.
The Global Priorities Institute (GPI) has published their new research agendas. There are now three distinct agendas for their three core research areas: philosophy, economics, and psychology. Some more information can also be found in this EA Forum post.
Longview published their 2024 Emerging Challenges Fund report. The Emerging Challenges Fund supports organizations that address global security risks from emerging technologies. They are currently fundraisingĀ for the ECF.
Open Philanthropy supportedĀ the establishment of the Center for Operational Research for Hepatitis B, a coordination center focused on expanding access to hepatitis B care and treatment in LMICs. Read the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Eliminationās announcement post here.
Deena Mousa, our Global Health and Wellbeing Chief of Staff, appeared on The IntelligenceĀ to discuss the quiet re-emergence of iodine deficiency (and how to solve it!).
The organization published their annual impact reportĀ and strategy post. The Animal Welfare DepartmentĀ shared more details about their plans, as did the Worldview Investigations Team. (See the latterās most recent post on LLMs.)
Rethink Priorities also released a series of reports on the first wave of their Pulse project, which entailed running nationally representative surveys to understand US attitudes and awareness regarding effective giving and philanthropic cause areas. Topics include:
The Good Food Institute is excited to introduce their 2024 Research Grant Program outcomes, continuing their support for groundbreaking research in alternative proteins. Read all about it here: Building the next generation of alternative protein innovators.
GFI Europe's new blog post, We canāt do this alone: Why coalition building is essential to addressing the climate ācow in the roomā, showcases how the GFI Europe team, powered by donor support, worked to drive real climate action in 2024.
