The SEA People is a not-for-profit community organization based in France that is dedicated to environmental education and the protection and conservation of coral reefs. Their fieldwork occurs in the archipelago of Raja-Ampat, Indonesia, through the local arm of their…
Pacific Rim Conservation (PRC) has a mission to maintain and restore native bird diversity, populations, and habitats in Hawaii and across the Pacific region. They have successfully translocated over 200 individual seabirds of 6 species (including ESA listed species) to…
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) is a not-for-profit organization located in Stony Brook, Long Island, NY. Its mission is to protect, preserve, and interpret historic and environmentally-sensitive properties, including both an 88-acre wetland preserve called West Meadow Creek, as…
Key Conservation is a non-profit organization that empowers anyone to support conservation organizations in real-time through the Key Conservation mobile app. Key Conservation has created three ways in which supporters can take action and help conservationists all over the world.…
In 2019, the New Zealand (NZ) Government declared NZ Aotearoa history would be taught in all schools by 2022. Our Histories was formed with local historians, genealogists, a history teacher, and a Māori advisor to develop local resources to meet…
Succor Solutions is a long-term disaster relief and recovery organization, assisting and supporting nonprofit organizations, NGOs, Government Agencies, businesses and individuals working in post-disaster and vulnerable populations environments. Pamela Bond, a GISCorps volunteer in Idaho, was selected to perform a…
Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or…
The Surfrider Foundation of San Clemente, CA, USA, is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network. Their irreplaceable national network of chapter volunteers serves as the…
The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District is located in central Louisiana and is comprised of eight parishes. They are chartered by the US EDA as an Economic Development District. The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District encompasses 55 governments,…
The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District (KD) requested a GISCorps volunteer to conduct a needs assessment to help in re-establishing a GIS program and expanding the concentration of GIS knowledge. Mary Cadena, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was selected to work…