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Cutting CO2 is essential, but it’s not enough to avert climate catastrophe. The Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD) is combining the marathon to net-zero CO2 with the sprint to rapidly cut non-CO2 climate pollutants. We’re proud to support the race.

Homepage - Animal Advocacy Careers Connecting animal advocates with impactful opportunities

Explore Animal Advocacy Careers’ job board, resources, and 1:1 advising: animaladvocacycareers.org

Animal Advocacy Careers is filling a critical talent gap in the animal advocacy movement, and we’re grateful to support their mission. They’ve guided thousands of advocates to meaningful careers and have helped dozens of organizations find exceptional people.

Spark Climate Solutions – Accelerating progress in emerging, high-impact climate fields A science-driven nonprofit, Spark accelerates progress in emerging, high-impact climate fields, towards repairing the climate.‍ We are dedicated to identifying and mitigating sources of unmanaged clim...

Learn more about Spark Climate Solutions: sparkclimate.org

@sparkclimate.bsky.social is tackling one of the hardest climate problems: unmanaged, near-term warming. They're exploring atmospheric removal & how to reduce methane emissions from livestock (responsible for 25% of global methane emissions!). We’re proud to be a partner.

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If you were an animal enduring abuse in Canada, you’d want @animal-justice.bsky.social as your defender. They’re fighting for animals in court and pushing for laws to be enacted and enforced, and they’re exposing and confronting cruelty everywhere it happens, like at this Ontario dairy farm 👇

🚨 The Navigation Fund is excited to announce 9 awards from our Bridge Grant Program for Departing Federal Public Servants, part of our commitment to supporting climate experts and to creating space… | Liam St Louis 🚨 The Navigation Fund is excited to announce 9 awards from our Bridge Grant Program for Departing Federal Public Servants, part of our commitment to supporting climate experts and to creating space…

These 9 awards were selected from 106 applications on a wide range of topics, from restoring beaver habitat, to advancing state-led energy innovation, to supporting GHG monitoring. Here's an overview of their work: www.linkedin.com/posts/liamst...

🚨 We're excited to announce 9 awards from our Bridge Grant Program for Departing Federal Public Servants. This program supports climate experts with 6 months of funding to pursue new ideas and work on an impactful project of their choosing.

[C]Worthy [C]Worthy is building the tools needed to ensure safe, effective ocean-based carbon dioxide removal.

Check out their work: cworthy.org

The ocean holds huge potential in the fight against climate change. @cworthy.bsky.social is making that potential real with cutting-edge modeling, open data, and rigorous science to ensure ocean-based carbon removal is effective and responsible.

The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI Abstract. Can octopuses feel pain and pleasure? What about crabs, shrimps, insects, or spiders? How do we tell whether a person unresponsive after severe b

With our support, Dr. Jonathan Birch’s The Edge of Sentience has reached 100K+ readers, major platforms like @wsj.com, @newyorker.com, & top podcasts like The Gray Area & Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Congrats @birchlse.bsky.social for this achievement. Get the book for free! academic.oup.com/book/57949

Continuous Science Foundation Workshop — Banff 2025 In May 2025, a diverse group of researchers, funders, technologists, and advocates gathered in Banff to reimagine the future of scientific communication. Through case studies, system mapping, storytel...

In May we hosted a convergence in Banff, Canada. The group gathered to ask better questions of science communication. Not just what’s broken?—but what could be?

We surfaced stories, tools, and a hunger for something more open, more connected.

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Sinergia Animal International Ending animal cruelty and promoting more compassionate food choices.

Check out Sinergia’s impactful campaigns and investigations: www.sinergiaanimalinternational.org

Factory farming is spreading fast in the Global South, often with less oversight. Sinergia Animal is on the frontlines, leading high-impact campaigns in 9 countries in SE Asia & Latin America. @animalcharityev.bsky.social rates them as an “excellent giving opportunity” - we agree!

Read about how tipping points threaten societies and what Operaatio Arktis is doing to address them: www.operaatioarktis.fi/keikahduspis...

The 1990s gave us climate strategies for a linear world. Operaatio Arktis is updating them for a tipping point era, ensuring climate models that inform national and international strategies take these critical risks into account. We’re proud to back their critical work.

Ocean Visions Ocean Visions is a non-profit that facilitates multisector collaborations to advance responsible and effective ocean-based climate solutions.

Learn more about how @oceanvisions.bsky.social is protecting the ocean from climate disruption: oceanvisions.org

Through a four-pronged strategy –– Reduce, Remove, Repair, Reach –– Ocean Visions is advancing innovative solutions to stabilize the climate and restore the ocean. They’re making incredible progress on all four fronts, and we’re grateful to be a partner.

Home | New Roots Institute New Roots Institute empowers the next generation with knowledge and training to end factory farming through classroom lessons and a Leadership Program.

Learn more about how they are helping students lead and learn: www.newrootsinstitute.org

370K+ students reached, 10K+ high school & college lessons, and 400+ fellows trained: New Roots Institute is empowering the next generation to end factory farming. We’re honored to support their world-changing work.

✴️ Request for proposals! ✴️

@navigation.org is funding focused gatherings to tackle key challenges in Open Science. We support meetings that define solvable problems and quickly move ideas toward implementation.

Deadline: June 15, 2025

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Albert Schweitzer Foundation The Albert Schweitzer Foundation is committed to the protection and rights of animals. It focuses on factory farming.

Learn more about Albert Schweitzer Foundation: albertschweitzerfoundation.org

We’re excited to highlight some of our grantees, starting with Albert Schweitzer Foundation, which has persuaded 7 of the ten largest retailers in Germany to improve welfare standards for chickens raised for meat, progress that will benefit hundreds of millions of birds annually.

✴️ REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS! ✴️ @navigation.org is seeking bold projects at the intersection of AI and Open Science. We support innovative applications that make science more transparent, efficient, and trustworthy. Deadline: July 15, 2025. os.nav.fund/ai-for-os/ #openscience #AIforScience

Recipients will receive ~6 months of funding to position work for future uptake, scaling, or implementation. We’re open to a range of proposals, especially ambitious, unconventional ideas. Learn more & apply: climate.nav.fund/2025bridgegrants

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✴️ Request for proposals! ✴️ We’re inviting departing U.S. federal public servants and policymakers to apply for short-term bridge grants to develop their own climate change impact projects. Deadline to apply is April 30. Link in thread.

Here on Bluesky, we’ll be sharing exciting news and updates about the work of our amazing grantees. So stay tuned!

Our program officers were previously practitioners in their fields and bring deep experience to our cause areas. Those areas are Open Science, Farm Animal Welfare, Transforming Criminal Justice, Digital Sentience, and Climate Change.