BECOME A GUARDIAN
Their future.
Our commitment.
Some lives need space, respect and continuity. You can help us care for them.
Being a Guardian means choosing to support the project over time: through a contribution, your knowledge or practical help.
A free choice. A shared commitment. No automatic enrolment or payment.
SHARED VALUES, A FREE CHOICE
What does becoming a Guardian mean?
Guardian is the Foundation’s symbolic name for people who share its values and put them into practice: by supporting projects, offering time or knowledge, or by caring responsibly and respectfully for the animals they keep and helping those in difficulty.
It is not a formal title and does not require a donation: there are no membership fees, appointments or automatic financial commitments. It is a way of sharing the same care for life, each according to their own possibilities.
Become a Guardian
Do you share our respect for nature and animals? Leave your email and follow the Foundation’s journey.
THREE WAYS TO TAKE PART
What would you like to contribute?
Value is not measured in money alone. You can offer ongoing support, knowledge or skills: choose the path that feels right for you.
Bringing continuity
to care
Financial support helps maintain habitats, sustain daily care and prepare the project’s next steps.
You can start with a gift today and choose to give again over time. Our Donate page offers bank transfer, PayPal or card, with a separate space for Donorbox campaigns.
Support their care — Donate →A one-off donation does not renew automatically. The amount and whether to give again remain your choice.
Sharing
knowledge
A photograph, a carefully described experience, a well-sourced article or professional expertise can help others understand and respect tortoises and turtles.
Suggest a contribution to our Study Centre or the editorial websites Tartarughe di Terra and Tartarughe d’Acqua. We will consider it together, with attention to accuracy, rights to the material and privacy.
Offer content or expertise →Offering your
time and skills
Organisation, communication, design, gardening and technical skills: the project also grows through practical contributions.
Tell us about your skills and availability. Activities are agreed according to needs, expertise and safety; any presence at the Sanctuary requires a specific agreement.
Tell us how you would like to help →
CARE IS NOT A SINGLE GESTURE
It means being there.
Tomorrow, too.
A safe place does not depend only on the moment it is created. It depends on renewed attention: maintaining spaces, observing animals, caring for the environment and responsibly preparing the next steps.
Becoming a Guardian means choosing to give continuity to this commitment. It does not take an extraordinary gesture to share a vision: you can participate in the way that feels your own.
A connection with the project, not a financial target. Care, reliability and a willingness to share your skills matter too.
CLOSE, WITHOUT POSSESSING
A whole lifetime.
Not just a feeling
for a moment.
Seeing a tortoise up close can spark curiosity. Caring means turning that curiosity into respect, without asking the animal to be anything other than itself.
Your contribution supports a Foundation that puts animals and habitats first. The Ethical Sanctuary is its first project: a place of care that protects their peace, which you can discover and support from afar.
Discover the vision behind the Sanctuary →THE VALUE OF YOUR SUPPORT
Care takes shape
in practical ways.
Habitats to care for
Spaces, vegetation and shelters: maintaining these environments is essential to the project’s continuity.
Ongoing attention
Daily observation and management require presence, responsibility and appropriate expertise.
A future to prepare
Planning the Sanctuary’s development and sharing knowledge, distinguishing objectives from what has already been achieved.
These are the areas that guide the mission, not packages for purchase. We do not link an amount to an outcome we cannot document.
INFORMED SUPPORT
A contribution to nature.
An informed choice, too.
Supporting an Italian Third Sector organisation may qualify for tax relief under Italian law.
The value of your choice remains tangible: part of your resources supports the Foundation’s mission.
A business example: how tax relief may affect the cost
Assume a company subject to Italian corporate income tax (IRES) at 24%, a fully deductible donation and sufficient income to use the relief in the same tax period.
The Foundation receives €1,000. The donation is not free. This is an illustration, not a tax quotation: it assumes compliance with eligibility requirements and the deduction limit, and excludes IRAP, special tax regimes and other circumstances specific to the business.
A useful conversation before you donate.
Discuss the amount, tax period and applicable treatment with your accountant. Use a traceable payment method and keep the payment records and details of the recipient organisation. For donations to the Foundation, ask us for the information needed to verify the statutory requirements: RUNTS registration does not replace this assessment.
For information on requesting a donation acknowledgement, see Support the Foundation.
References: Italian Legislative Decree 117/2017, Article 83; Italian Revenue Agency, deductible expenses and tax credits. General information: discuss your own circumstances with your adviser.
CONTENT AND COLLABORATION
Your skills, too,
can become care.
Each proposal is considered against real needs: we seek a contribution that makes sense for you and the Foundation, rather than an open-ended commitment.
- Tell us your idea. A few lines about what you would like to offer are enough.
- Let’s explore the possibilities. We consider how your contribution could help and how to put it into practice.
- Let’s agree a manageable commitment. With clear activities, availability and responsibilities.
To support the project financially, you do not need to contact us first: you can donate directly.
An informed choice,
with clear answers.
Do I need to donate to take part?
No. You can also offer time, expertise or content. If you simply wish to donate, you can do so directly on our Donate page.
Is there a minimum donation?
You choose the amount for a bank transfer; online payments are subject to the amounts accepted by your chosen service. No threshold makes anyone more or less of a Guardian.
What does becoming a Guardian mean?
Here, ‘Guardian’ expresses shared values and a choice to care responsibly. It is not a statutory position automatically conferred by a donation, nor an appointment or automatic enrolment. Any collaboration is agreed separately.
Can I visit the Sanctuary after donating?
To preserve the animals’ peace, visits and public access are not currently available. We would nevertheless like to share their daily lives: we are planning an audiovisual system to show selected moments on a phone or computer, at designated times and with respect for people and the location. We will announce how and when it can be used once it is ready. Close to their lives, while respecting their space.
Can I symbolically adopt a tortoise?
Symbolic adoption is not active. You can already support the mission with a voluntary contribution, without linking it to an individual animal.
Where can I find information about the Foundation and its projects?
In the Transparency and Project progress sections you will find available documents, confirmed figures and objectives clearly distinguished from results.
How do we stay in touch?
You can use the Contact form to discuss your proposal. Contacting us or donating does not automatically subscribe you to periodic updates. Those who have already contributed can visit the Guardians’ Space.
A CONNECTION THAT CONTINUES
