Showing posts with label GuideStar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GuideStar. Show all posts

Thursday, November 15, 2018

The dark side of social media and its impact in the world of animal protection

November 15, 2018

The Wild For Life Foundation has become aware of bad faith deterrence of the organization's exempt purpose. The offenders are a small group of individuals -- who refuse to identify themselves and use aliases and cyber technology to obtain sensitive information about unsuspecting social media users, then expose them to offensive domains where false and deceptive information is promoted together with messages of violence and hate crimes.

The Wild For Life Foundation has stepped up security measures and reported the activities to authorities. Investigations are ongoing.

In July 2018, Wild For Life Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary of success in awarding winning charitable services and impeccable compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and operational policies. Wild For Life Foundation continues to dedicate its hard-earned resources toward advancing our valuable and lifesaving animal protection missions.



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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Reaches GuideStar Platinum

For Immediate Release


THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Reaches GuideStar Platinum
Allows Donors to Focus on Progress and Results

August 17, 2016, STUDIO CITY, CA – THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION today earned the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight achievements that  the Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF) is making toward its mission, the organization is helping the sector move beyond simplistic financial ratios to assess nonprofit progress.

The Wild for Life Foundation is proud of its continued commitment to excellence with an award from one of the most prestigious nonprofit watchdog groups in the country, Guidestar. This is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar. GuideStar is among the most respected nonprofit watchdog sites available to donors.

We chose to display quantitative metrics such as the number of audience members engaged with our animal care programs, the number of animals with freedom from discomfort, hunger and thirst,  the number of favorable critic reviews/awards given by media or peers of the art, film and other multimedia we’ve produced, the number of websites and organizations (outside of our organization) that share our resources and information, the number of Saving America’s Horses’ coalition members, number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership and the number of audience members with favorable attitudes towards the issue or interest to represent how diligently The Wild For Life Foundation is working toward achieving our mission.

"In accordance with our long-held belief in being transparent about our work,” said Wild For Life Foundation CEO Katia Louise, “we are excited to convey our organization’s results in a user-friendly and highly visual manner. We achieved Platinum by completing GuideStar’s preceding participation levels of Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each provided stakeholders with increasingly detailed organizational information ranging from basic contact information to programmatic information.
GuideStar is among the most respected nonprofit watchdog sites available to donors. GuideStar takes it upon themselves to gather and disseminate information about every single IRS-registered nonprofit organization. GuideStar provides as much information as we can about each nonprofit’s mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, governance, and so much more. This information at GuideStar.org allows donors to make the best decisions possible.

“This level of recognition represents the cornerstone of how we want to operate the Wild For Life Foundation,” said Katia Louise, “we achieve these awards by being transparent to our donors and sharing data that shows the impact we are having on our community every single day. I encourage you to visit our profile on GuideStar to see what we're all about,” added Katia Louise. “We’re thrilled that our GuideStar Platinum Nonprofit Profile and its associated benefits help us better communicate our organization’s exciting initiatives at a global scale.”

The Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF), a U.S. Registered Nonprofit Charity is at the forefront of efforts to rescue, protect and provide safe harbor for at risk animals, providing the space, peaceful habitat and quality of care which they deserve. Among our greatest concerns are imperiled wild horses and burros, abused, neglected and slaughter bound wild and domestic equines, and inadequate standards of protection for America's equine population as a whole. The WFLF promotes the conservation of wild horses on their Native lands, as well as the preservation of natural ecosystems, wildlife and the prevention of cruelty to animals. The WFLF strives to provide charitable equine assisted learning activities together with equine-therapy programs to aid youth and adults in building positive life skills. The WFLF is achieving these goals through operating equine rescue, sanctuary, education and wellness programs which provide community enrichment through fostering symbiotic environmental stewardship and a healing partnership with horses.

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News Contact:
Wild For Life Foundation
Phone: 951.708.6028
Email

Thursday, June 27, 2013

THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Receives the GuideStar Gold Exchange Seal in recognition of Its Commitment to Transparency

For Immediate Release

THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Has Reached the GuideStar Exchange Gold Participation Level as a Demonstration of Its Commitment to Transparency


June 27, 2013, LOS ANGELES, CA – THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION today received the GuideStar Exchange Gold participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION's deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.

"We have worked hard to showcase our progress toward our mission, and our long-held belief in being transparent about our work, to our constituents," said KATIA LOUISE, President WFLF. "As a GuideStar Exchange participant, we use their platform to share a wealth of up-to-date information about our work to our supporters and GuideStar's immense online audience of nonprofits, grantmakers, individual donors, and the media."

In order to be awarded the GuideStar Exchange logo, THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION had to fill out every required field of our nonprofit report page on www.guidestar.org for the Gold level of participation.

"I encourage you to check out our profile on GuideStar to see what we're all about," added KATIA LOUISE. "We are engaged in exciting initiatives, and we are thrilled to have another platform for communicating our advancement and progress."

About the GuideStar Exchange

The GuideStar Exchange is an initiative designed to connect nonprofits with current and potential supporters. With millions of people coming to GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations, the GuideStar Exchange allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with GuideStar's many audiences. Becoming a GuideStar Exchange participant is free of charge. To join, organizations need to update their report pages, completing all required fields for participation. The GuideStar Exchange level logos, acknowledged as symbols of transparency in the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all Exchange participants' nonprofit reports.

THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION
Gold participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates THE WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION's deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.
SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES
LIFETIME EQUINE REFUGE

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News Contact:
info@wildforlifefoundation.org
Office: 310.439.9817

Monday, July 16, 2012

WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Receives the GuideStar Exchange Seal

For Immediate Release
Wild for Life Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
July 17, 2012

WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION Receives the GuideStar Exchange Seal as a Demonstration of Its Commitment to Transparency

WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION has received the GuideStar Exchange Seal, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. The Seal demonstrates to WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION’s vast support-base our deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.

"We have worked hard to showcase our progress toward our mission, and our long-held belief in being transparent about our work, to our constituents," said Katia Louise, President, Wild for Life Foundation. "As a GuideStar Exchange member, we use their platform to share a wealth of up-to-date information about our work to our supporters and GuideStar's immense online audience of nonprofits, grantmakers, individual donors, and the media."

In order to qualify and be awarded for the GuideStar Exchange Seal, WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION had to satisfy all the transparency and validation criteria from GuideStar. "I encourage you to check out our profile on GuideStar to see what we're all about," added Katia Louise. We are engaged in exciting initiatives to break the cycle of animal cruelty for America’s horses and we are thrilled to have another platform for communicating our advancement and progress."

About the GuideStar Exchange
With millions of people coming to GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations, the GuideStar Exchange allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with GuideStar's many audiences. The GuideStar Exchange Seal, acknowledged as a symbol of transparency in the nonprofit sector, is displayed on all Exchange members' report pages.

About Wild for Life Foundation
Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c)(3) grassroots volunteer based nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving wild and domestic equines through humane education, equine rescue and lifesaving stewardship for equines in need. Donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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News Contact:
Kate Dudley media.relations@wildforlifefoundation.org 310.439.9817

www.wildforlifefoundation.org 
www.guidestar.org