PLATINUM2023

Eco Defense Group

Wildlife Special Ops

aka EDGE   |   Park City, UT   |  www.ecodefensegroup.org

Mission

Eco Defense Group is a 501c3 founded to increase the protection of African wildlife through consulting with, training and equipping wildlife protectors using a find, fix and finish model We are a specialized training and equipment organization aiming to create asymmetry between wildlife Rangers and the poaching threat they defend against. We were founded on the frontlines of the poaching crisis and work in multiple countries with international partners to protect, preserve and ensure a future for Africa’s most targeted and vulnerable species by offering specialized training and capabilities. We help keep wildlife protectors safe and make them more capable by training them in unique and advanced skills, including small team reaction forces, human intelligence development and more

Ruling year info

2018

President

Nathan Edmondson

Main address

6300 N. Sagewood Dr Suite H-234

Park City, UT 84098 USA

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EIN

82-2083991

NTEE code info

Protection of Endangered Species (D31)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

African Wildlife Protectors and Rangers face unprecedented poaching threats against the rhino and other endangered species. Combined with diminished resources for conservation, the future of endangered species in Africa is in danger. Eco Defense Group pursues a Find, Fix, Finish model of consultation and training to develop intelligence network and counter-poaching unit capabilities where solutions are most needed.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Wildlife Protection

IN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE RESERVES AROUND AFRICA, RANGERS FACE EXTRAORDINARY THREATS — FROM WELL-ARMED, WELL-TRAINED POACHERS BACKED BY INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING SYNDICATES TO ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS LIKE ANIMAL PREDATORS.

ECO DEFENSE GROUP EXPERT SPECIALISTS OFFER ADVANCED SKILLS AND NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO THOSE RANGERS THAT RISK EVERYTHING DAILY TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN EXPERIENCE ELEPHANT, RHINO, LION AND MORE.

WHAT THEY DO, THEY DO FOR ALL OF US — SO ECO DEFENSE GROUP IS HERE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Through both a field and closed-door Mission Analysis, Eco Defense Group experts identify if and how our specialized skills and network can add value and increase readiness in an area where wildlife is threatened. We look especially for ways in which we are uniquely positioned to offer a solution.

Through a collaborative process, Eco Defense Group crafts a unique and precise solution with the goal to make wildlife protectors more safe and more capable against the threat that they face. We identify also any tools needed to facilitate our effort.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Eco Defense Group also believes that we can simply counter a poaching threat — we must also collaborate with and invest in communities. That’s why we’ve partnered with The By Grace Foundation to implement textile centers, employ women and educate youth wherever we work, and in some cases to build a bridge between local communities and the Rangers in nearby parks through the manufacture of mission-enhancing items.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Community

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Totals By Year
Related Program

Wildlife Protection

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of conservation critical community projects. (Investments in communities local to security work.)

Number of wildlife security investments

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Wildlife protection officer, beneficiaries.

Number of people trained

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Eco Defense Group aims to make those parks and rangers on the front-line of the poaching crisis more capable. Our goal is asymmetry against the threats facing wildlife.

Assessment of security needs, coordination of on-the-ground forces and education and development of skills and strategies with top international experts.

Eco Defense Group has access to extraordinary Special Missions Unit combat veteran specialists and intelligence experts. Combined with our consultation model and unprecedented access to national and private parks, Eco Defense Group combines strategic position with surgical solutions.


We consult with and provides solutions for professionals where wildlife is threatened.

We develop programs to help wildlife experts identify new ways to protect endangered species in Africa.

We’re on the ground with our conservation partners to stop poaching before it happens

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • 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 inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Eco Defense Group

Board of directors
as of 05/25/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Nathan Edmondson

Nathan Edmondson

Adrian Chavez

Salient Operations Group

Mathilda Joubert

Lone Buffalo

Jannell Macauley

Erwin Nepomuceno

Manning, Kess & Ramirez

David Dezso

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Andy Tran

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Jannell Macauley

PhD

Wade Eyerle

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/25/2023
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