Kieran Greig is the President at Rethink Priorities. He works with the Leadership Team to advise on Rethink Priorities’ 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.
Agree that it’s really great to see the fund grow so much!
That said, I don’t think it’s right to say it’s almost as large as Coefficient Giving. At least not yet... :)
The 2025 total appears to exclude a number of grants (including one to Rethink Priorities) and only runs through August of that year. By comparison, Coefficient Giving’s farmed animal welfare funding in 2024 was around $70M, based on the figures published on their website.
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Huge congratulations to Samantha on her new role as CEO.
Also, shout out to Joey Savoie for the many years of work leading up to this transition.
Excited to see the continued focus on scale and impact under Samantha's leadership!
Good question. I think this recent comment addresses it.
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Hey! Yes, on subcauses, that sounds right to me. WAW as well, though that’s somewhat outside the scope of this discussion.
On profiles/job types, I’d highlight government policy and lobbying, management, fundraising, and local experts in specific but neglected populous countries.
I’m 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 couldn’t get any worse, one comes across yet another widespread industry practice that’s deeply disturbing.
Yes!
Thanks, Caleb, glad to hear that!
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