Strategic philanthropy for animal welfare can dramatically multiply the impact of individual donations by funding high-leverage organizations and research.
Strategic philanthropy can dramatically amplify the impact of animal welfare advocacy. Organizations conducting corporate campaigns have documented track records of moving millions of animals to better conditions per dollar invested. Research organizations developing alternatives to animal testing could have enormous long-term impact but receive limited funding. The effective altruism community has applied rigorous impact analysis to animal welfare philanthropy, identifying the highest-leverage opportunities. Individual donors who learn from this analysis and direct even modest donations to highly effective organizations can achieve impact equivalent to much larger donations to less effective organizations.