Krista Hiddema

Effective Altruism - Your Comments and Feedback and the Problems with Cage-Free Egg Campaigns

I would like to begin this blog by extending my deep and heartfelt thanks to so many of you who reached out to me following my last blog titled Effective Altruism

ActivismKrista Valerie HiddemaJanuary 24, 2023cage-free, eggs, effective altruism, EA, success, failure, animal rights, animal advocacy, truthComment

State of the Movement

I recently completed my doctoral dissertation by researching the state of the Farmed Animal Advocacy Movement (FAAM or Movement) in Canada and the United States . . .

How To Combat The Great Resignation

During these most unusual of times, let us stop and remember why we all do this work every day.

EmploymentKrista Valerie HiddemaJanuary 4, 2022Quit, resignation, animal advocacy, employee, handbook, policy, retention, work, satisfaction, non-profit, organization, growthComment

I Need Your Help!

Greetings! This is an invitation for all female-identified activists who are employed in the Animal Advocacy Movement (AAM) in Canada or the United States.

AnnouncementKrista Valerie HiddemaMarch 30, 2021research, survey, doctorate, Krista Hiddema, female identified, women, stories, animal advocacyComment

Money. Money. Money.

. . . it is safe to say that pretty much all of you are underpaid . . .

EmploymentNigel OsborneMarch 2, 2021Money, compensation, pay, equity, plan, remunerations, non-profit, animal advocacyComment

Rest Is An Important Part of Work - Not The Opposite of Work

Somewhere along the way we have come to believe, and worse yet, we have come to internalize, that if we are not fighting for animals 24/7 that we are not doing enough.

ActivismKrista Valerie HiddemaSeptember 1, 2020exhaustion, animal advocacy, burn out, vacation, boss, non-profit, mental health, engagement, employee, employer, productive, restComment