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Organization: EcoLogic Development Fund

Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 25-1704582 add to cart Request Info

Quick Facts

Our mission is to advance the conservation of threatened ecosystems in rural areas where poverty is extreme by promoting sustainable livelihoods that affirm local cultures and by strengthening community participation in natural resource management.

Focus Areas: Economic Development, Environment, Poverty
Countries Served: Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Panama

Background

Date Founded: 1993
Number of Staff: 21

Description of Services:
EcoLogic works with poor, rural communities to conserve and restore threatened forests and streams in ways that improve people?s lives. Our approach puts local people in charge of projects, providing them with the tools they need to improve their living conditions without harming the environment.

EcoLogic partners with local community organizations to implement projects involving:
? Water resource protection and management;
? Forest conservation and management;
? Payment for environmental services; and
? Sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Projects are designed to strengthen community institutions, promote local environmental stewardship of critical natural resources, and empower vulnerable groups such as women and indigenous peoples.
History:
EcoLogic was established in 1993 to conserve the planet?s diminishing wildlife in a way that addresses the needs of local people. Given that the world?s poorest people live in some of the most biologically diverse areas, EcoLogic?s strategy tackles the underlying social and economic causes of habitat loss. EcoLogic was founded on the belief that local participation is not only socially just, but it is also essential for the effective long-term conservation of critical natural resources.

EcoLogic began by providing small, one-year grants to local groups, but has since evolved to building longer-term partnerships, providing technical assistance and multi-year financial commitments to local community organizations.
Accomplishments & Progress:
Since 1993, EcoLogic has helped over 700 communities in Latin America to improve their well-being and become stewards of their land. Collaborating with local partners, EcoLogic has established sustainable livelihoods and strengthened community participation in natural resource management, providing support for the conservation of over 6 million acres of critical habitat and the protection of over 1,200 water sources

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2 Group Affiliations
Group Verification Status
Global Philanthropy Forum Verified
Grantmakers Without Borders Verified
Financial Information   Verified
Year 2006 2004
Total Revenue: $2,137,397 $527,918
Expenses:    
        Program Services Expenses: $1,567,310
(83% of total)
$528,576
(80% of total)
        Management & General Expenses: $133,840
(7% of total)
$47,370
(7% of total)
        Fundraising Expenses: $192,474
(10% of total)
$88,319
(13% of total)
        Total Expenses: $1,893,624 $664,265

Additional Information

Local Partners:
Guatemala
Forest Commission of 48 Cantons (Comision del Bosque de los 48 Cantones)
Mayan Association for Well-Being in Sarstun (APROSARSTUN)
Barra Sarstun Fisherfolk Association
Ak'Tenamit (New Village)
Northern Border Municipalities Alliance (Mancomunidad de Municipios Frontera del Norte)

Belize
Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM)

Honduras
Municipalities of the Central Atlantida Department (MAMUCA)
Association of Water Committees of the Southern Sector of Pico Bonito National Park (AJAASSPIB)

Mexico
Regional Council of the Sierra de Guerrero Mountains (CRESIG)
Reforestamos Mexico
Pronatura-Veracruz

Panama
Nature Foundation (Fundacion Natura)
General Association of Fisherfolk of the Gulf of San Miguel
Additional Affiliations:
Earthshare
Social Venture Network

Officers & Board

President:
Shaun Paul
Executive Director Phone: (617) 441-6300
Development Director:
Barbara Vallarino
Director of Development
Phone: 617-441-6300
Volunteer Coordinator:
Jessica Massanari
Operations Associate/Executive Assistant
Phone: (617) 441-6300
Board of Directors and Board of Advisors:
Board of Directors
W. Russell G. Byers, Jr.,
Shaun Paul
Nick Shufro, PriceWaterHouse Coopers
David Crocker, Smith Barney
Lisa Leff, Trillium Asset Management
F. William Green, Boston Harbor Islands
Winstead Rouse, Healthy Planet
David Bray, Florida International Univ.
Dan Tunstall, World Resources Inst.
Louise Bowditch, The Blossom Fund
Jabes Rojas
Fernando Paiz, Mangos, S.A.
Kathrin Winkler, EMC Corporation
Dianne Saenz, Oceana
Lauren McGregor

Advisory Committee
Manuela Alvarado
Alberto Chinchilla
Nilo Cayuqueo
Nicolas Mariano Cox Chavajay
Jason Clay, Ph.D.
James Crowfoot, Ph.D.
Neva Goodwin, Ph.D.
Lewis Gordon
Jose Herrero
Enrique Leff, Ph.D.
Frances Moore Lappe

Contact Information

Address:
25 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 203
Cambridge , MA 02138
United States
Phone: (617) 441-6300
Fax: (617) 441-6307
Web: http://www.ecologic.org

Photos

SATIIM (BELIZE): Cacao farmer, Eugenio Makin (left) and Gregorio Ch'oc, SATIIM's Director.
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FUPNAPIB (HONDURAS) Lush waterfall in Pico Bonito National Park
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Environmental Education
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