Wild Animal Initiative review

Abstract

Wild Animal Initiative (WAI) focuses exclusively on helping wild animals, which the Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) believe could be a high-impact cause area. WAI pursues one avenue for creating change for animals: They work to strengthen the animal advocacy movement. To estimate WAI’s room for more funding, ACE not only considers WAI’s existing programs and potential areas for growth and expansion, but also non-monetary determinants of a charity’s growth, such as time or talent shortages. ACE believes that WAI has room for $0.97 million (90% prediction interval: [$0.62M, $1.3M]) in additional funding in 2021. ACE thinks the cost-effectiveness of WAI’s work toward strengthening the animal advocacy movement seems slightly higher than the average cost-effectiveness of other charities’ work toward this outcome ACE has evaluated this year. As a newly formed organization, WAI’s track record is relatively short. ACE thinks that WAI’s sta satisfaction and morale are higher than the average charity ACE evaluated this year. ACE believes that WAI is more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than the average charity ACE evaluated this year. ACE thinks WAI engages in strategic planning at appropriate intervals, is clear on who makes final decisions, and ensures participation and periodic input from all levels of sta . ACE believes WAI has a strong approach to self-assessment. – AI-generated abstract.