The Navigation Fund
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Advancing bold solutions to the world's most urgent problems.
Community, resources, and connection: all are essential to a successful social movement, and all are offered to animal advocates for free through Join Hive, an incredible online collective of 3,000+ activists we’re proud to support.
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Cascade Climate is accelerating progress by coordinating ambitious cross-sector initiatives that harness Earth’s natural systems to stabilize the climate. We’re proud to support their innovative and ambitious approach.
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This past October, Frente Animal took to the streets to demand an end to cages for egg-laying hens in Portugal, where about 70% of egg production still involves this cruel form of confinement. We’re proud to support their work to create a better future for chickens.
www.frenteanimal.com/en/campaigns
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Campaigns – Frente Animal
https://www.frenteanimal.com/en/campaigns/
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We’re proud to support
@degrees.ngo
, ensuring developing countries have a voice in the conversation about sunlight reflection methods, a proposal for reducing climate impacts by reflecting a fraction of sunlight away from the Earth.
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Since launching the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy with
@nyu.edu
last year, we've watched it quickly become a locus for research and dialogue on the moral status of animals and AI. We’re proud to provide an endowment to help keep the exploration going.
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Ten years ago,
@obrancizvirat.bsky.social
began as a small group of volunteers determined to ban fur farms in the Czech Republic. They succeeded –– and grew into a powerful force for animals that also secured a ban on caging egg-laying hens. We’re proud to support their work.
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Sea level rise will affect billions of people around the world, but what if we could stop it at the source? We support
@areteglaciers.bsky.social
, which is using science and partnerships to explore whether we can stop catastrophic sea-level rise & stabilize collapsing glaciers.
4 months ago
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Radiant Earth
4 months ago
Last week we brought together brilliant minds to talk
#climatedata
: production, governance, sharing, sustainable funding & AI 🙏🏽
@navigation.org
& ARIA for supporting this 🎥 Watch George Dyson's keynote on how weather prediction shaped modern computing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHQ...
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Global Climate Data Collaboration: The Intentional Dream
YouTube video by Radiant Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHQ2y0bgCE
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From securing national legislation establishing stronger slaughter standards to classifying animal cruelty as an environmental crime, Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal is transforming how Brazil treats animals through advocacy, education, and global collaboration.
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As interest in emergency climate interventions grows, so does the need for independent, transparent science. We're proud to support
@envdefensefund.bsky.social
’s research on sunlight reflection, which will help inform responsible policy around the world.
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While state and federal bans on cruel practices offer opportunities to improve animals’ lives domestically, our grantee partner
@animalpolicyint.bsky.social
is working to turn international trade into a vehicle to advance animal welfare around the world.
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For nearly a decade, Animal Defense Partnership has provided high-quality, pro-bono legal counsel to hundreds of organizations, allowing them to focus on their missions to deliver impact for animals. Check out their fantastic resource library and upcoming free events (in thread).
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Iñaki Gárate
5 months ago
@opensciencehw.bsky.social
announces a new initiative focused on understanding and advancing enabling ecosystems for
#OpenScience
Hardware. The project is made possible by a grant from the
@navigation.org
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OSHF announces new initiative on Understanding and Advancing Enabling Ecosystems for Open Science Hardware - Open Science Hardware Foundation
The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is pleased to announce a new initiative focused on Understanding and Advancing Enabling Ecosystems for Open Science Hardware. This project is made possible ...
https://opensciencehardware.org/2025/09/navigation-fund-grant-for-open-science-hardware-foundation-oshf/
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We’re honored to support the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering, which is working towards inclusive, democratic, and globally representative governance systems for sunlight reflection methods (SRM) research and deployment.
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Did you know our grantee partner Scarlet Spark offers free events and office hours for animal protection leaders of all levels? Sign up for workshop challenges with peers or to learn about strategic planning, hiring, onboarding, goal setting, and more.
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With support from our grantee partner Worldshapers, you can write the book you wished existed (that one with the big idea that would change the world if enough people heard it!). They help high-potential authors develop their ideas and advance social change.
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Community, resources, and connection: all are essential to a successful social movement, and all are offered to animal advocates for free through Hive, an incredible online collective of 3,000+ activists we’re proud to support.
6 months ago
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Grantee Nähtamatud Loomad (Invisible Animals Estonia) is a powerful, persistent voice for animals in Estonia. They recently presented “100 influential voices for animals" to the Minister of Agriculture, signaling that 100 experts and opinion leaders support a ban on caging hens.
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The ocean covers 70% of the planet and already absorbs a quarter of our CO2. Carbon to Sea Initiative is exploring how we could safely help it absorb even more through ocean alkalinity enhancement. We’re thrilled to support their innovative, research-backed work.
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Congratulations to our grantee partner Animal Enterprise Transparency Project on their massive legislative victory. The Slovenian parliament has banned cages for egg-laying hens and the castration of piglets w/o anesthesia –– set to be phased out by 2029 and 2026, respectively.
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Cutting CO2 is essential, but it’s not enough to avert climate catastrophe. The Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD) is combining the marathon to net-zero CO2 with the sprint to rapidly cut non-CO2 climate pollutants. We’re proud to support the race.
7 months ago
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Animal Advocacy Careers is filling a critical talent gap in the animal advocacy movement, and we’re grateful to support their mission. They’ve guided thousands of advocates to meaningful careers and have helped dozens of organizations find exceptional people.
7 months ago
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@sparkclimate.bsky.social
is tackling one of the hardest climate problems: unmanaged, near-term warming. They're exploring atmospheric removal & how to reduce methane emissions from livestock (responsible for 25% of global methane emissions!). We’re proud to be a partner.
7 months ago
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If you were an animal enduring abuse in Canada, you’d want
@animal-justice.bsky.social
as your defender. They’re fighting for animals in court and pushing for laws to be enacted and enforced, and they’re exposing and confronting cruelty everywhere it happens, like at this Ontario dairy farm 👇
8 months ago
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🚨 We're excited to announce 9 awards from our Bridge Grant Program for Departing Federal Public Servants. This program supports climate experts with 6 months of funding to pursue new ideas and work on an impactful project of their choosing.
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The ocean holds huge potential in the fight against climate change.
@cworthy.bsky.social
is making that potential real with cutting-edge modeling, open data, and rigorous science to ensure ocean-based carbon removal is effective and responsible.
8 months ago
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With our support, Dr. Jonathan Birch’s The Edge of Sentience has reached 100K+ readers, major platforms like
@wsj.com
,
@newyorker.com
, & top podcasts like The Gray Area & Stuff to Blow Your Mind. Congrats
@birchlse.bsky.social
for this achievement. Get the book for free!
academic.oup.com/book/57949
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The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI
Abstract. Can octopuses feel pain and pleasure? What about crabs, shrimps, insects, or spiders? How do we tell whether a person unresponsive after severe b
https://academic.oup.com/book/57949
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Continuous Science Foundation
8 months ago
In May we hosted a convergence in Banff, Canada. The group gathered to ask better questions of science communication. Not just what’s broken?—but what could be? We surfaced stories, tools, and a hunger for something more open, more connected.
articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/ban...
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Continuous Science Foundation Workshop — Banff 2025
In May 2025, a diverse group of researchers, funders, technologists, and advocates gathered in Banff to reimagine the future of scientific communication. Through case studies, system mapping, storytel...
https://articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/banff-2025-workshop
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Factory farming is spreading fast in the Global South, often with less oversight. Sinergia Animal is on the frontlines, leading high-impact campaigns in 9 countries in SE Asia & Latin America.
@animalcharityev.bsky.social
rates them as an “excellent giving opportunity” - we agree!
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The 1990s gave us climate strategies for a linear world. Operaatio Arktis is updating them for a tipping point era, ensuring climate models that inform national and international strategies take these critical risks into account. We’re proud to back their critical work.
9 months ago
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Through a four-pronged strategy –– Reduce, Remove, Repair, Reach –– Ocean Visions is advancing innovative solutions to stabilize the climate and restore the ocean. They’re making incredible progress on all four fronts, and we’re grateful to be a partner.
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370K+ students reached, 10K+ high school & college lessons, and 400+ fellows trained: New Roots Institute is empowering the next generation to end factory farming. We’re honored to support their world-changing work.
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Karthik Ram
10 months ago
✴️ Request for proposals! ✴️
@navigation.org
is funding focused gatherings to tackle key challenges in Open Science. We support meetings that define solvable problems and quickly move ideas toward implementation. Deadline: June 15, 2025
os.nav.fund/meeting-fund
#OpenScience
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Open Science Meeting Fund 2025
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We’re excited to highlight some of our grantees, starting with Albert Schweitzer Foundation, which has persuaded 7 of the ten largest retailers in Germany to improve welfare standards for chickens raised for meat, progress that will benefit hundreds of millions of birds annually.
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10 months ago
✴️ REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS! ✴️
@navigation.org
is seeking bold projects at the intersection of AI and Open Science. We support innovative applications that make science more transparent, efficient, and trustworthy. Deadline: July 15, 2025.
os.nav.fund/ai-for-os/
#openscience
#AIforScience
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AI for Open Science - Request for Proposals
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✴️ Request for proposals! ✴️ We’re inviting departing U.S. federal public servants and policymakers to apply for short-term bridge grants to develop their own climate change impact projects. Deadline to apply is April 30. Link in thread.
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The Navigation Fund provides grants to high-impact organizations and projects that are advancing bold solutions to the world’s most urgent problems. Learn more about us. 🧵
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