
Connecting and strengthening the farmed animal advocacy movement, empowering advocates globally.
Mission and Vision
Our vision is to multiply the impact of farmed animal advocates by deepening global connection, collaboration, and coordination.
Our vision is simple: anyone who wants to help farmed animals should be meaningfully connected to the people, insights, and opportunities that help them thrive.
Building a stronger farmed animal advocacy movement
The global farmed animal movement battles urgent timelines, entrenched industries, and well-funded opposition. To stand a chance, we need to be coordinated, strategic, and collaborative. But too often, our potential is lost; not for lack of talent, but for lack of infrastructure and support.
At Hive we’re building a digital home for farmed animal advocacy. Our year-round, globally inclusive hub empowers 4,500+ advocates across 100+ countries to find the people, resources, and support they need to move from first connection to lasting contribution. We’re an on-ramp into the movement, and a launchpad for accelerating impact.
As a movement multiplier, we bring professionals, donors, hiring managers, researchers, volunteers, and community builders into the same virtual room; saving time, expanding possibilities, and cultivating a culture of agency, thoughtful support, and focus on impact.
Through Hive’s online community infrastructure, 100% supported by philanthropy, we are democratizing “being in the right place at the right time” – for opportunities, knowledge, resources, updates, collaborations, and community. Without Hive, advocates, particularly those in underserved regions, would have fewer places to grow, collaborate, build a global network, and make a meaningful difference.
Hive is critical community infrastructure for the farmed animal movement. Without it, we wouldn’t have the most impact-focused community, but rather the most popular one that isn’t. The counterfactual is a movement where collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and culture are left to chance, rather than intentionally cultivated to drive high-impact outcomes.
Hive exists for and because of our incredible community. They truly show up, creating, in the words of our members, a “24/7 welcome party to the movement,” the “one place where the movement is centered today.”
So join us – come say Hi(ve)!

Our
Values
Impact-First Ambition
We want to create a significant, positive impact. We push to go beyond what is expected, with a bold vision to fundamentally change the farmed animal advocacy landscape and end factory farming.
Personal
We strive to be supportive and approachable, ensuring every community member feels seen, valued, and understood. We highlight each person’s unique significance, recognizing their contributions and tailoring support to their specific needs.
Do-Ocracy and Ownership
We empower individuals to take initiative and own their work. We operate with a culture of high trust, where freedom and responsibility allow each person to manage their goals effectively. We value conscientiousness and aim to make each other’s work easier and more efficient.
Intentional Resilience
We actively cultivate intentional resilience—the ability to adapt and persist through challenges. Our resilience is a thoughtful and conscious practice that ensures we navigate difficulties and continue moving forward.
Meaningful Engagement
We deliver valuable, time-efficient experiences for our community. We are present and contribute meaningfully in every interaction, making a thoughtful effort to be a valuable part of everything we do.
Open and Evolving
We collaborate, internally and externally, with generosity, sharing our processes and insights openly, grounded in humility and curiosity. We are committed to coaching and mentoring each other, embracing transparency as we learn and adapt, collectively discovering more effective paths forward together.

Our History
January 2025
Constance Li formally steps down from her role at Hive to focus full-time on her impactful work in the AI for Animals initiative. She remains a valued advisor and board member, continuing to support Hive’s mission.
Kevin Xia transitions into the role of Managing Director, while Sofia Balderson moves into the position of Executive Director.
November 2024
Hive initiates its first ever fundraising campaign.
August 2024
Hive receives funding from the EA Animal Welfare Fund and The Navigation Fund
May 2024
Impactful Animal Advocacy officially rebrands as Hive.
January 2024
Open Philanthropy funding helps to grow the team.
August 2023
Co-founders Sofia Balderson and Constance Li start to work full-time at the organization.
May 2023
Impactful Animal Advocacy starts to see the first indicators of impact and Constance Li provides seed funding.
February 2023
After the newsletter receives positive initial traction, the Slack workspace is launched as a complementary space for discussion and community.
May 2022
Our Co-founder and Executive Director, Sofia Balderson, launched the Impactful Animal Advocacy Newsletter (now, Hive Highlights) to address a movement-wide gap for a centralized source to stay up to date on news, resources and opportunities.