A podcast showcasing innovative and impactful ways to help animals and build the animal advocacy movement. Amy Odene & James Ozden talk to experts about a variety of topics: animal rights, animal welfare, alternative proteins, the future of food, and much more. Whether it's political change, protest, technological innovation or grassroots campaigns, they aim to cover it all with deep dives we release every two weeks.
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Jesse Marks is the newly appointed Farm Animal Welfare Program Officer for The Navigation Fund, a new major funder in the anti-factory farming space.
We spoke with him about his experience becoming a grant-maker, interpersonal dynamics in funding, new areas he is excited about, how the movement can improve corporate campaigning and much more.
00:00:00:00 | Intro
00:05:37:16 | First shrimp welfare campaign ever?
00:08:48:21 | Transition to a grantmaker role
00:15:58:10 | New insights on applying for funding
00:26:40:20 | Priorities in TNF funding and why
00:35:59:13 | Youth organizing
00:48:30:21 | How to reach out to TNF for funding
00:50:23:21 | Where the movement can improve in corporate campaigns
00:55:06:08 | The importance of focus in programs
01:07:07:10 | Closing questions
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