Founders Report

What Is Vegans Explore? Building Infrastructure for a Global Vegan Community

Vegan communities pop up, build momentum, and disappear, restaurants close, nonprofits relocate, events fade into memory. Sean A. Russell lays out why Vegans Explore exists: communications and logistics infrastructure so progress compounds instead of resetting every few years.

Vegans Explore Podcast

Episode 115 · Feb 24, 2026 · 5 min

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Five Groups, One Infrastructure

The model runs on city-level community managers who curate local news and contribute to a weekly newsletter, plus a global tour strategy of showing up in a city, building relationships, and capturing content before ever officially launching there. Vegans Explore serves five core groups with tailored resources: pre-vegans need an on-ramp without pressure, seasoned vegans need a way to mentor, entrepreneurs need marketing support, nonprofits need communication infrastructure, and creators need amplification.

The 1,000 Cities Vision

Funding runs through memberships, sponsorships, guides, and partnerships, with the goal of installing a dedicated community manager and consistent storytelling in each city. By 2030, the target is active presence in 1,000 cities, a connected network functioning as a living, real-time archive of the global vegan movement.