Ocean Arks International is honored to launch this fund in loving memory of Nancy Jack Todd - writer, editor, ecological visionary, and co-founder of the New Alchemy Institute and Ocean Arks International. Nancy’s life was devoted to imagining and building a more sustainable world. Her words and her work changed countless lives and helped shape the global ecological design movement.
Today, we’re asking for your support to help preserve Nancy and John Todd’s invaluable legacy.
Over the decades, Nancy and John have produced hundreds of precious artifacts: handwritten notes, articles, rare publications, photographs, early ecological design sketches, correspondence, artworks, and their extraordinary publication ‘Annals of Earth’ that traces the evolution of their groundbreaking ideas. These materials are irreplaceable - not only for historians and researchers, but for future generations seeking models of ecological hope.
Your contribution will directly support:
- Archiving & Cataloguing: Organizing decades of writings, research papers, and creative work into a digital, searchable, accessible archive.
- Professional Preservation: Protecting delicate documents, artwork, and early ecological design materials from deterioration.
- Storage & Digitization: Ensuring safe, climate-appropriate storage and the creation of digital backups to share with educational institutions and the public.
- Legacy Documentation: Compiling materials that illuminate the pioneering mission of Ocean Arks International.
By preserving these materials, we protect not just history - but a guiding light for ecological design, environmental justice, and the more beautiful world Nancy believed we could create.
If Nancy’s writing touched you, if the New Alchemy Institute inspired you, or if you care about inspiring a new generation of ecological visionaries, please consider contributing. Any amount helps us safeguard this profound and important legacy.
Thank you for helping us honor Nancy Jack Todd and support Ocean Arks International’s continued mission of planetary healing for all.