Oceans, Waves and Beaches

Once a year we recognize the people and partners that have contributed in extraordinary ways towards our mission of the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches. The following is a list of the winners from 2010.
ALL of us at Surfrider Foundation offer a heartfelt thank you to everyone who engaged with our mission [...]

Having come from the tech/business sector and worked for companies such as SAP, I am often asked what I perceive the major difference is between for-profit and non-profit business. Specifically, there seems to be some cloudiness within the general population as to how non-profit organizations measure success.
This is understandable if one compares a NPO to [...]

A little over 26 years ago, three people in Malibu were concerned that a wave, First Point, was about to be destroyed. That concern became large enough that they acted; they engaged with local leaders and eventually saved one of the most famous waves in surfing. This was also the genesis of Surfrider Foundation.
What would [...]

A Day In The Life Of Mister O. from Kristijan Kolak on Vimeo.

More than once someone has said to me “you guys should be fighting this issue.” When I hear that phrase I immediately understand that the person talking has little-to-no understanding of how Surfrider Foundation works.
We are a platform for volunteers to take on coastal issues that they deem worthy.
We are not a SWAT team waiting [...]

The phrase “Eddie would go” has taken on mythical proportions. It speaks to the essence of being a Hawaiian and a waterman.
Eddie Aikau, the namesake of the phrase is legendary for his love of the ocean, his homeland and his friends. The phrase mainly reflects his surfing; he charged large Waimea Bay waves. The phrase [...]

Surfrider Foundation, Strategic Plan 2011 – 2013 from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.

I was speaking with a exec friend the other day and he said “I feel like I’m routinely having two sets of conversations–one with people that understand the game-changing power of (social) networks and another set with people that think the world is the same as it was five years ago.” I feel that same [...]

Upon arriving in Lake Tahoe I was instantly reminded of the success of the Keep Tahoe Blue campaign.
In some ways it represents the ultimate achievement for an environmental campaign in that it has moved beyond an insiders-only club to become a wide-scale movement. For an environmental campaign to be accepted by the masses it has [...]