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Hive Slack Threads: October

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Nov 04, 2025

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Slack channels covered:

🧡 Introductions
🙏 Help Requests
💼 Jobs
👩‍💻 Slack Updates
🍩 Donut
👋 Opportunities and Help Offered
🔥 Funding
🎁 Tools & Resources

🧡 Introductions

Our #01-introductions channel is a great way to get to know the community.
It’s never too late to introduce yourself! Here are some recent intros:

Hi, I’m Nick Stocker, and I’m working on reducing animal suffering in the pet food industry.
Hi, I’m Ochan Tongyik, based in Gambella, Ethiopia, where I’m working on securing cage-free commitments from companies.
Hi, I’m Nupur Soni, a data-driven storyteller from Los Angeles, United States, with experience in digital campaign strategy, performance tracking, and creative optimization.
Hi, I’m Ester Dobiášová, a journalist focused on uncovering practices in the farmed animal industry in Czechia.
Hi, I’m Paige Wilcoxson, based in California, United States, COO of New Harvest, a nonprofit focused on advancing cellular agriculture.
I’m Iride Fernández Añó, a lecturer at the National University of La Plata, University of Legal and Social Sciences, based in Argentina.

🙏 Help Requests

Our #03-help-requests channel is one of our most valuable channels! Check out some of these successfully answered requests!

Samo was directed to research on the percentage of farming subsidies attributed to animal agriculture and the percentage of caloric and protein needs met by animal agriculture.
Alexa was provided with a long list of newsletters from the animal advocacy space.
Chiawen was pointed to a report that breaks down spending by the farmed animal movement to help her with her research on spending for aquatic animals.

❓ Can you assist with these unanswered requests?

Lye is looking for organizations whose primary goal is to educate or work with environmental organizations to increase their work in ending factory farming.
Richie is looking for people to showcase how they have used AI in their roles for his online course.
Matt is working on an impact reporting service and is seeking feedback from NGO workers on the benefits, current practices, and challenges of producing impact reports.

💼 Jobs

One of our most popular channels is #06-job-postings! We have a feed that scans various job boards and posts a daily list of available positions.

Qualitative Researcher, Animal Think Tank. Remote, UK. Apply by 6 November.
Exploratory Programs Lead, Fish Welfare Initiative. Remote, periods of residency in India required. Apply by 9 November.
Chief of Staff, Animal Think Tank. Remote, UK. Apply by 10 November.
Member of the Board of Directors, New Roots Institute. Remote. Apply by 15 November.
Managing Director of Programs, Nonhuman Rights Project. Remote, United States.
Staff Attorney, Nonhuman Rights Project. Remote, United States.
Open Wing Alliance Asia-Pacific Corporate Strategy Lead, The Humane League. Remote, Asia-Pacific countries.
Program Manager/Director, Innovate Animal Ag. Remote, United States.
Chief Program Officer, Center for Good Food Purchasing. Remote, United States.

👩‍💻 Slack Updates

Reminder 👋 We host a list of tips on how to get the most out of your Slack Workspace in our #hive-guide!
New Channel 📚
- #p-movement-building: Discuss movement-building related questions and practices to help animals. Since this is a private channel, please send a DM to Silvestr if you want to join.
Spotlight 🌟 Want to meet more people in the community? Join our #x-donut-meetings channel!

🍩 Donut

In the Donut channel, people get paired every three weeks for a casual 30-minute chat. It’s an easy way to exchange ideas, learn from others, and stay connected.

Donut meetings are a fun way to meet people you might not otherwise talk to and share ideas in a relaxed way.

Here are some testimonials from Donut-users!

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“Joining the Hive Donut meetings has been an amazing experience - I’ve expanded my network and met some amazing activists, and I feel so energized by the community. My only complaint is that they should happen more often! If you join you’re sure to find people that are eager to help you with anything that you’re working on.”

👋 Opportunities and Help Offered

Keep an eye on the great offers in our #04-help-offered channel 🤩

Cecilia is offering her project management, research, and communications skills to support animal nonprofits through volunteer or paid work.
Magnify mentee applications are open for women, non-binary, or trans people who want to pursue a high-impact career. Apply by 5 November.
The Centre for Effective Altruism is offering a mentoring program for EA group organisers. Apply by 14 November as a mentor and by 16 November as a mentee.
Impactful Policy Careers offers a 1-week training to prepare EU citizens for policy roles advancing animal welfare and food systems change. Apply by 16 November.

🔥 Funding

Looking for fundraising advice? Join the conversation in #s-fundraising or explore our resource page!

Catalina got some leads for organizations that provide fiscal sponsorship in the US for foreign organizations working for animals.
Liz shared an article discussing how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may impact charitable giving, including potential incentives and disincentives.
Thrive Philanthropy announces grants for applicants outside the United States working towards meat reduction and vegan advocacy. Apply by 1 December.
Thrive Philanthropy is launching an 8-week Fundraising Accelerator to help organizations strengthen fundraising beyond the movement. Apply by 4 January.
Max shared a funding grant opportunity for filmmakers in the research stage of their projects. Apply by 6 November.
Sofia shared a resource about using AI in fundraising.
Join our next Hive Fundraising Community Call on 12 November.

🎁 Tools & Resources

Have a resource to share? #05-tools-resources is the channel for you! You can also find an extended list in our Hive Resource Library.

Kevin recommended reading Lauren’s post on the importance of careers outside of nonprofits in animal welfare.
Rakefet shared her presentation on AI tools for plant-based advocacy, including agents, reading aloud, grammar checking, academia, and design tools.
Sofia shared a post she wrote with Kevin and Kyle about building impact-focused communities.
Nazlı summarized key takeaways from our recent online event on LinkedIn strategies for animal advocates.
Sofia wrote a post arguing we should all ask for help more to be even more impactful as people, organisations, and the movement.

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