Hive Slack Threads: June
Useful conversations & resources from our Slack community
So many exciting projects and news mentioned on Slack — learn about them in less than 10 minutes! ⏰
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Slack channels covered:
🧡 Introductions
❓ Help requests: open
🙏 Help requests: answered
🤖 AI channels
💼 Jobs
👩💻 Slack feature updates
🔥 Funding
👋 Opportunities and help offered
🧡 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 I'm Aleksandra Terzieva - Public Affairs Adviser, European Institute for Animal Law & Policy (Animal Law Europe) based in Belgium.
Hi I'm Anne Dinshah - VP at American Vegan Society based in the United States.
Hi everyone! I'm Ingrid Seggerman - Program Director, The Insect Institute based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hey everyone! I’m Kristel - Plant Based Tuesday’s Campaign Manager at Taimne Teisipäev / Nähtamatud Loomad. I’m based in Estonia.
❓ Help requests: open
Our #03-help-requests channel is one of our most valuable channels! Can you assist with any of these unanswered requests?
Our community member, @Deepali Kulkarni, is looking for a 2-month part-time remote Marketing Communications Intern.
Pro-Animal Future is looking for a contact with an economic background to help them address some claims about the financial impact of banning slaughterhouse operations in Denver.
Faunalytics is looking for Brazilian political researchers/academics to provide feedback on a survey they are working on with an academic political scientist partner.
🙏 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!
Do you know a great web designer who can help migrate a wordpress site to SquareSpace or Wix?
I’m looking for a speaker to replace me at the Canadian Animal Law Conference in Toronto on September 28-29. Anyone available to speak on AI and Animals?
I’m looking for a study that suggested that the price of cage free eggs will rise between 18-30%.
Looking for people with significant experience in survey design to help me workshop a survey I’m creating.
🤖 AI channels
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💼 Jobs:
Our #06-job-postings channel is one of the most popular ones!
Announcement!📣 We now have an automation set up that scans various job boards and posts a list of promising positions every day. Check it out!
We The Free is looking for a passionate and talented full-stack web developer for a full-time remote position.
Animal Advocacy Careers is looking for a Partnerships and Programme Specialist!
The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is looking for a Deputy Head of Operations (People). Apply by July 9th.
Vegan Outreach is looking for a Part-Time Remote Translator and Community Manager (French).
👩💻 Slack feature updates
Spotlight! 🌟 Check out our #s-ask-a-marketer channel to get pro-bono marketing and design advice by User-Friendly!
Did you know? ❓ We have a translator bot that can translate messages within the Slack space! Learn about how to use it here.
We are welcoming two new communities into Hive! 🧡
The Animal Advocacy Media Network community is now part of our #s-media-strategies channel, led by @Björn. 📺 Join to discuss animal agriculture media narratives and animal advocacy media strategies.
The Food Fight community is now part of our #c-food-systems channel, led by @Alicja Bućko. 🌱 Join to talk about the broader food systems, including production, distribution, and consumption, and how they impact animal welfare.
We have two new feeds for you to follow! ⚡ If you want to receive real time updates from the EA (filtered for animal welfare) and the FAST Forum, you can now join these channels:
New Channels
#s-ai-coalition: An action-oriented AI and Animals channel! This channel will complement #c-ai-discussion, which is for more general or broad discussions about the intersections of AI and nonhumans.
#r-français: A regional channel for French-speaking advocates.
#r-español: A regional channel for Spanish-speaking advocates.
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🔥 Funding
Have a question about fundraising? Ask in our #s-fundraising channel and check out our Fundraising Resource Page!
The FOODITY Programme is looking for the next big digital idea to empower citizens to make healthier food choices and create more sustainable food systems! Applicants must be based in an EU or Horizon Europe-associated country Apply by 10 July.
The Food System Research Fund (FSRF) is inviting applications for their 2024 RFPs. The deadline for submission is 1 September.
Check out these storytelling resources from our last Fundraising Community Call!
👋 Opportunities and help offered
Keep an eye on generous offers in the #04-help-offered channel😍
Hi everyone! I’m a scientist and editor with over six years of experience writing and editing in animal advocacy. If you want to make your arguments more compelling, improve clarity in your writing, or choose language to more effectively reach your audience, I am here to help!
Hi, I’m Julio, a Spanish Environmental Engineer based in Dubai, UAE. I have 10 years experience in environmental impact and waste management […] and I am offering the community up to 8 hours per week of free support in project management, research, consulting, graphic design, and presentation prep for animal welfare initiatives.
Scarlet Spark is looking for up to 10 organizations or teams to pilot their first course on Feedback Skills. They are creating this new free resource for animal advocacy organizations to develop leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
Hi! I’d like to offer my support for volunteering opportunities and help whenever I can. Over time, I’ve written different types of content including but not limited to engaging blog posts, well-researched articles, fun social media posts and copywriting.
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