Ecology Crossroads Cooperative Foundation
Nature-based Solutions Driving Indigenous Philanthropy and Respect for Human Rights
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Globcal International
Independently developed by the founder in 2009 while working in Latin America to develop a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that connects independent activists, advocates and professionals in a virtual cooperative international non-governmental organization (CiNGO) that take the roles of goodwill ambassadors and global citizens to work together creating and finding solutions for environmental and humanitarian issues through the development and support of qualifying programs. In essence the organization serves as a multilevel multifunctional cooperative shell to administer nonprofit global missions. In 2020, its ambassadors and programs became a subsidiary corporation of Ecology Crossroads Cooperative Foundation with several officers taking board positions fusing the organizations. Under a special memorandum of understanding (MoU) Globcal International operates as a supporting organization of Ecology Crossroads and manages all non-US projects and programs. [globcal.net]
Indigenous Chocolate Trademark
A special nonprofit social enterprise .001-1% cooperative investment program that addresses a number of Indigenous rights and intellectual property issues faced by the De'Aruhuä (also known as the Huottüja or Piaroa) people, the Guardians of the Forests, and the Theobromatologists that discovered Theobroma cacao and invented chocolate at the Birthplace of the cacao genome. We are helping them manage their vast forest reserves by incorporating sustainability principles and practices through establishing a single chocolate making factory and cacao research laboratory empowering 13 Piaroa villages with immediate economic benefits. The Huottüja control and inhabit an area the size of Belgium. See the Indigenous Chocolate website at [dearuhua.com] and learn more about the Indigenous peoples rights at [theobromatology.com] .
Huottüja Foundation Commission
Indigenous sustainable development foundation (organization) established by and for the Piaroa people of Colombia and Venezuela in Puerto Carreño, Colombia by Globcal International through several well-educated Huottüja Talismans, one even serves as a federal judge in his home jurisdiction. The foundation in Colombia serves several purposes for the Huottüja, especially cacao growers; it also allows US and European investors to engage in a legal investor business relationship with the De'Aruhua Indigenous Chocolate Company which will be managed by the Huottüja Foundation in Puerto Carreño. Globcal International administers its indigenous philanthropy efforts through the Huottüja Foundation. Read more about the Huottüja Foundation at [huottuja.org].
Indigenous Unity Foundation
Under the management of Globcal International some of its members led a commission to support Indigenous Peoples' Day which led to the development of the International Indigenous Unity Flag and Indigenous Planet, one of the programs is important bringing routine and seasonality to our organization efforts and the other two serve as important awards programs. The program and other presentation are online at [indigenousunityflag.com].
Goodwill Ambassador Commission
Goodwill Ambassadors began in 2009 under Globcal International. since 2013 the members of Goodwill Ambassadors focused on a redevelopment involving similar programs from 2014, 1992, 1980 and 1964 into one organization to license the title and trademark. The Goodwill Ambassador Commission is based on the development of an international verification system of credentials (commissions) for Goodwill Ambassadors and disqualification of invalid credentials. [goodwill-ambassadors.org]
Kentucky Colonel 1775
A volunteer educational, informational and historical objective of individuals awarded a Colonelcy Commission from one of the nation's governors, a state county commissioner, or a mayor under common-law. Any person that can demonstrate their qualification of becoming an Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, or Tennessee Colonel or other state Honorable Title commission can volunteer in the old fashioned Transylvania Company to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the first democratic government in North America in 1775 by Col. Richard Henderson and 12 other colonels including Col. Daniel Boone, the first Kentucky Colonel.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Acres of land managed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples
Related Program
Huottüja Foundation Commission
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This metric is based on the tribe defending and protecting indigenous territorial lands that are not acknowledged by government.
Number of acres of land protected
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples
Related Program
Globcal International
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Protection developed by area residents forming a local government, planting trees, and organized reforestation program.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our organization has been involved in a broad-spectrum of activities and events, today we are engaged in fighting climate change, protecting biodiversity, indigenous philanthropy and promoting agroforestry as well as engaging cross-culturally with autonomous indigenous peoples in goodwill diplomacy missions to protect their natural heritage from the scourges of mining, deforestation, displacement and depopulation of forest residents. Ecology Crossroads programs have made a significant global impact, protect forests, sequester carbon, create essential ecosystem services and address the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our greatest accomplishments have been within the indigenous territories of Colombia and Venezuela where we are supporting agroforestry, the formation of autonomous indigenous government, delineation of indigenous territories and providing other types of support to build economies and social equality.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our organization at one time depended on the newspaper, large scale in-person events and lots of small contributions to operate. As we all know none of these things are a reality or even possible today and much more needs to be done to reach your milestone audience and donors.
In 2020, we finally reinstated and reformed our organization by teaming up with an international cooperative talent pool "Globcal International" which needed us as much as we needed them. So now we are realigning and refocusing a number of objectives with stopping global climate change, protecting indigenous peoples and addressing other environmental crisis issues in conjunction with the SDGs.
In November 2021 Ecology Crossroads adopted the long awaited White House Global Forest Plan. This Plan is aligned with and amplifies existing U.S. government commitments to end natural forest loss and increase the restoration of forestlands, including those related to U.S. support for the U.S. implementation of the Paris Agreement, relevant outcomes under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New York Declaration on Forests. Under this plan Americans will be able to invest in providing ecosystem services which fits well with the Ecology Crossroads Mission.
Globcal International operating since 2009 has more than 15 programs under development, Ecology Crossroads is now strategically fortifying those projects for reintroduction online in Facebook and LinkedIn through many well known advocates.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Ecology Crossroads Cooperative Foundation
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2023
Col. David Wright
Ecology Crossroads
Term: 2020 - 2024
Col. Luis Cruz
Globcal International
Term: 2020 - 2022
Godfrey William Brock-Gadd
Globcal International
Maria Veneke Ylikomi
Tidningen Maia
Sophia Andrea Williams-Wright
JMN Services, LLC
Javier Jesus Vazquez
Phillips Mushroom
Nicholas Aigner Wright
Independent Scientific Researcher
Fiyinfoluwa Folu Elegbede
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Ricki Corley Landers
US Cellular
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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