
Lauren Mee on the career landscape for helping animals
About this episode
Lauren Mee is the CEO & Co-founder of Animal Advocacy Careers, an organisation that tries to match mission-aligned talent to opportunities that accelerate the end of factory farming.
Lauren offloads all she knows about the hiring landscape right now when it comes to careers in animal advocacy. She talks us through some best practices and common pitfalls in the hiring process as well as her take on some of the more strategic questions when it comes to career progression in this space.
Whether you are not yet working in the movement, a manager looking to hire or a mid-level employee looking to advance to something more senior, there is something for everyone in this episode.
Relevant links to things mentioned throughout the show:
- Animal Advocacy Careers pitch on why AAC is needed (from 2019)
- Charity Evaluation of Animal Advocacy Careers from Charity Entrepreneurship's Research Training Program
- AAC Fundraising skill profile
- Policy skill profile
- Sentience Institute podcast
- AAC website
- AAC ICAPS
- AAC fundraising placement
- AAC Inclusive hiring process research
- AAC online course
- Laila Kassam talk on YouTube
- Giving for Animals Pledge
- Tania Luna books on management
- Management Centre
- No Rules Rules - The book on how Netflix built an innovative culture
- Managing to change the world
- New German legislation on animal welfare
- Animal Ask Meat Tax report
- Cal Newport – So good they can’t ignore you
- Range - why generalists trump specialists
- Mindset - Dr Carol Dweck
- By Jack Kornfield - The heart wisdom podcast
- Career advising form - AAC
With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!
Note: My (James') views here are my personal opinions and don't represent those of Coefficient Giving.
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