Summary
Organization name
Xerces Society Inc
1971
Tax id (EIN)
51-0175253
Category
Animal-Related, Environment, Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
P.O. Box 97387Washington, DC 20090-7387
US
CA
CO, US
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. As a science-based organization, we both conduct our own research and rely upon the most up-to-date information to guide our conservation work. Our key program areas are: pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.
Our name (which is pronounced Zer-sees, or /ˈzɚˌsiz/) comes from the now-extinct Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces), the first butterfly known to go extinct in North America as a result of human activities. The Xerces blue's habitat was destroyed by development in the sand dunes of San Francisco, and the species was declared extinct by the 1940s.
As part of building a diverse and inclusive community in both our organization and conservation and education programs, the Xerces Society strives to:
Ensure that all staff members feel that they are critical members of the Xerces Society community.
Support diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and to ensure the well-being of our staff and the communities we serve.
Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, and services.
Step back to listen to all voices.
Engage and include as broad a constituency as possible.
Always collaborate with fairness and respect.
Identify potential underlying, unquestioned biases that interfere with inclusiveness.
Assess how past and present systemic inequities might affect Xerces' work, and how best to address these inequities in a way that is consistent with our mission.
Hold ourselves accountable for the ways that our actions both actively and passively reinforce inequities.
Organization name
Xerces Society Inc
1971
Tax id (EIN)
51-0175253
Category
Animal-Related, Environment, Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
P.O. Box 97387US
CA
CO, US