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| '''Nick Cooney''' (born c. 1981) is an animal rights activist. He served as the Executive Vice President of the non-profit animal advocacy organization |
'''Nick Cooney''' (born c. 1981) is an animal rights activist. He served as the Executive Vice President of the non-profit animal advocacy organization ]<ref>{{cite web|last= Reese |first= Jacy |title= Mercy for Animals' Conversations with Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President of Mercy For Animals |website= ] |url= https://animalcharityevaluators.org/research/charity-reviews/conversations/2016-conversation-with-nick-cooney/ |date= 2016-09-02 |accessdate= 2017-01-05}}</ref> until November 2017.<ref name="Our Team">{{cite web|title=Our Team|url=https://www.mercyforanimals.org/about|website=]|accessdate=2017-11-27}}</ref><ref name="LinkedIn">{{cite web|title=Nick Cooney|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-cooney-29822331/|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=2017-12-29}}</ref> He was the founder of ], co-founder and Board Chair of The ], and co-founder and Managing Trustee of ]. He is the author of three books: ''Change of Heart'' (2010), ''Veganomics'' (2013), and ''How To Be Great At Doing Good'' (2015). | ||
| In 2005, Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|title= The Humane League Linkedin |accessdate= 2017-01-07 |website= ] |url= https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-humane-league |quote= The Humane League is a 501(c)3 and Certified Best In America by the Independent Charities of America... Nick Cooney, Founder.}}</ref> | In 2005, Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|title= The Humane League Linkedin |accessdate= 2017-01-07 |website= ] |url= https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-humane-league |quote= The Humane League is a 501(c)3 and Certified Best In America by the Independent Charities of America... Nick Cooney, Founder.}}</ref> | ||
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| Nick Cooney | |
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| Alma mater | Hofstra University (Non-Violence Studies) |
| Occupation | Executive Vice President of Mercy for Animals |
| Notable work | How to be Great at Doing Good |
| Board member of | The Humane League Good Food Institute |
| Website | http://NickCooney.com |
Nick Cooney (born c. 1981) is an animal rights activist. He served as the Executive Vice President of the non-profit animal advocacy organization Mercy for Animals until November 2017. He was the founder of The Humane League, co-founder and Board Chair of The Good Food Institute, and co-founder and Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital. He is the author of three books: Change of Heart (2010), Veganomics (2013), and How To Be Great At Doing Good (2015).
In 2005, Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia.
Cooney is a former intern of the Agape Community, a lay Catholic community dedicated to peace and non-violence.
In 2007, Cooney was one of Vegan Outreach's top leafleters in their Adopt A College campaign.
Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2008) by Mark Hawthorne.
Cooney's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, National Public Radio, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Z Magazine. He has lectured internationally at conferences and campuses including at Harvard, Yale, in Luxembourg, and in Washington, D.C.
Early life and education
Cooney was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from Hofstra University in 2003 with a major in Non-Violence Studies.
Work with Mercy for Animals
Cooney was the Executive Vice President of Mercy for Animals, an international non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies. He left that role for unknown reasons in November 2017. His previous role at Mercy for Animals was Director of Education.
Work with The Humane League
Cooney is the founder of The Humane League, a nonprofit organization that works to reduce the suffering of farm animals.
Work with The Good Food Institute
Cooney is the Board Chair and co-founder of The Good Food Institute.
Work with New Crop Capital
Cooney is a Managing Trustee and co-founder of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital fund that invests in plant-based and cultured meat, dairy, and egg companies.
Work as documentary film maker
In 2012, Cooney wrote and directed What Came Before, a short documentary starring Steve-O, that follows the rescue of three different animals from factory farms. It was produced by Farm Sanctuary.
Work with The Pollination Project
Cooney contributes to The Pollination Project by being a judge for The Unsung Vegan Hero Awards.
Articles authored
Books
- Cooney, Nick (2010-09-20). Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Lantern Books. ISBN 9781590562451.
- Cooney, Nick (2013-11-22). Veganomics: The Surprising Science on Vegetarians, from the Breakfast Table to the Bedroom. Lantern Books. ISBN 9781590564288.
- Cooney, Nick (2015-04-27). How To Be Great At Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119041719.
See also
Notes
- Reese, Jacy (2016-09-02). "Mercy for Animals' Conversations with Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President of Mercy For Animals". Animal Charity Evaluators. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ "Our Team". Mercy For Animals. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ "Nick Cooney". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- "The Humane League Linkedin". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
The Humane League is a 501(c)3 and Certified Best In America by the Independent Charities of America... Nick Cooney, Founder.
- ^ Cooney, Nick (2007-09-05). "Activist Profile: Nick Cooney". Vegan Outreach.
- "Legal Battles in the Food Industry: A Conversation with Nick Cooney from Farm Sanctuary". 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League and then employed by Farm Sanctuary (now working for Mercy for Animals), spoke about his involvement with activism and farm animals.
- "Ivy League Vegan Conference". 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- "Nick Cooney IARC Speaker Profile". 2013-09-12.
His work for animals has been featured in hundreds of media outlets around the United States
- "Taking Action for Animals Conference Has Something for Everyone". 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
Their impressive lineup of speakers this year includes Gene Baur, President of Farm Sanctuary; Nick Cooney, Director of Education for Mercy for Animals...
- "Open Philanthropy - A conversation with Nick Cooney, August 1, 2016". 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
The Open Philanthropy Project spoke with Nick Cooney of Mercy for Animals(MFA) as part of a grant update. Conversation topics included updates on MFA's cage-free advocacy work, including corporate outreach campaigns, investigations, staffing, and budget.
- Sullivan, Terra (2015-05-19). "Mercy for Animals' Nick Cooney to Speak at Green Bar & Kitchen Tonight". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
I want regular people like you and me to be able to accomplish more good for the world with the limited amount of money or time we have to donate. Everyone one of us has the power to do an incredible amount of good for the world - literally saving lives, and sparing thousands of individuals from a life filled with suffering. But to do that, we need to make smart charity decisions. Unfortunately, we haven't been taught how to do that. We haven't been taught how to think about charity in a rigorous, results-oriented way. I want to help donors, volunteers, and non-profits get more results.
- Weathers, Scott (2016-02-29). "Can 'effective altruism' change the world? It already has". Retrieved 2017-01-10.
Nick Cooney, founder of the Humane League, is a case in point. He has created an advocacy organization that uses grassroots power and big data to change the lives of animals in factory farms
- "Sentience Conference". Retrieved 2017-01-10.
...founder and Board Chair of The Humane League, Board Chair of The Good Food Institute, and Managing Trustee at New Crop Capital
- Gunther, Marc (2016-04-06). "New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
Besides funding, Friedrich, Cooney and Kerr provide their portfolio companies with access to like-minded investors and to consumers who want to avoid meat
- Nick Cooney, Steve-O (2012-12-10). What Came Before. Animal Charity Evaluators (DVD). United States: Farm Sanctuary. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- Nessel, Ari (2014-09-30). "How a Man Named Jingles Changed My Life". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
...team of judges, including Nick Cooney of Mercy for Animals, Bruce Friedrich of Farm Sanctuary, lauren Ornelas from Food Empowerment Project, Stephanie Klempner and Faizan Jaleel
Interviews
- Cooney, Nick (2010-12-10). "Interview Series #18: Nick Cooney". Kiss Me, I'm Vegan! (Interview). Interviewed by Lindsay Wolf. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|subjectlink=ignored (|subject-link=suggested) (help) - Cooney, Nick (2011-08-20). "ARZone interview with Nick Cooney". Animal Rights Zone Transcripts (Interview). Retrieved 2015-06-06.
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Other articles
- Cooney, Nick (2013-08-06). "Changing Vegan Advocacy from an Art to a Science". Humane Research Council. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
External links
- The Humane League (official website)
- Mercy for Animals (official website)
- The Good Food Institute
- New Crop Capital