For 25 years, Faunalytics’ mission has been to empower animal advocates with access to research, analysis, strategies, and messages to maximize their effectiveness in reducing animal suffering. They enable evidence-based advocacy through three main program areas:
Original Research: Faunalytics conducts several original research studies each year that are likely to have a high impact on animals. They identify research projects through a 4-stage prioritization process, which includes gathering input from advocates and topic experts to find knowledge gaps and conducting assessments to verify the potential for impact.
Research Library: They host the world’s largest open-access collection of animal advocacy research. By curating 6,000+ research summaries, blogs, report translations for impactful regions, and visualizations such as infographics and videos, they ensure that advocates can access the research needed to make their efforts more effective. Their library receives hundreds of thousands of pageviews each year.
Research Support: Beyond providing research, Faunalytics ensures advocates have the support they need to apply research to their work. Faunalytics has directly advised hundreds of advocates through their Office Hours and Research Ambassador project. They also host an annual online research symposium, Fauna Connections, to connect advocates with the latest research from the academic community.
Faunalytics’ research and data empower animal protection organizations to make effective decisions and spend their limited resources wisely. Historically, there has been little capacity for research within the advocacy movement, and it is still a neglected issue due to the limited funding for farmed animals. Faunalytics addresses this gap by conducting and curating shared research resources and providing support to build capacity within organizations.
Evaluation
Since 2015, Faunalytics has been named a “Recommended Charity” by Animal Charity Evaluators. ACE considers Faunalytics “an excellent giving opportunity because of their strong programs aimed at strengthening the animal advocacy movement.”
Faunalytics is a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency recipient and has the highest ranking possible from Charity Navigator.
You can visit Faunalytics’ Impact Center (linked below) to read more about their successes.
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