Volunteer Connector Toolkit

You open the doors. We’ll make sure you’re ready.

Help protect the places that matter most.

Our volunteers, Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and donors are our most important advocates and ambassadors, making connections and building the network of new supporters our missions depends on.

You go the extra mile, and we want to make it as easy as possible. This toolkit is your quick grab-and-go resource. Pull what you need at a moment’s notice to share with new connections. Every introduction you make helps us protect more islands.

Resources

Latest and Greatest News Stories

A Giant Tortoise Revival: Science Friday covers our recent milestone returning 158 young Giant Tortoises to Floreana Island in the Galápagos in February 2026.

After 175 years, Galápagos Giant Tortoises Return Home: National Geographic shares why this recovery effort matters, what it took to get here, and what comes next for this iconic species.

The Cost of Saving a Species: NPR’s Planet Money podcasters interview CEO Dr. Penny Becker in this 9min listen about cost-effective conservation.

Islands Restored to Former Paradise: CNN covers one of our most astounding transformations to date in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Endangered Seabirds Return to Pacific Island After Century-long Absence: Mongabay highlights the story of the Endangered Polynesian Storm Petrel and its return to Kamaka Island, French Polynesia for the first time in over 100 years.

Core Resources

Our mission: Restoring islands for nature and people worldwide

Our vision: A world filled with vibrant biodiversity, a resilient ocean, and thriving island communities.

Island Conservation Global Impact Film: a 3min film explaining our work with powerful visuals, created by National Geographic photographer Andy Mann

Volunteer Connector Guide: for internal use only

Case for Support: a short virtual resource to learn more about why our work is vital for the planet

Island Conservation Expeditions: connecting with someone keen on adventures? Share this virtual booklet with them to see our annual trip options

Before & After (a picture’s worth 1,000 words!)

Seabirds just ONE YEAR after restoration: Watch this short video to see, hear, and feel the impact a reviving colony of 2,000 Sooty Terns can have in the Pacific.

Thousands of new seedlings signal a healing forest: On Jemo Islet in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a once-dying forest with no new growth was found in 2024. One year after restoration, the team saw a regenerating forest covered with thousands of new Pisonia Grandis seedlings.

Choros Island transformation: After 100 years of destruction, hope flourishes for native species on Choros Island in the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, Chile.

A 5000% increase in Palmyra Atoll: Island Conservation’s Coral Wolf shows the change of this Pisonia patch over the course of 3 years.

Ways to Engage

Need support?

Contact Jennifer Sachs at jennifer.sachs@islandconservation.org for help finding the right resources, guiding conversations, or answering questions.

Thank you!