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Kieran Greig is the Chief Strategy Officer at Rethink Priorities. He works with the Leadership Team to advise on Rethink Prioritiesā strategy and execution, at all levels. Prior to that, he was the Director of Research for Farmed Animal Funders, a group of large donors who each give over $250,000 annually to end factory farming. He previously worked as a researcher at Animal Charity Evaluators, and prior to that was a co-founder of Charity Entrepreneurship and Charity Science Health. He has written about topics like improving the welfare of farmed fish and supporting plant-based alternatives to animal products. He has a B. Sc. from Monash University and a Masters from La Trobe University.
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Iām not sure that I disagree overall, but I think variance really matters here: both within subcauses/areas and between individuals. Some areas and profiles within farmed animal advocacy still seem much more talent-constrained than others, and those differences can be quite stark. Likewise, individuals often have a much greater comparative advantage for certain types of direct work depending on their skills, experience, and networks.
Because of this, while the nonprofit sector may indeed be approaching saturation in some areas, there are still pockets where additional high-quality talent could be really impactful. Similarly, for some people, a direct nonprofit role may still be the highest-impact option, even if for others the best opportunities lie in policy, industry, government, or elsewhere.
This section from a previous research piece provides additional context on the scale of frog farming.
Sometimes, just when it seems like conditions for so many farmed animals basically couldnāt get any worse, one comes across yet another widespread industry practice thatās deeply disturbing.
Thanks, Caleb, glad to hear that!
Contractor rates will depend on experience, project scope, and the nature of the work. As a rough guide: for experienced independent contributors, we typically expect rates in the range of $50ā$150 USD per hour. For more junior contributors, the range is likely closer to $20ā$50.
That said, weāre open to a range of expectations, especially where thereās a strong fit.
Thanks for engaging Michael! Ā
Would you be open to taking funding earmarked for one of your specific proposed projects? And generally for a specific department?Ā
Yes, donors can restrict their contributions to Rethink Priorities or specific projects. When making a donation, donors should specify their desired restrictions, and we will ensure the funds are allocated accordingly in our accounting. However, for relatively small donations, restricting funds to a specific project may be less practical if the project requires significantly more funding to proceed.
How might more general funding shift around in that case, i.e. funging?
The only way this would cause fungibility is if it changes how we allocate unrestricted money. Based on our current plans, this would not happen for donations to our animal welfare or AI work but could happen for donations to other areas. If this is a concern for you, please flag that and we can actually go and increase the budget for the area by the size of your donation, thus fully eliminating fungibility concerns.
We take donor preferences very seriously and do not think fungibility concerns should be a barrier to those giving to RP. That being said, we do appreciate those who trust us to allocate money to where we think it is needed most.
Hey! Yes, on subcauses, that sounds right to me. WAW as well, though thatās somewhat outside the scope of this discussion.
On profiles/job types, Iād highlight government policy and lobbying, management, fundraising, and local experts in specific but neglected populous countries.