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Hive Slack Threads: April
🚨 Urgent ask for US readers: Please call both your senators and ask them to oppose any Farm Bill containing the Save Our Bacon Act, which would nullify Prop 12 and hundreds of other animal welfare laws. The Senate vote in the coming weeks is the last chance to stop it.
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Slack channels covered:
🧡 Introductions
🙏 Help Requests
💼 Jobs
👩💻 Slack Updates
🥩 Alt Protein
👋 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 Mara Cruz, Fundraising Coordinator at Animal Law Focus from Mexico City.
Hi, I’m Pawan Bruce Singh, a Research Assistant at Social Inclusion Project based in Singapore, currently launching a Post-Growth Singapore chapter focused on institutional and structural change away from animal products.
Hi, I’m Selorm Sikanku, Corporate Campaigns Coordinator at Animal Welfare League based in Accra, Ghana.
Hi, I’m Coral Outwater, a Minnesota GreenCorps Member at MPCA based in St. Paul, USA, pursuing a career in bioengineering for alternative proteins.
Hi, I’m Juan Pique, Speaker and Consultant at Un Mundo Vegano based in Lima, Peru, helping plant-based companies improve their messaging through storytelling.
Hi, I’m Martina Pepiciello, a comms specialist at the Foresight Institute based in Bologna, Italy, connected to the Italian Effective Altruism community.
🙏 Help Requests
Our #03-help-requests channel is one of our most valuable channels! Check out some of these successfully answered requests!
Otto was connected with food scientists willing to give feedback on his alt-protein sensory data startup.
Hayley got several recommendations for podcasts from the animal welfare movement.
Marine found a lecturer for ICARE’s upcoming online short course.
❓ Can you assist with these unanswered requests?
David is seeking expert advice on whether the cost per liter of basal media and cell density are independent parameters in cultured meat production.
Ayelette is seeking feedback on the most successful placement for fundraising asks on Instagram.
Hack the Fork is looking for local leaders to organize their Hackathon in cities worldwide, focused on plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated protein solutions.
💼 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.
Communications Associate, Good Food Institute APAC. Remote, Asia Pacific, Singapore preferred. Apply by 10 May.
Fellow, New Roots Institute. Remote, USA, Canada. Apply by 13 May.
Associate Vice President, People, The Humane League. Remote, various countries. Apply by 15 May.
Fellow, Anima International. Warsaw, Poland. Apply by 17 May.
Welfare Assessment Manager, Fish Welfare Initiative. Eluru, India. Apply by 24 May.
Development Coordinator, Animal Charity Evaluators. Remote, USA. Apply by 24 May.
Program Associate, Fairer Fields. Remote, USA preferred.
👩💻 Slack Updates
New email series alert! 🚨
We launched “Your Hi-Way to Helping Farmed Animals“, a free email series for people who care about farmed animals but aren’t sure what to do next. It walks you through four concrete ways to contribute and helps you find what fits your life right now.
Heading to AVA Summit Canada? 🇨🇦
Post in #e-ava-summit this month to connect with fellow attendees and keep the momentum going all summit season. Learn more here!
Welcome our newest Pollinator! 🐝
Irene joined our amazing team of pollinators this month!
Spotlight 🌟 Our Alternative Protein channel is a space for discussing advancements and opportunities in alternative protein sources like plant-based and lab-grown meats.
🥩Alt Protein
Join #c-alt-protein to connect with activists about this topic!
The Good Food Institute and the Alt Protein Project Africa are inviting people who meet their criteria to join their African alternative protein community directory.
Linda is looking for researchers in the cultivated meat or alternative protein space to feature on the Clean Meat Alliance's YouTube channel to increase awareness.
Nick recommended a video from Bryant Research about consumer research on alt protein.
Lilia shared AltProtein.Jobs' 2025 Alternative Protein Job Market Report, covering hiring trends and a 2026 outlook.
David shared a deep dive into cultured chicken production, focusing on costs.
👋 Opportunities and Help Offered
Keep an eye on the great offers in our #04-help-offered channel 🤩
Hive is now offering free 1:1 project consultations for anyone with an idea or active project needing direction on funding, hiring, or strategy.
The Mission Motor has refined its free Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning services for animal advocacy organizations, now offering everything from quick MEL advice to full system support.
Annika is looking for partner organizations and project ideas for Effective Thesis, matching students with high-impact orgs for 3-month research projects starting in July.
Agustin is offering software development help across Android, iOS, and web to anyone who needs it.
Tomek is offering finance and accounting support, including modelling, reporting, and grants for a few hours a week.
🔥 Funding
Looking for fundraising advice? Join the conversation in #s-fundraising or explore our resource page!
Sofia shared a talk on early-stage fundraising she gave at the Sentient Futures incubator, including a Q&A summary.
Liz shared research showing that framing donations as “gifts” consistently increases giving by 23-29%.
Angel shared an article on how the four largest effective animal advocacy funds plan to deploy $120 million across scaling, testing, and movement infrastructure.
Tim shared Goodstack Grants, a tool for finding and applying to grants with a free plan including basic grant matching.
The Chew On This grant fund is accepting applications from filmmakers, with 6 selected to pitch live at the Hollywood Climate Summit in LA for up to $50,000 in funding. Apply by 16 May.
Thrive Philanthropy is accepting grant applications until from organisations outside the USA, working on factory farming and plant-based food systems. Apply by 1 June.
Join the next Hive Fundraising Community Call on 12 May at 12pm EST!
🎁 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.
Hereward shared a new volunteer matching tool by Active for Animals and Vegan Outreach India for volunteer onboarding and tracking.
Jenna shared updated slaughter statistics from Faunalytics, tracking global animal slaughter trends with new interactive per capita maps.
Celine shared a new UK chapter of the CALF Legislative Advocacy Guide, helping advocates shape animal protection policy in the UK.
Nazlı highlighted a career platform in Turkish exploring how to build a meaningful career, similar to 80,000 Hours.
Sofia wrote a blog post on the management capacity gap in animal advocacy and what the movement can do to address it.
Richie made the case for forming an AI learning circle to improve AI skills together with peers at a similar level.
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