ConservationVIP’s Mission
ConservationVIP is dedicated to helping sustain some of the world’s greatest landscapes, cultural heritage sites, and biodiversity.
To fulfill our mission, we organize and lead conservation trips to extraordinary destinations where the trip participants volunteer on environmental conservation projects.
We also accomplish our mission by sponsoring Special Projects which support our extraordinary destinations. These projects require longer time commitments and specialized skills and funding to implement, beyond the scope of what is feasible on our shorter conservation volunteer trips.
ConservationVIP’s Vision
We see a future where people worldwide are motivated and mobilized to sustain the world’s greatest landscapes, cultural heritage sites and biodiversity.
The Origins of ConservationVIP
We Believe in Volunteers!
Our trips are led by volunteers and much of the administrative work of ConservationVIP® is done by volunteers. Our own volunteering helps us to understand and care about the experiences of the people who volunteer on our trips. We think that caring is reflected in the many positive trip reviews you can find on our conservation trip pages.
Accountability
Conservation Volunteers International Program (ConservationVIP®) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As a nonprofit, we are accountable for our actions. We take this responsibility seriously on every volunteer trip. After each conservation trip, we write a detailed trip report which summarizes the accomplishments on the trip, and we post them for public review on our website. These reports, together with the information for our special projects form the basis for our impact reporting.
Additional Information
For additional information about ConservationVIP’s management, responsibilities, and cancellation policies, visit our disclosures page. You can download our latest financial statements or 990 tax filing. We are committed to transparency and have earned the Platinum-level Seal of GuideStar (CANDID), a leading source of information on U.S. nonprofits.
If you have any questions, contact us.
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