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Tide For Tusks is a non-profit, mascot conservation program working to raise awareness about poaching of the African Elephant and funding scholarly research towards these efforts at the University of Alabama.
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When you give to Tide for Tusks...
When you give to Tide for Tusks, we will use the funds to do all we can to save the African elephants. Tide For Tusks is a 501 (c) (3) organization.
Our bylaws state the following: 50% toward conservation efforts 40% towards academic research and scholarship 10% administrative costs Tide for Tusks will share financial information and progress of projects on the tidefortusks.org website, social media and through an annual report. Care. Share. Give. The word care means: the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. Tide for Tusks cares for the African elephant and saving it from the threat of extinction from poaching for its ivory. To accomplish this goal we have launched an awareness campaign to educate people about the dangers to the African elephant. As part of this, we formed a nonprofit organization, launched a website and social media to bring awareness. Sharing information is paramount if we are to succeed. Tide for Tusks will share information through the tidefortusks.org website, social media, and group presentations. We encourage you to share information on your FaceBook, twitter, or other social media. Sharing a simple and easily understood message of the plight of the African elephant will hopefully work to help save the elephant from extinction. |
Organization:
Randall Mecredy is president and CEO of Tide For Tusks. Randy organizes and implements academic and public science outreach programs relating to the African plains elephant in Tanzania. He teaches experiential learning in the Honors College at The University of Alabama. He works with the students to create educational materials and to develop a plan for establishing a mascot conservation program at The University of Alabama. Randy worked at the Alabama Museum of Natural History where he first served as coordinator of education & outreach (2001), followed by assistant director of the museum. He retired from his position as director of the museum in 2014. Randy has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration with a major in Marketing Management from The University of Alabama. Prior to his involvement in conservation work, he spent 14 years working in the banking industry at Regions Bank.
Reata Strickland is the co-founder and vice president of Tide for Tusks, a non-profit dedicated to protecting the African elephant. She grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and graduated with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree (summer, 2015) from The University of Alabama. She recently completed 25 years as an employee of The University of Alabama. While at the university, she worked as a graphic designer, web developer, and creative director. Reata has a passion for solving real issues with collaboration, creativity, and tireless energy.
Tide for Tusks Board:
Todd Hester, Steve Johnson, Michael Steinberg, Katie Strickland, Randy Mecredy, and Reata Strickland. |
