@vascoamaralgrilo Thank you for your question. Feel free to also email me at monica@newrootsinstitute.org. We have not specifically encouraged New Roots Institute fellows to find roles in organizations supported by Open Philanthropy and the Animal Welfare Fund. You can get a sense of where some of our alums work on page ten of our annual report: https://24139523.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/24139523/Website/New%20Roots%20Institute%20_%202024%20Annual%20Report.pdf

Below are some of our observations regarding the need for allies in all fields.
1. Environmental organizations lack people who are effectively connecting their cause to factory farming. 

a) While climate science points to animal agriculture as a major driver of climate change, advocacy in the climate space has long failed to focus efforts on promoting plant-rich diets. 

b) Though awareness is growing, environmental groups are often resistant to dietary interventions because of entrenched social norms around animal product consumption within the groups themselves.

2. Those interested in bringing their advocacy into other professional spheres lack the skills and support to influence the people and structures in those spheres toward plant-rich diets. 
   

@Arepo Many thanks to you and your partner for the encouragement. It means a lot! I updated the summary above to include links for how we educate, recruit, train, and position. Happy to share more.

Thanks for the note @Jason! Animal Charity Evaluators has identified that we have a funding gap of $900K. I've updated the goal. Appreciate you looking out for us.

@Jason Thanks for your thoughtful question!
Animal Advocacy Careers has researched the roles that are difficult to hire for (among them leadership, IT/software, lobbying/policy) and the consequences of those bottlenecks including potential deprioritization of high-impact programs, lower quality hires leading to inefficiencies, etc. https://www.animaladvocacycareers.org/about

Additionally, there's a talent constraint at the college campus level. We've seen how critical empowering student leaders can be in shifting social norms for other movements.

More broadly, New Roots Institute doesn't push for every student to work for animal welfare non-profits. We recognize that we need leaders with an anti-factory farming lens in mission-adjacent organizations, government, and corporate spaces. Well-positioned allies have been critical for the success of initiatives in places like NYC. I'm happy to share more including our theory of change, and I do agree that animal welfare is also funding constrained.

@mikeaccardi7gmailcom Thank you so much! It means a lot.

@minthin Appreciate the distinction!

@joikarra Thanks so much! Looking forward to seeing you at EAGxBerkeley!

@laurenuram Agreed! Grateful for the opportunity to support this important work.