Integrate effective donations into your career for lasting change for animals
Animal Advocacy Careers
Helping advocates to maximise their positive impact for animals through their careers
Giving for Animals is an initiative aimed at creating an impact for animals while pursuing diverse career paths through the power of donations. It has been enthralling to see the response to the initiative and stories of people from different professions uniting to stay closer to the cause by donating a percentage of their earnings to help animals.? ????
Have you been following our social media updates up close? We have shared a few quotes from these individuals, and below, you'll find their much more elaborate stories to motivate and help you if you plan to channel your career for animals (even when you are not directly working in animal advocacy).
# 1 Nithin, Software Engineer at Pleasant Pediatrics
Even a tiny percentage of donations can be multiplied to help significantly more beings!?
Inspired by the potential to leverage tax benefits for charitable giving, Nithin illustrates how there can be up to a 57% reduction in the amount you give (i.e., you would only need to provide $10k post-tax to give $23k). Most people will only hit about 40%, but you can make a HUGE impact on many beings!
What does this mean? Tax systems that offer deductions for charitable donations can make it more attractive and impactful for individuals to donate to charity.
# 2 Eric Arellano, Software Engineer at IBM Quantum
What inspired him to take the pledge??
I can't achieve animal liberation on my own. But every single animal's life that my donations can help matters.
He states a story that you should consider for its simplicity- the story of the man throwing back starfish:
> After a storm, thousands and thousands of starfish are stranded and suffocating on the beach.
> Someone sees an old man throwing a single starfish back into the sea, followed by another. They ask him, "Why are you doing that? Don't you realise you can't make a difference? There are thousands of them!"
The man picks up and throws another. "I made a difference to that one."
Eric also discusses the book Die With Zero, which introduces Coast Financial Independence, where enough is saved for retirement to prevent further savings. Utilising the power of compound interest, he could allocate 35% of his pre-tax income to charitable donations in 2023, emphasising the urgency of addressing issues like factory farming today rather than deferring philanthropy.
#3 Tania Luna, Co-founder at Scarlet Spark
My journey in Animal Advocacy began with a deep-seated love for animals and a confronting realisation of the harsh realities they face, especially in factory farming.?
Initially focusing her contributions on animal rescues for their tangible impact, a significant shift occurred when she adopted her first pig, Jo. This led her to confront the grim truths of animal agriculture directly. This emotional reckoning propelled her to actively seek and support solutions to end factory farming, utilising her resources to contribute to animal advocacy organisations.?
Tania's story is a powerful testament to the difference one can make through informed, compassionate action. It is also an inspiring example of how donations can help animal advocacy initiatives effectively.
Do these stories inspire you?
You can find many more stories here of individuals who have donated and have stated the efficacy of donations in helping organisations as opposed to colossal animal agriculture/ factory farming systems and billions of animals who suffer daily.
Once you have planned to donate, you know you will be part of something that will help animals in many ways!
By integrating philanthropy into your career, you're not just giving back; you're shaping a future where business success and social responsibility go hand in hand.
How to Get Involved?
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