“Launching the India Animal Welfare Funding Circle” by Shrilaxmi

TL;DR Launching the India Animal Welfare Funding Circle: a group of donors looking to support high-impact animal welfare work in India. The Jan 2026 RFP is now open, with grants up to INR 75 lakhs or 50% of annual operating expenses, and scope across farmed animals, community and working animals, and animals used in labs. We're inviting Indian nonprofits to apply, interested funders to join us, and everyone to share this with people who could be interested! 👉 Apply here: [link] Why another funding circle? Why India? Why animal welfare? Funding circles reduce coordination failures like duplicated diligence, fragmented giving, and missed opportunities, especially in areas like policy, research, and movement-building, where impact is harder to evaluate but potentially very large. India-specific animal welfare work often requires local context and is sometimes a poor fit for global funders, despite strong potential. An India-focused circle helps channel local capital more effectively and frees up global funding for other cause areas/regions. Animal welfare remains highly neglected relative to scale. In India, small, well-targeted grants can influence systems affecting very large numbers of animals, particularly through policy, corporate change, and capacity-building. A note on priorities and evidence The funding circle is [...] ---Outline:(00:48) Why another funding circle? Why India? Why animal welfare?(01:43) A note on priorities and evidence(02:38) Request for Proposals(02:42) About this funding opportunity(03:22) What this RFP is for(03:59) Who should apply(04:34) Grant size and timelines(05:07) Scope: geography and animal groups(05:46) Help us spread the word! --- First published: December 26th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Y9rxJDyrznLEZTjuK/launching-the-india-animal-welfare-funding-circle --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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