My Nonprofit Reviews
Mike_Young
Review for Amazon Conservation Association, Washington, DC, USA
My wife and I volunteered at ACA’s Los Amigos field station for five weeks in 2015, where we contributed to a scientific study of fauna habitats as part of ACA’s ongoing biological monitoring at the station. The station is a remarkable place – without the infrastructure and resources it provides, it would be incredibly difficult for the kind of research that it supports (all of which is very impressive) to take place at all. The trail network that ACA maintains, radiating outward from the station, is particularly important. This spans multiple types of terrain and habitat, and allows researchers and volunteers to access areas, and therefore ecosystems, plants and animals, that would otherwise be very time consuming and expensive to get to.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
In a perfect world, ie if funding existed, I think Los Amigos would benefit from more intensive management at ground level. Specifically, two managers in back-to-back roles (so that a manager was always present on-site) would deliver a lot of benefits. I also think that - again, in a perfect world! - Los Amigos would benefit from managers having regular opportunities to visit ACA headquarters and other ACA/non-ACA stations (cross-pollination of culture, ideas, etc; unless this already happens?).
Would you volunteer for this group again?
Likely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2015
