Hive Slack Threads: July
Useful conversations & resources from our Slack community
So many exciting projects and news mentioned on Slack — learn about them in less than 10 minutes! ⏰
But before we dive in:
We are excited to announce several volunteer roles within the Hive Community! 🌟 If you’re passionate about improving coordination in the farmed animal movement and want to contribute your skills and energy, we’d love to have you on board. Check out the opportunities and find the perfect fit for you here!
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Slack channels covered:
🧡 Introductions
❓ Help requests: open
🙏 Help requests: answered
🤖 AI channels
💼 Jobs
👩💻 Slack feature updates
🔥 Funding
🎁 Tools & Resources
🧡 Introductions:
Our #01-introductions channel is a great way to get to know the community.
Haven’t had a chance to introduce yourself? It’s never too late! Here are some recent intros:
Hi Hive community! I'm Kim - International Affairs Specialist at Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) based in Taipei, Taiwan
Hello, everyone! My name is Alex Cerussi and I am the Senior State Policy Manager at Mercy For Animals
Kiaora community! My name is Farah, I'm from New Zealand and I’m a therapist specializing in digital mental health, addictions, education and group work.
Hi I’m Hira Jaleel - originally from Pakistan, I’m currently an Animal Law Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School based in Portland, OR.
Hello everyone, I'm Xander Balwit, based in San Francisco. I am editor-in-chief (and a writer) at Asimov Press, a publisher focused on the science and ideas that promote flourishing.
❓ Help requests: open
Our #03-help-requests channel is one of our most valuable channels! Can you assist with any of these unanswered requests?
Anyone from Korea or residing in Korea now? I'm working on a project relating to the suffering of the pond loach fish in South Korea, and I'm looking for someone who has knowledge of South Korea and/or the animal advocacy scene and/or cultural attitudes about pond loaches.
Is anyone here good at phone photography? I’m looking for someone to give a short presentation to our team about best practices for taking pictures on their phones, which would be useful communicating our work better.
🙏 Help requests: answered
Did you know you can ask *any* farmed animal advocacy question in this #03-help-requests channel? Whatever you’re struggling with, or are curious about. There is no such thing as a stupid question!
Could any fundraiser recommend CRM systems that you have worked with and like?
I recall seeing a poll some time ago of consumers’ opinion on specific animal agriculture practices (eg, tail docking, caging). Does anyone have a link?
Could you please suggest any fresh documentaries about aquatic animals (and connected issues)? We are organizing a thematic exhibition and want to make a movie screening there as well.
🤖 AI channels
A lot of the AI, animals, and digital minds content will be distributed through the AI for Animals newsletter — if interested in this work, please subscribe to stay updated!
I assume we can broadly agree that convincing the labs working on frontier models to incorporate animal ethics into their training protocols would be one of the simplest and most impactful interventions to increase the likelihood that future models give animals moral weight. Is anyone actively working on this?
Open Paws’ Report on the Use of AI in Animal Advocacy is out! After surveying 194 participants across 142 organizations, they gained insights into how AI is currently being used, the challenges faced, and the potential for future applications.
Did you know that we have 4 AI channels to complement our AI and Animals Resource Page: #s-ai-coalition, #c-ai-discussion, #s-ai-tools and #s-ai-images? Here is a reminder of what goes into which channel:
#s-ai-coalition - reserved for active projects and collaborations
#c-ai-discussion - for more general discussions/news/resources that are suitable for a wider audience
#s-ai-tools - sharing AI tools to make work for efficient
#s-ai-images - sharing cool AI creative projects
💼 Jobs:
Our #06-job-postings channel is one of the most popular ones!
Did you know? We have an automation set up that scans various job boards and posts a list of promising positions every day. Check it out!
The School of Moral Ambition is looking for a CEO for its expansion to North America. Apply by 17 August.
The next application round of the Blue Book Traineeship just opened up. Apply by 30 August.
Upstream Policies is looking for an Advocacy and Engagement Lead in Colorado. Apply by 14 August.
Animal Charity Evaluators is looking for a Communications Director. Apply by 15 August.
Pax Fauna/ Pro-Animal Future is hiring a Campaign Coordinator in Portland, Oregon.
👩💻 Slack feature updates
Did you know? ❓ Many of our channels have “Canvases” with key resources and channel-specific information. Learn more here!
We have two new great community-led channels!
💻 #s-ask-a-developer: Seeking pro bono tech support? We are excited to introduce #s-ask-a-developer! Our friends over at Cage Undefined, Pablo Kebees and Ula Lubinska, have kindly offered their expertise and network. Join and ask for help with ongoing technical issues and advice on (web) development, digital privacy, SEO, AI, and cybersecurity.
🌱 #c-vegan-challenges: Together with Paola Gonzalez and Laura Radoi, we’re excited to announce the launch of our new Slack channel: #c-vegan-challenges! This space is dedicated to discussing and sharing resources around vegan challenges, like Challenge 22. Whether you're currently running a vegan challenge or looking to start one in your country, this channel is for you. You can share resources, ask questions, and find support for all aspects involved in a vegan challenge.
We have also opened a channel for China! Check it out here.
Spotlight! 🌟 Join our #c-alt-protein channel to stay up to date, discuss, and share resources around alternative proteins!
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🔥 Funding
Have a question about fundraising? Ask in our #s-fundraising channel and check out our Fundraising Resource Page!
The AVA Summit DC 2024 session recordings are posted online — including five different fundraising-related sessions!
Thrive Philanthropy now offers US-based fiscal sponsorship.
Food System Research Fund (FSRF) is inviting applications for their 2024 RFPs. The deadline for submission is 1 September.
Catch up with the summary of our last Fundraising Community Call on prospecting donors!
🎁 Tools & Resources
Have a resource to share? #05-tools-resources is a channel for you! You can also find a ton of other resources in our Resource Library!
New Resource Page 📢 Are you about to start an organization or did you just receive funding and want to ensure that everything is set up correctly? Check out our new Resource Page: Building Organizations. It covers a wide range of topics, including:
Identifying a problem
Setting up your organization
Hiring
Getting the word out
And much more!
Heads Up is “a fun, snappy, weekly digest that encourages advocates to take inspiration from case studies of creative campaign tactics outside of our movement."
AIM have made their book How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit available for free online to download! Its packed with knowledge on how to start and run a charity.
The Global Food Systems Network Map from the Meridian Institute is an online tool designed to visually represent the relationships among stakeholders involved in food systems-related efforts worldwide.
Hive Community Member, Shaileen McGovern, created a “Foie Gras Calculator” with the aim of showing the harm of producing and/or importing foie gras on ducks.
Sofia Balderson wrote a post What I wish I knew when I started in animal advocacy - full of valuable advice for early career folks and people trying to get into animal advocacy.
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