Our resource center provides the most up-to-date materials to help vegan advocates improve their communication, strategic thinking, sustainability, and relational skills. We update this section regularly, so please check back to stay informed.
A Faunalytics study found that advocating for meat reduction led to more meatless meal purchases than advocating for vegetarianism, because so many more people were willing to try reduction…
Burnout is a phenomenon common in advocacy circles, in which people in the movement simply lose the emotional (and sometimes physical) capacity to continue their work…
Extreme protest tactics may garner coveted media attention for a movement. At the same time, these tactics can alienate potential supporters…
This blog explores the interconnections of oppression and enhances the visibility of minorities and marginalised groups in the vegan community, while working toward liberation for all beings.
You know all this talk about doing slowing down? I’m not really that much of a fan. At least not for changemakers, people who want to make the world a better place…
At its core, effective animal campaigning means maximizing the suffering spared for every dollar we spend. Recently, a research review from the Vegan Society provided recommendations for creating the most effective campaigns…
In this document ACE compiled best practices around all key areas of HR: hiring, compensating, and developing/managing staff—with extra attention to legal essentials…
This guide is intended to give an overview of the operational responsibilities of nonprofit organizations…
This is an internal policy document that ACE developed to demonstrate their commitment to complying with all non-discrimination and anti-harassment laws in all of the countries in which they operate…
Sharon Nuñez Gough points to some of the ways we can help animals and maximize the impact of our organizations, campaigns, and teams.
Sebastian Joy discusses how to save more animals by making our impact equal to our input. He proposes focusing less on making more people vegan and more on making people more vegan.
Tobias Leenaert posits that we can help more people go vegan by lowering the bar and tailoring our approach to our audience.
Tobias Leenaert explains how activists can be effective ambassadors for veganism by adapting their approach based on an understanding of previous successes and failures in vegan advocacy.
Tobias Leenaert talks about the importance of open-mindedness, empathy, rationality, and positivity in the animal rights movement.
Tobias Leenaert explains how new developments and trends are moving us closer to a vegan world and suggests what position vegans should take with respect to these developments.
Dr. Melanie Joy discusses how “unsustainable” activism, a major cause of burnout, is one of the most serious obstacles to the success of the vegan movement, suggesting strategies for activists to improve their efforts and their lives.
