Hey Lucas, 
so good to read that you seemed to have found the time to reflect on how you used your time and passion in the past years, and that you're planning to prioritize more! 

That was a very valuable collection of things you've learned over time, Patrick. Some of it I knew, and some things were novel to me. Thank you for sharing! 

I agree with @huw, thanks for the thoughtful and constructive comment. 

Adding to it: We also legalise abortions to protect not only the would-be parents, but also the children who are born to parents who might not be prepared (mentally, physically, economically) to care for them. 

I also took my pledge before I earned a stable income, and am really glad I did. This way, donating 10% never felt like I was missing out on anything, since I never got used to that extra cash. I can highly recommend getting into this habit early on!

Thanks for this insightful post, for the self-reflection and transparent handling of your past mistakes! I think this could be a very valuable resource for all leaders of volunteer groups! 

Thanks for this write-up, I'm hoping to see where ACTRA heads in the coming year! I wish you the best of luck. Have you received any additional funding so far?

Thanks, Toby!

What is an AMA in this context?

Slightly leaning towards devoting more funds to GHD, even though I think there's enough likelihood that animals can suffer as intensely as humans.
My main reason for favouring GHD slightly is that improvements in human wellbeing, education and (political) empowerment seem paramount to the goal of increasing animal welfare long-term. 

I still don't understand why the University of Oxford was not cooperative with the institute, and why later it decided to freeze it completely. What was that about?