Darwin Animal Doctors, founded by a superhero dog, highlights the importance of community engagement, storytelling, and education in successful conservation efforts. The organization has saved over 20,000 animals and achieved significant project milestones worldwide, such as rehabilitating a jaguar and rebuilding schools in Puerto Rico. Key strategies include empowering marginalized communities and creating viral movements around conservation initiatives.

1. Darwin Animal Doctors
A worldwide cause started by a Superhero Dog, and
the activist lessons we can learn from this story
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2. Today’s lessons:
1. It takes an entire community to
accomplish our activism goals.
2. We can support that community
through engaging the world.
3. The path to #1 and #2 is storytelling. 2

3. Who am I:
Who is Tod:
- Conservationist
- Tripod-dog
parent and
representative
for disabilities
- Comic book
and technology
nerd
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4. Whale Wars 4

5. The challenge:
Making relevant change in critically important
locations around the world 5

6. What doesn’t work:
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7. Colonial Conservation
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8. Inconsequential/feel-good actions:
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9. Single-focus
Actions /
campaigns
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10. Solutions
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11. About Darwin Animal
Doctors
1. Our story, founded by a dog
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16. About Darwin Animal
Doctors
1. Our story, founded by a dog
2. Our work throughout countries and beyond
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17. Darwin Animal Doctors around the world
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The most adorable
patients worldwide

19. About Darwin Animal
Doctors
1. Our story, founded by a dog
2. Our work throughout countries and beyond
3. Our secret to success, empowering the
marginalized
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21. What does work:
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22. Step 1:
The paths to solution...
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23. Education
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24. Community Development
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25. Ecological restoration
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26. Step 2:
Engage the world through
storytelling
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27. Fundraising: “Adopt a critter” online
sponsorship programs
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28. Media: Community gets the message
out, the world responds
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29. Greenland
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30. NY At-Risk Children
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31. Step 3:
Making Values Viral
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32. Community Festivals
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33. Project-based student activities
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34. Help them effect the real world.
E.g. ranger patrols
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35. Step 4:
Make an impact today!
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36. 1. Our adopt-a-slow-loris program
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37. 1. Our adopt-a-slow-loris program
2. Our rainforest products fighting climate
change
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38. 1. Our adopt-a-slow-loris program
2. Our rainforest products fighting climate
change
3. Our storytelling
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39. Partner with us!
Let’s impact the world together
tod@darwinanimaldoctors.org
-20,000 animals saved since 2010
-First rehabilitated jaguar released into the Amazon
-Three schools rebuilt with locals in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria
-Transforming palm plantations back into Sumatran rainforest
-Feeding children sustainably while protecting lemur habitat in Madagascar
-Over 30 partner schools in four continents
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