SUPPORT CONSERVATION
IN THE ZAMBEZE DELTA
Methods of Support
Outright Gifts or Cash or Checks. Gifts of cash or checks from individual donors, through donor advised funds or from like-minded charitable organizations can be made directly to the Foundation.
Securities. Publicly traded stocks and bonds may be electronically transferred to the Foundation to the Foundation’s designated account, registered in the name of the Foundation, or conveyed to the Foundation through use of a stock power document. The Foundation will accept gifts of mutual funds.
Insurance Policies. Donors may transfer ownership of a new or existing insurance policy, where the donor intends to continue making premium payments so that the policy does not lapse. When the donor names the Foundation as owner and beneficiary of the policy, the Foundation may accept the policy and exchange such policy for its current surrender value or continue to pay the premium payments. In addition, donors may name the Foundation as a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary of their life insurance policies.
Retirement Plan Assets. The Foundation will accept contributions from donors’ Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, 403(b)s, or defined contribution plans. A donor may name the Foundation as beneficiary of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), 401(k), 403(b), or defined contribution plan.
Planned and Testamentary Gifts. The Foundation’s planned giving program encompasses gifts whose benefits do not fully accrue to the Foundation until some future time (such as death of the donor). All testamentary or planned gifts are subject to review and acceptance by the Foundation. Bequests or gifts included in a Will, Trust or other document should specify Zambeze Delta Conservation Foundation as the charitable beneficiary.
Real Property or Mineral Interests. The Foundation will accept gifts of real property and/or mineral interests on a case-by-case basis.
Why Support Conservation In The Zambeze Delta?
Conservation is, for obvious reasons, a shared duty, and a massive duty at that. Mankind was given dominion over the earth and all of its creatures, and that dominion comes with an enormously high price – the responsibility to protect, preserve and conserve wild places and wild things. The great American conservationist Aldo Leopold once observed that “Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question of whether a still higher standard of living is worth its cost in things natural, wild and free.” At Zambeze Delta Conservation Foundation, we know that there is a balance to be found – one that serves our conservation goals and ideals in a modern world.
Progress, unstoppable as it is, is impacting the magnificent Zambeze Delta. The population on the African continent is expected to double in the next 25 years. The riches of the Delta are at risk of exploitation in devastating fashion.
The Zambeze Delta Conservation Foundation is committed to conserving this incredible and virtually unspoiled eco-system and post-civil war conservation efforts have already proven that our goal is achievable. The brilliance of those who recognized both the need and the numerous opportunities, and who took the initial steps to initiate conservation measures during the long post-war recovery have given us a blueprint that everyone should strive to emulate. It is a blueprint based, at its core, on a healthy eco-system, buy-in by the local communities, and support for those local communities – the people who live and work in this special eco-system and who co-exist with the wild animals who share it with them.
So, back to the original question. Why should one support the conservation of the Zambeze Delta? Because we know we can – we know we can protect and preserve this gem for generations. We know that we can show the rest of the world that a multi-faceted approach to conservation, one with sustainable use principles as its foundation, is both doable and, just as important, the best conservation solution we have and may ever have. The world needs to see the continued success in the Delta. The world needs to hear the amazing stories of growing populations of flora and fauna, community development and empowerment, the benefit to the climate, the reduction in poaching, and the protection of endangered and threatened species. The world needs to know what is not only possible but imminently achievable.
We humbly ask you to support us in our noble mission, to play a part in one of the most amazing conservation success stories in the last 100 years, and to strike a blow for sound, sustainable use policy that benefits wild places, wild animals and local communities. There are few places left on Earth that warrant our best conservation efforts like the Zambeze Delta – become a Delta warrior today.