Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £17,000 (approximately $21,490 at the time of conversion) to the University of Warwick to support a joint workshop between academics and policymakers on evidence-based policymaking, led by Professor Mattie Toma. The grant will also support related work on how to make economics research more useful for policymakers, including through Prof. Toma’s Policymakers Lab.
This falls within our work on global health and wellbeing.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $186,000 to Animal & Vegan Advocacy Summit to support its 2024 conference in São Paulo, Brazil. The Animal & Vegan Advocacy Summit is an independent project fiscally sponsored by ProVeg International, and runs a series of conferences for animal welfare advocates and organizations.
This follows our September 2023 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $55,000 to the Animal Welfare Economics Working Group for general support. The AWE Working Group facilitates connections between economists through conferences, online seminars, and common research agendas.
This falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $156,000 over two years to A World of Good Initiative to support farm animal welfare work in Asia through collaboration with international institutions and government officials in several Asian nations.
This follows our September 2024 support, and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in farm animal welfare in Asia.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $42,054 to Rethink Priorities to support a joint conference for researchers and advocates working to improve fish welfare in Western Europe.
This falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in fish welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $885,000 over two years to the University of Texas at Austin to support AI safety research and field-building, led by Christian Tarsney and Brad Knox.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,005,774 over two years to the University of Ottawa to support the Institute for Replication, which works to improve the credibility of scientific research by reproducing and replicating results in leading academic journals.
This follows our 2023 support and falls within our focus area of abundance & growth.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £200,000 (approximately $255,320 at the time of conversion) over two years to the Animal Law Foundation to support its work on legal interventions aimed at improving farm animal welfare in the UK.
This follows our October 2022 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £240,000 (approximately $304,656 at the time of conversion) over two years to Advocates for Animals to provide legal advice to farm animal welfare organizations in the UK.
This follows our October 2022 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.