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Our exceptionally talented and driven team brings a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, and lived experience to everything we do for animals.
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There’s so much to love about our mission-driven team. We’re passionate about transforming the lives of farmed animals, and we have fun doing it. We follow our hearts, set meaningful and impactful goals, and take on projects that truly matter to billions of animals.
If you feel a spark for any open role, we encourage you to apply. Don’t worry if you don’t meet every qualification; we value your dedication and unique perspective more than the bullet points on your resume.
Director, Leadership Giving
We currently seek a Director of Leadership Giving to join our philanthropy team. In this role, you will advance the mission of Mercy For Animals by managing a portfolio of mid-level donors and prospects ($1,000–$10,000), applying a disciplined moves management approach to cultivate, solicit, and steward gifts while strengthening the pipeline of donors transitioning into major giving. This role is distinct in its focus on portfolio scale and donor progression, building a strong pipeline of donors who can transition into major gift relationships over time.
This role is a relationship-based fundraiser focused on managing a high-volume portfolio with disciplined moves management and clear donor progression strategies
Paid Internships
Internships with Mercy For Animals are engaging, rewarding, and fulfilling. Our interns dive right into impactful work, and with a fully remote workplace, we can guarantee no coffee runs. You’ll tackle important projects with the guidance and support of our team. And yes, you’ll be compensated for your hard work. Check out our current internship opportunities below.
What to expect from an internship with us:
- Full integration into your team’s work
- Hands-on ownership of projects
- Company laptop to help you get the job done
- Paid work experience (compensation details in listing)
Ready to make a difference?
We have no openings at this time.
Learn about the Tommy Raskin Summer Legal Intern Program and Law Scholars for Change below.
Our Culture
We are united by our mission to build a just and sustainable food system. Diverse, inclusive, and collaborative, we welcome new perspectives and ideas. Globally minded, we connect across borders to maximize impact. We are committed to the principles of equity and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to shine.
Building culture is an ongoing process, and key Mercy For Animals activities and forums help keep us on the path of progress:
- Regional DEIJB committees
- Mercy For Animals communities
- Monthly learning labs
- Deep-work Fridays
- Virtual interest spaces (book clubs, language learning, and more)
- Meditation spaces and trainings
Our Benefits
We want our team members to be happy and fulfilled. Mercy For Animals offers these generous benefits and more:
- 100% remote workplace
- Comprehensive, no- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance
- 20 days’ paid time off and seven days’ sick leave
- Nine federal holidays
- Three floating holidays
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Monthly team care days (second Fridays off)
- Paid sabbaticals at five, seven, and 10 years of service
- 401(k) with employer match (up to 3.5% of salary)
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Flexible schedules
Our People
Meet the passionate individuals who make this happen.
Tommy Raskin Summer Legal Intern Program for Animals
The Tommy Raskin Summer Legal Intern Program for Animals was established in 2021 in memory of Tommy Raskin, who served as a legal intern with us during the summer of 2020 after his first year of law school. Tommy was a visionary and an intellectually rigorous animal activist who brought kindness and insight to every encounter. He had a profound impact on us and inspires us to continue working on the issues he cared about.
Mercy For Animals is deeply grateful to the Raskin family and the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals, through the Greater Washington Community Foundation, for the opportunity to honor Tommy’s contributions with three paid legal internships. The Raskin legal interns will continue Tommy’s work to end one of the greatest causes of suffering: industrial animal agriculture.
As a Raskin legal intern, you will help shape farmed animal protection law and gain invaluable legal advocacy experience to apply to your future work. You will assist on high-impact projects, such as campaigns, litigation, and policy work, while connecting directly with our team of attorneys to research and analyze federal, state, and local laws; draft memoranda; review undercover footage; execute campaigns; and assist with administrative and corporate governance tasks pertaining to general nonprofit administration and legal compliance. You will leave with hands-on experience in a wide variety of legal disciplines and insight into the field of animal protection.
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