My top three charities in this election are all animal charities. With Animal Charity Evaluators at the top. Sure, that’s in part because I work there. And likely influenced by this donation election happening over a US holiday and during a season when even more animals are abused and slaughtered than usual. That’s mentally quite taxing and this is a way for me to deal with that.
But I do not just vote this way, I donate this way. A significant part of my salary goes back to ACE.
ACE influenced at least $12.3 million in total donations in our last fiscal year. That includes $6.4 million in counterfactual gifts. That’s a direct consequence of our efforts and vital to reduce the suffering of billions of individuals. I see this as evidence of ACE’s potential; I think we can do much, much more to engage people who dislike animal abuse to help farmed and wild animals effectively. To do that, the organization needs to be able to invest a bit more in growth.
Last year, for every dollar ACE spent on our charity evaluations and recommendations, we generated $6.05 in donations for highly effective animal charities that wouldn’t have been donated to otherwise. (While a strong multiplier is encouraging, what ultimately matters for animals is the total amount of additional funding directed to effective work—$6.4 million in counterfactual donations. A hypothetical organization could have a multiplier of 100x but only influence $10,000; we’d rather have a lower multiplier and move millions more dollars to where they’ll help animals most. So, don’t be too (un)impressed by that number.)
Because of ACE, there are animal lovers who now donate to more effective charities, people who now help more animals. Some of them would otherwise not have given to animal welfare at all. That means more piglets, squabs, chicks, calves, and shrimplets have a chance at a decent life.
You can read more about ACE’s meta-fundraising impact and how it was calculated here:
My top three charities in this election are all animal charities. With Animal Charity Evaluators at the top. Sure, that’s in part because I work there. And likely influenced by this donation election happening over a US holiday and during a season when even more animals are abused and slaughtered than usual. That’s mentally quite taxing and this is a way for me to deal with that.
But I do not just vote this way, I donate this way. A significant part of my salary goes back to ACE.
ACE influenced at least $12.3 million in total donations in our last fiscal year. That includes $6.4 million in counterfactual gifts. That’s a direct consequence of our efforts and vital to reduce the suffering of billions of individuals. I see this as evidence of ACE’s potential; I think we can do much, much more to engage people who dislike animal abuse to help farmed and wild animals effectively. To do that, the organization needs to be able to invest a bit more in growth.
Last year, for every dollar ACE spent on our charity evaluations and recommendations, we generated $6.05 in donations for highly effective animal charities that wouldn’t have been donated to otherwise. (While a strong multiplier is encouraging, what ultimately matters for animals is the total amount of additional funding directed to effective work—$6.4 million in counterfactual donations. A hypothetical organization could have a multiplier of 100x but only influence $10,000; we’d rather have a lower multiplier and move millions more dollars to where they’ll help animals most. So, don’t be too (un)impressed by that number.)
Because of ACE, there are animal lovers who now donate to more effective charities, people who now help more animals. Some of them would otherwise not have given to animal welfare at all. That means more piglets, squabs, chicks, calves, and shrimplets have a chance at a decent life.
You can read more about ACE’s meta-fundraising impact and how it was calculated here:
Announcing our Latest Influenced-Giving Metrics—Animal Charity Evaluators