$350k for founders, $2-4M grants, Ethiopia opportunities
Your farmed animal advocacy update for early April 2026
Hi there! 👋 This edition highlights where momentum is building, and where there’s still room to shape the future. From $350k in seed funding for food system entrepreneurs to a major animal welfare funding opportunity, alongside research on high-impact opportunities in Ethiopia, there’s a range of ways to get involved. At Hive, we’re especially excited to see more pathways opening up across regions and roles—and we’re here to help you plug into them. Let’s dive in!
The most popular link from Hive Highlights late March 2026 was AI Impact Hub, a free resource advocates clearly found worth bookmarking.
To kick off today’s Hive Highlights, here are our 3 top picks from across the movement:
From Jobs & Opportunities
🔥 Opportunities: Kickstarting For Good opens applications for its 2026 incubator, offering $350,000 in seed funding to graduates working to transform the food system. Apply by 31 May.
💰 Funding: The Survival and Flourishing Fund opens applications for its Animal Welfare grant round, offering $2-4M in funding with particular interest in AI and animal welfare, alternative proteins, and legislative advocacy. Apply by 24 June.
From Resources
📚 Research: Animal Advocacy Africa publishes insights on farmed animal advocacy in Ethiopia, identifying priority interventions before intensive farming systems become entrenched.
A connected movement is a stronger movement. Thank you for being here. See you in two weeks!
Warmly,
Sofia, Chelsea, and the Hive team
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Movement news: Covering 🐖 Animal Welfare, 🥗 Plant-Based Food & Alternative Protein, ⚖️ Policy, Legislation, and Law, 💪🏾 Animal Advocacy Org Updates, and 🎲 Other
Jobs & Opportunities: Covering 💼 Jobs, 💡 Skilled volunteering, 🔥 Opportunities, 💰 Funding, and 🤝 Upcoming External Events
Resources: Covering 📚 Research, 🎙️ Podcasts, 📙 Books, and 🎥 Videos
Hive updates: Covering the latest from our team!
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🐖 Animal Welfare
Animal Charity Evaluators addresses how the US One Big Beautiful Bill Act affects charitable giving in 2026, reassuring donors that modest tax changes are not a reason to pull back support from animal advocacy organizations.
Anima International co-founder Thorbjørn Schiønning shares a practical framework for corporate animal welfare negotiations, arguing that a "fair cop" approach is useful yet underexplored compared to traditional good cop or bad cop strategies.
Zoë Sigle estimates the four largest effective animal advocacy funds can absorb $120 million in additional funding in 2026, outlining opportunities to scale campaigns and grow movement infrastructure globally.
🥗 Plant-Based Food & Alternative Protein
After nine years and 28 million users, plant-based discovery platform Abillion announces its closure, citing the challenges of the current fundraising environment.
The Good Food Institute finds that better-tasting plant-based dairy products capture significantly higher market share, with taste identified as the primary driver of consumer choice.
The Unjournal hosts a free online workshop bringing together cultivated meat researchers, evaluators, and animal welfare funders to assess cost trajectories and funding implications.
⚖️ Policy, Legislation, and Law
The Court of Justice of the EU holds a hearing in the End the Cage Age v Commission case, with a ruling expected this summer that could strengthen the enforceability of European Citizens’ Initiatives.
The EU’s public consultation on farmed animal welfare draws a record 230,000 responses, with near-unanimous demand for a cage ban and equivalent welfare standards on imports.
Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court rules that “milk” cannot appear on plant-based product labels in any form.
💪 Animal Advocacy Org Updates
The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade and 17 grassroots groups secure a major win as global online marketplace Etsy bans all fur sales effective 11 August 2026, following protests across the US, Mexico, UK, and Belgium.
The Laboratory of Social Entrepreneurship’s Theory of Change Makers program incubates two new animal welfare nonprofits in Latin America: Centinela, a corporate transparency initiative monitoring animal welfare outcomes in Chile and Mexico, and DeNovo, which advocates for in-ovo sexing technology to end male chick culling in Chile.
Mercy for Animals Latin America exposes Mexico’s first octopus farm, coinciding with the introduction of a federal bill to ban octopus farming permits, as part of the Pulpos Libres coalition alongside Aquatic Life Institute, Animal Naturalis, and others.
💼 Jobs
Philanthropy Manager / Director of Philanthropy, Mobius. Remote, US (Bay Area preferred). Apply by 12 April.
Co-Director, Effective Altruism Netherlands. Amsterdam. Apply by 19 April.
Graphic Designer, Anima International. Remote, Poland. Apply by 19 April.
Program Outreach Coordinator, ProVeg International. Remote, Poland. Apply by 19 April.
Sr Growth and Communications Specialist, RC Forward. Remote, Canada. Apply by 19 April.
Senior Growth Specialist, Animal Charity Evaluators. Remote, global. Apply by 22 April.
US Project Director, Dharma Voices for Animals. Remote, US. Apply by 24 April.
Director of Development, We Animals. Remote, Canada. Apply by 26 April.
Social Media Co-ordinator, Veganuary. Remote, Spain. Apply by 27 April.
Campaigns & Communications Lead, Campaign Operations Coordinator, Grassroots Organiser, and Research & Intelligence Lead, Bharat Initiative for Accountability. Remote, India.
Chief of Staff, New Roots Institute. Remote, North America.
Data & Insights Lead, The Humane League. Remote, global.
Development Director, Sinergia Animal. Remote, global.
International Digital Marketing Coordinator, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Remote, UK.
Learning & Development Manager, The Humane League. Remote, global (select countries).
Love Veg Program Manager, Animal Equality. Remote, US.
Public Policy Lead, Sinergia Animal. Hybrid, Bangkok.
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Humane World for Animals. Washington D.C.
Job search tip: Browse Hive’s Jobs and Careers Resources and follow our Slack’s job feed in the #job-posting channel for new positions daily! You can also view the Animal Advocacy Careers, AltProtein.Jobs, Food Impact Careers, and Probably Good job boards.
💡 Job hunting? Also consider skilled volunteering
Volunteering helps you build skills, connections, context, and credentials, all while creating change for farmed animals. For many people, volunteering is a key step towards working professionally in the movement. For others, volunteering is one of several impactful ways to contribute.
Three places to find volunteering opportunities helping farmed animals:
The Hive Slack Community (that’s us!)
🔥 Opportunities
Welfare Matters extends the deadline for applications for the Southeast Asia Farmed Animal Welfare Fellowship, a 14-week online program for advocates based in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Apply by 12 April.
Worldshapers opens applications for its Book Proposal Program, a three-month program helping pro-animal thought leaders develop a complete book proposal. Apply by 17 April.
Moral Ambition opens applications for its US Food System Reform Fellowship, training advocates to fundraise and work inside organizations leading food system reform. Apply by 27 April.
Sentient Futures and Compassion in Machine Learning launch the Hyperstition For Good Writing Competition, inviting essays, stories, and case studies on animal welfare and nonhuman lives to help fill gaps in AI training data, with $5,000 in prizes. Submit by 5 May.
The International Centre for Animal Rights and Ethics opens registration for a new online short course on law and policy for plant-based food systems transitions. Register by 10 May.
Data scientist Hubert Thieriot invites expressions of interest in an AI-powered tool for mapping arguments and actors in animal advocacy policy debates.
Faunalytics and Effective Thesis offer a six-month fellowship analyzing how different advocacy tactics resonate with different audiences, translating findings into practical recommendations for advocates. Apply as a participant by 15 April. They are also looking for partner organizations, mentors, and project ideas. Learn more and submit your idea here.
Sentient Futures invites expressions of interest for a San Francisco residency for advocates working on nonhuman welfare projects.
Workstream Nonprofit hosts a free six-part webinar series on the operational systems that keep nonprofits running effectively, covering board oversight, financial management, and compliance.
💰 Funding
We Animals offers three subsidized photojournalism assignments annually to NGOs working on farmed animal campaigns in Latin America or Asia, covering fieldwork costs up to $5,000 CAD.
Fundraising tip: Hive’s Fundraising Guide includes a database of current opportunities and key resources on how to fundraise.
🤝 Upcoming External Events
2026 Mind, Ethics, and Policy Summit, 10–11 April. New York City.
Food 4 Thought Conference, 17–18 April. Stanford.
Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals, 19–21 April. Whistler.
EAGxNordics 2026, 24–26 April. Stockholm.
Grassroots Animal Rights Summit, 15–17 May. Washington D.C.
AVA Summit Canada, 21–24 May. Toronto.
Sentient Futures London, 22–24 May. London.
EA Global: London, 29–31 May. London.
Vegan Creator Con, 13–14 June. Los Angeles.
Events tip: View more on the Connect for Animals (CFA) event list, the Effective Altruism Global event page, and our Conference Database.
📚 Research
Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) publishes its latest evidence review on network building as a strategy for advancing animal advocacy.
ACE updates its Research Digest for February and January 2026, compiling the latest original research, meta-analyses, and empirical reviews relevant to farmed animal advocates.
Faunalytics examines the data behind corporate outreach for cage-free eggs and the Better Chicken Commitment, revealing uneven progress on fulfillment worldwide.
Rethink Priorities publishes new research finding that the sheer diversity of farmed fish species makes improving their welfare far more complex than for land animals.
🎙️ Podcasts
The Animal Law Podcast:
Canada’s Live Horse Exports: Fighting for Animal Transport Law Enforcement w/ Camille Labchuk
Better Life for Animals:
Existential Hope:
How AI could improve the lives of trillions of animals with Constance Li
Our Hen House:
Bruce Friedrich on the Future of Meat: Plant-Based, Cultivated, and the Race to Feed the World
UnchainedTV:
AI & Animals: WHAT TO DO NOW! with Peter Singer, Constance Li of Sentient Futures, and Aditya Karanam of Animal Ethics
🎥 Videos
Eurogroup for Animals and Essere Animali release Cruelty in Transit: Europe’s Live Animal Transport Exposed, a documentary examining systemic failures in the live animal transport trade and their impact on animal welfare.
Sentient Futures publishes What the Animal Movement Gets Wrong About AI, a fireside chat from the Sentient Futures Summit Bay Area 2026 featuring Lewis Bollard and Stien Van der Ploeg.
⚡ Need a little fuel for your advocacy?
Our monthly Hive Community Conversation is back! This low-pressure virtual meetup is designed for farmed animal advocates to share reflections and make meaningful connections. Whether you’re new to the movement or not—this space is for you! Join us on 30 April.
👋🏽 Thanks for joining in for March’s (re) intro month in Hive Slack
It was a joy to read the 56 intros + re-intros you shared last month, and we hope it’s the beginning of great things for your farmed animal advocacy in 2026! Everyone who participated was entered into a random draw—congrats to the winner, Agustin Magne! If someone’s message resonated with you, reach out to them on Hive Slack and/or LinkedIn. And remember, your (re) intro is always welcome, it helps our team and community connect you to helpful people, info, and resources.
🧭 Hive Career Journey–now live!
We've just launched the Hive Career Journey, a Slack workflow designed to help you find your path in the farmed animal advocacy movement. Moving through three stages—Finding Your Role, Getting a Job, and Next Steps—you'll explore curated resources and practical prompts at whatever pace works for you. Choose a self-paced track or receive prompts gradually over time. To get started, send a message to Nazlı Elvan Gökgöz.
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Lots of great opportunities here!!