Dear Friend,

If you haven’t made your tax-deductible donation yet, there is still time! Please give now before we have to close our books for Giving Tuesday. Your support helps our Explorers to challenge boundaries, connect global communities and inspire the next generation to take action for our planet and its people.

Please join the thousands who believe in our mission of using the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.

Every day, National Geographic Explorers and mission programs across the globe are preserving marine ecosystems, uncovering ancient histories, studying endangered species, combating climate change, connecting communities and inspiring curiosity in future generations. In a rapidly changing world, the work of these scientists, educators, innovators and storytellers has never been more important.

With your support, Explorers like Diego Pol, Paul Salopek and David Gruber are making a difference each and every day by illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world.

● Explorer David Gruber is applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art gentle robotics to listen to and decode the communication of sperm whales as part of the Society’s Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative). This groundbreaking research is transforming our ability to understand and conserve these magnificent animals. 

● Explorer Paul Salopek is walking the globe, retracing the pathways of human origins from Africa to South America. His Out of Eden Walk is creating a global record of human life at the start of a new millennium as told by villagers, nomads, traders, farmers, soldiers, and artists who shape the stories of our time — from climate change to technological innovation, and from mass migration to cultural survival. 

● Explorer Diego Pol is helping decode the mysteries of prehistoric ecosystems and learning how dinosaurs adapted to ancient climate change with the goal of identifying extinction patterns in South America relative to other regions of the world.

Because every dollar gifted to the National Geographic Society directly funds our Explorers and mission programs, you can feel good knowing that YOU are making these breakthroughs possible. 

There is no “better time” to make your tax-deductible gift. And, to thank you for your generous gift of $50 or more, we will send you a LIMITED-EDITION National Geographic Society Activity Kit, containing…

With your help, we can change the world for the better and ensure future generations get to experience the wonder of our world, ask questions, share stories and make breakthroughs beyond our imagination.

You have the power to protect the vibrancy of our world by donating now.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to counting you among our special Giving Tuesday donors!

Sincerely,

David Glass
Vice President of Membership
National Geographic Society

P.S. Make your gift today and make a world of difference for our critical National Geographic mission programs and Explorers across the globe. With your donation of $50 or more, you will receive a limited-edition National Geographic Society Activity Kit.

P.P.S. If you have already given today, and your gift and my email crossed paths, thank you for your generosity.

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