The not wanting to “definitely pay for MEL”, is probably more related to hiring external MEL support. We didn’t investigate this, but based on my experience, I would say this is probably related to at least two things: the majority of organizations in the farmed animal movement are small and underfunded, and it’s pretty common that services are provided for free. Looking at it that way, I’m actually not unhappy with the 18% at this point in time.
About funders rarely funding MEL: It’s indeed more about organizations budgeting for and allocating resources to MEL than funders restricting funds to non-MEL activities. If organizations start adding budget lines for MEL staff time, I expect (and hope) this will not lead to objections from funders.
Thanks Laura and Vasco,
The not wanting to “definitely pay for MEL”, is probably more related to hiring external MEL support. We didn’t investigate this, but based on my experience, I would say this is probably related to at least two things: the majority of organizations in the farmed animal movement are small and underfunded, and it’s pretty common that services are provided for free. Looking at it that way, I’m actually not unhappy with the 18% at this point in time.
About funders rarely funding MEL: It’s indeed more about organizations budgeting for and allocating resources to MEL than funders restricting funds to non-MEL activities. If organizations start adding budget lines for MEL staff time, I expect (and hope) this will not lead to objections from funders.