The International Elephant Foundation has proven to be the leader in supporting World Wide courses of action to generate and invest in resources supporting elephant conservation, education and research. As an Educator writing lesson plans for Middle School Science Students, IEF, provides a full array of resource materials for lesson plans and curriculum materials covering historical, anatomical and real world conservation solutions being used in the world today. Their teacher resources are prepared by certified teachers, teaching grades 2 through 8. The material is accurate, comprehensive and requires students use high level critical thinking skills. I've reviewed educational resources produced by over 100 not for profit organizations. IEF's materials are far superior to any other organizations reviewed.
International Elephant Foundation is the elephants best bet for a future. It is a great organization for raising awareness, conservation, education, research , protecting habitat, preventing poaching and curing diseases. I encourage everyone to support their cause.
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The International Elephant Foundation provides a great and important contribution to the health, protection and future of all elephants. 100 % of it's funds goes directly to the elephants.
This is an excellent non-profit. They work tirelessly to help elephants. This is one of the few that I will give money to. The money actually gets to where they say it goes.
I wholeheartedly endorse The International Elephant Foundation! IEF supports many projects in range countries and in the US, from providing education to mahouts to providing funding for research of the deadly EEHV, the number one killer of baby elephants. The International Elephant Foundation is dedicated to their mission and and are transparent on where their donations go. Every dollar donated makes an impact to better the lives of elephants.
The International Elephant Foundation is a great organization. It supports conservation, education, scientific research programs, and
community-based strategies to provide a future for elephants. Their projects protect both the endangered Asian elephant and the severely threatened African elephant by helping to reduce human-elephant conflict, protecting habitat, stopping poaching, and advancing knowledge to find cures for elephant diseases. I donate to this organization because I know my money will be well spent protecting elephants…..
The IEF supports an array of projects in elephant range states, enabling grassroots work to create the behavioral changes needed to conserve, project and improve the welfare of in-situ and ex-situ elephants.
The board is clearly dedicated to their mission and work tirelessly to ensure donations support projects with clear deliverables and impact. In addition, they are on hand to assist with advice and administrative assistance.
IEF is a wonderful organization helping out elephants projects for elephants in human care and their wild counterparts. I know many of the board members and they have always been willing to help when the need arises. If I ever have questions about elephabt conservation I know I can turn to IEF!
The International Elephant Foundation is currently one of the best elephant conservation, awareness nonprofits that is out there, they do actual work in the trenches that support the human/elephant relationships, and bonds within their range countries; but also under human care. It’s one of the best you support that finds REAL solutions for elephants the world over, and not be politically motivated. They have the species best interest as their core goal to help this species thrive for generations to come.
One of my favorite things about IEF is that so many of their board members and advisors have hands on elephant experience. These folks are out there like the rest of us doing the best they can to help save elephants. They are easy to talk to and learn from and attend many of the same conferences other animal caretakers do, which means they are dedicated to sharing their experience with others. You can be sure your donations are going to all the right places; their board carefully chooses projects that fit their mission.
The International Elephant Foundation does important work across a wide array of areas that impact endangered wildlife conservation. I especially like that I can choose what specific program I want my donation dollars to go towards. I will continue to support the IEF for the rest of my life.
I was looking for a non-profit organization to donate for animal conservation, specifically tigers. Such an organization I did not want to be political or for my donation dollars to pay for lobbying, fundraising or propaganda. I reached out to the International Elephant Foundation. Through their contacts in the field, a new, specific project was created to support our goals of tiger conservation. 100% of our donation dollars goes directly toward in-situ conservation. Every question or contact with the organization is very quickly replied and answered. It is very refreshing to have such a reputable, honest and responsible organization doing such great work.
They are an amazing organization that helps not only elephants but tons of animals in captivity and the wild!
The more I learn about IEF, the more I love them! They work with communities to create solutions that help elephants AND people, thereby making locals into conservation partners. That is exactly how we need to help elephants--through co-existence. Thank you to IEF for their hard work and dedication!
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As I become more and more knowledgeable about elephants and the challenges they face, I am more and more impressed with this charity. They truly approach conservation on every level. While many groups just focus on poaching, or some even vilify those trying to care for elephants, IEF makes sure to address the underlying problems elephants face: human-elephant conflict, habitat degradation, competition for resources, and more. I couldn't be happier recommending IEF to anyone who legitimately wants their donations to go towards real life solutions that will make a difference in the survival of elephants.
Elephantastic foundation that really helps elephants. They are out there doing real work, research and give support where it's needed. Thank you
It seems like they have a great mission and they are doing good for the cause but they do have links to several circus entertainment companies and have been accused of animal cruelty in relation to these links. I don't know if this info is rumor or fact but it seems there is some validity to this information. And due to this fact I cannot knowingly and wholeheartedly recommend this charitable organization because this negative information goes against everything that a charitable organization should stand for
I care deeply about the elephants and was looking for a U.S. charity that was making a difference in the lives of elephants around the world. I found just that in the International Elephant Foundation. They not only deal with elephants hands on but are very involved in education and anti-poaching efforts.
I have yearned for a site that would keep me accurately informed on these issues. IEF is great. They are doing the lord's work, and I value them immensely. I have donated, and will again. Their administrative overhead should be a model for all nonprofits.
Our facility is very proud to have been donating to the International Elephant Foundation for over 10 years. During this time we have seen IEFs work grow and continue to work on projects that are making a real difference for the future of elephants. Their support of research projects, education and conservation is unparalleled. Especially during such a critical time for elephants work like IEF's is more important than ever. On a personal note, I tend to be hesitant donating to non-profits for fear that the funds are being used in ways that donors did not intend. Not so with IEF. Over 90% of their donations go directly to the projects that they support.
Great organization, supporting Elephants worldwide at a low administrative overhead. I feel like our contributions are getting to where they can really make a difference.
I first came into contact with this organization through one of their educational events. I felt like donating after hearing about all the great work they do on elephant veterinary research. I didn't appreciate the complexity of elephant physiology and as an engineer, the work they do to advance this area really hits home for me. I mean, isn't the most important aspect of elephant welfare, knowing how to help them reproduce? I felt like my donation really makes a difference.
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CAElephantGirl 10/16/2018 Thank you! We are so happy to see people use and love the educational materials and curriculum! Teaching the next generation to love and conserve elephants is a huge step towards saving them! We are so grateful for everything that you do!