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Recomendations on a Good Cause, to donate to... see text

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Ok So I am wondering, If anyone has suggestions on places to "donate" time and or monitary funds, which are related to, or promote "Sustained" reefkeeping, or promote positive reefing knowledge.

I would specifically like to donate to the "cause" where it will be the best investment "for" the above cause. But Id like to target, or lean toward Aquacultured Coral propigation.

Any suggestions?

I was starting to do research today, but would like any feedback you all may have.
Someone recommended Steinhart Aquarium.

thanks!
 
another good recomendation was found today...

Mike King of CORAL.org -
Does work setting up sustainable community owned coral farms in American Samoa
http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic125136.html

any comments on either of these?
 
ModernReefKeeper said:
another good recomendation was found today...

Mike King of CORAL.org -
Does work setting up sustainable community owned coral farms in American Samoa
http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic125136.html

any comments on either of these?
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You know nothing about him yet your blindly saying it's a good thing?

I've known Mike prior to Mike starting coral.

Ever hear of a shipment from A. Samoa Will? He got like 1 or two out. Some projects sound good on the face value but don't when you get into the nitty gritty.
 
GreshamH said:
ModernReefKeeper said:
another good recomendation was found today...

Mike King of CORAL.org -
Does work setting up sustainable community owned coral farms in American Samoa
http://www.reefs.org/forums/topic125136.html

any comments on either of these?
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You know nothing about him yet your blindly saying it's a good thing?

I've known Mike prior to Mike starting coral.

Ever hear of a shipment from A. Samoa Will? He got like 1 or two out. Some projects sound good on the face value but don't when you get into the nitty gritty.
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Well I said it was a good recommendation, because it was from someone I respect the opinion of.
And I posted here to get a "general" feeling. seconds after i had gotten it.
I would completely agree that sometimes it takes multiple points of view to determine the best focus. This is why I had posted it here for opinion.
I had checked the link, and got a tid bit of info, and looked at the website, which had not been updated since 2004.

Did you have any feeling on the other one above? and do you have any ideas on other "Good Causes"?

I would like to hopefully get one hammered down by the end of the month.
 
I know of no cause in the area you seek that doesn't directly profit one person. I won't give money to a group that poorly uses funds, or pays top officials gross amounts of money. Every group I know about seems to be in the pocket of at least one person.

The one I can see that could do the most good is Marine Aquarium Council and I have been very critical of them in the past (still am). Project SECORE (if they take donations) would be the best AC venture to support.

Websites like http://www.marinebreeder.org/ are a great place to support, as is Bay Area Reefers ;) Why not keep it local and support BAR? Earn mark it for an outreach program ;)
 
Also when dredging up old posts look for others comments or in the case that lack of comments ;) There have been thousands of posts since then and not a single sole posted in it beside Mike. IIRC Bookfish tried to get BAR involved with CORAL and Mike never followed through. But hey, it got him out of owning a LFS in cold Michigan to a tropical island in the South Pacific.
 
Our industry is so marred by politics that it is near impossible to "do the right thing" when it comes to backing NPO's. IMO your best bet is to help out at the academy, or work with propagating difficult to prop coral species or breeding MO fish.
 
Or support BAR and ear mark the money for an outreach program. Come on Pres, help me help BAR :p
 
lol u guy's are posting like crazy now lol

It IS VERY DIFFICULT to find a place that takes donations, that is not "benefiting" one "person or entity" more so than the "Cause" itself.
The decision is a VERY important one, and this is why I am asking people I highly respect for opinions. I did not post this on RC for a reason.

The thing Im doing has always been a "when I retire" pipe dream, but the economy, and my recent hobby focus increase has pushed it to start developing it today. So I would really like to find a "do the right thing" organization, and stick with it.

ok im very interested in "propagating difficult to prop coral species", and Im already planning heavy BAR support.
I was looking for what I thought may be a "Good cause" that i had overlooked or had not found causally browsing the net before.

I had seen "MOFIB" before, which is really right down the path Id like to move, but it seems like a donation would do any good, or just pay for there web hosting.
 
Reef Stewardship Foundation AKA Project DIBS.

http://www.reefstewardshipfoundation.org/

I donate to them every month.
 
GreshamH said:
Reef Stewardship Foundation AKA Project DIBS.

http://www.reefstewardshipfoundation.org/

I donate to them every month.
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this one also looks like its a nice one. will look at it closer this evening.

More comments/suggestions are invited!
 
Local group. If after looking at this you are interested further, I could get you introduced to folks working there.
http://www.farallones.org/about_us/membership.php

This list of companies will match your donation if you work for them.
http://farallones.org/documents/matchingcompany.htm
 
how about the one ken from sealifeinc runs? i think it's called the "coral restoration foundation"

http://coralrestoration.org/coralrn/catalog/index.php

i don't know how "clean" the foundation is but at first glance: (1) ken is a standup guy when it comes to business, (2) it's local to the U.S. (less corruption), and (3) it receives federal funds for coral restoration (potentially less corruption as well)
 
Just curious how there would be less corruption in the US as opposed to any place else? IME with global NGO's is just as much happens here as else where.
 
well i am no expert. it's just my opinion but 3rd world countries are always in the news for corruption and palm-greasing.

regardless, it's nice to support the home turf if you're going to support something
 
Most NGO's have a central office outside of the 3rd world that I have had contact with. All the big ones for sure do.

Knowing the history of the NGO is crucial as well. Research heavily prior to giving. One "reef" group (FLA based) took a patent out on their "reef structure" and has sued villages for implementing the technology. Same with the inventor, or rather, patent holder of the electrical reef. He sues for people using it. Isn't the outcome the same, reef restoration? Neither cost the patent holder much money so they don't have the R&D leg to stand on, just greed. On the surface both sound like a good cause.
 
GreshamH said:
One "reef" group (FLA based) took a patent out on their "reef structure" and has sued villages for implementing the technology.
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yeah that's not right if the village is using it for restoration. curious: is this the "reef balls" model?
 
I was unclear for a reason as I do not want to get sued by them either.

It's all on the internet for you to find though :)
 
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