Reef Life Foundation
Smart Substrates For Super Corals
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?
Smart Substrates for Super Corals St. Maarten Caribbean IntelliReefs
The Nature Foundation and Sea Legacy Partnered with Reef Life Foundation to deploy in Marine Protected Areas, the first Intellireefs: "Smart Substrates for Super Corals"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBNJ70nyFo
Global scientists are impressed with the fast fish acceptance and High Pink Corraline Algae growth, the precurser to Coral larvae acceptance. We need science teams back down in St. Maarten quarterly to assess, monitor and take samples to University Hawaii for coral settlement 3rd part confirmation of photo results.
Introduce IntelliReefs into dying or at-risk reefs as a means of increasing fish aggregation, coral spawn settlement and species biodiversity; fostering the exponential growth of coral reef systems. https://www.reeflifefoundation.org/intellireefs-press-release
With your donations we can:
Plant coral on IntelliReefs "Substrates for Super Corals"
Design and deploy IntelliReefs globally where reefs are degraded or dying, or where new reefs are needed
Design and build underwater ART dive parks that regenerate coral habitat and stimulate local economies & education
Reef Life Restoration Coral Research teams to guide ocean friendly maritime development and planning
Funding for future "Reef Planning and Design Manual" that our Coral Research and Marine Biology teams are creating. Scientific Publication 2020: https://www.reeflifefoundation.org/post/intellireefs-coral-restoration-nano-tech
Where we work
Awards
Benevity Approved Cause 2019
https://causes.benevity.org/causes/840-813695216
Global Giving Vetted Top Performance 2020
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/save-coral-reefs/
Affiliations & memberships
https://oceanconference.un.org/commitments/?id=15440 2017
UN Global MAP of solutions for Halifax Kelp and Coral Reef Projects 2022
https://vimeo.com/704775331 UN UNESCO 2022
External reviews

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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Reef Life Foundation
Board of directorsas of 08/17/2023
Grace Grazyna Szczepaniak
Reef Life Foundation
Term: 2019 -
George Cummings
Mission Blue UN Ambassador SDG14
Term: 2019 -
Guyon Kittewell Brenna
Reef Life Restoration Nanoscience
Cara Warren
Wildlife Utah
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
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 05/24/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.