Hive Slack Threads: November
Useful conversations & resources from our Slack community
So many exciting projects and news mentioned on Slack — learn about them in less than 10 minutes! ⏰ Huge thanks to Em Stokes, who helped us put together this edition!
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Slack channels covered:
🧡 Introductions
❓ Help requests: open
🙏 Help requests: answered
🤖 AI channels
💼 Jobs
👩💻 Slack feature updates
🌏 Asia
👋 Opportunities and help offered
🎁 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, I’m Hugo, I work as a lobbyist and legal expert for animal protection in France. I’m here to discuss animal rights and advocacy and share resources.
I’m Kalori Wesonga, based in Nairobi. I have a background in law, global health, human rights and nonprofits.
I’m Steph, Research Lead at Animals Australia. I can help you use science to supercharge your animal advocacy.
My name is Hari Prasad Joshi, and I serve as the Executive Director of Animal Nepal.
I’m Shakti Arora, based in India. I can offer finance and accounting knowledge, general advice and time to volunteer on projects.
I'm Yomna - Graphic Designer & Social Media Strategist at IFMSA and Co-Founder of the Sentient Liberation Initiative based in Egypt.
Hi everyone! I’m Larissa Vaughan-Rowe. I was the CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism and I’m planning to found a new charity, possibly for animal welfare.
❓ Help requests: open
Our #03-help-requests channel is one of our most valuable channels! Can you assist with any of these unanswered requests?
Does anyone know any animal rights activists in Syria? A dear friend of mine is going there on a UN mission.
Do you know any organizations using WhatsApp channels for fundraising or communications? I would love to hear about your experiences!
Can anyone point me to effective examples of animal advocacy related case studies?
Hey folks, does anyone here have experience with the A|B testing service VWO?
I need help with a complex set-up problem involving Google Workspace and Squarespace.
🙏 Help requests: answered
Did you know you can ask farmed animal advocacy questions in the #03-help-requests channel? Whatever you’re struggling with, or are curious about. There is no such thing as a stupid question!
I'm creating a fellowship at my university around food system sustainability and its intersection with animal welfare. I’m looking for any books, articles, or recent news that I could add to the curriculum to enhance these sessions.
Is anybody working or involved in sustainable fashion? I'm looking to learn more about this industry as I'm looking for a role in animal welfare.
I might get a chance to do a presentation or workshop at a high school to talk about animals, does anyone have suggestions on what I should talk about?
We're looking to set up a website with a simple, fillable form to allow users to easily email all their constituency's candidates for the upcoming election. Does anyone have any recommendations for the best platform for this?
🤖 AI channels
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AI for Animals 2025 Conference is happening in March 2025!
When? March 1-2, 2025
Where? UC Berkeley
Apply to speak by December 15!
Looking for suggestions on where to start learning about the intersection of AI and animal welfare? Check out this thread!
💼 Jobs
Our #06-job-postings channel is one of the most popular ones! We now have an automation set-up that scans various job boards and posts a daily list of available positions.
Researcher (Contractor), Rethink Priorities. Remote, Global. Apply by 15 December.
Intern, Food Policy Pathways. Remote, US.
Freelance Copyeditor, Ambitious Impact. Remote, Global. Apply by 8 December.
Fellowship Coordinator, Reducetarian Foundation. Atlanta, US. Apply by 31 December.
Community Lead UK, School of Moral Ambition. Remote, UK with travel to Amsterdam. Apply by 22 December.
👩💻 Slack feature updates
New Integration with Faunalytics 📚 We have set up a new integration to help you stay up-to-date with the newest studies from the Faunalytics Library! Once a week, new studies are shared in relevant, topic-based channels.
Take five minutes! Last month, we updated our default statuses and member profile sections to help advocates connect and collaborate - please take a couple of minutes to update your profile. 👤
New Channel: Are you interested in (physical) engineering and its application to animal advocacy? Join our new #s-phyiscal-engineering channel!
Spotlight 🌟 Did you know that we have three different channels focused on Asia and countries in Asia? Check them out to stay up to date on news and discussions around this extremely important and neglected region!
🌏 Asia
Join our channels for #r-asia, #r-india and #r-china to connect to other advocates from Asia!
A new report from Faunalytics and Good Growth shows how advocates in China and Southeast Asia use research.
AfA Conference 2025: Early Bird Registration is Open!
Pakistan will host its First-Ever International Animal and Environmental Rights Conference!
Fish Welfare Initiative is hiring a China Program Director. Apply by 27 December.
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👋 Opportunities and help offered
Keep an eye on the great offers in our #04-help-offered channel 🤩
High Impact Professionals have opened applications for the next round of their Impact Accelerator Program. Apply by December 15.
Naveen Arun is offering 10 hours a week of their time to help with research, literature review and writing for people in the alt protein space.
Animal Welfare Research Consultant Katelyn Mills offers to help your organisation with evidence-based decision-making based on research.
Sabine Panneau is offering paid mentorship programs for early-stage animal rights charity founders or fundraisers.
🎁 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.
Sofia recently gave a talk about starting Hive and scaling it from a side-project to a full-grown organization! Here is a summary.
FarmKind released a 2-minute test to help you find out which charities to donate to.
Tälist announced their six-week Alternative Protein Career Course.
Björn put together a list of starter packs to help animal advocates get started on the new Social Media Platform Bluesky.
Bryant Research released open data of more than 1,000 people about their views on animal issues for you to explore and analyze! Ideal for anyone who wants to learn data analysis or apply their skills in this area.
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