Ian Somerhalder, known for his role in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries, as Damon Salvatore.

Ian established the IS Foundation in 2010 to educate, collaborate with and support people and organisations in the progress to positively impact the planet and species habitat. What makes the launch of the IS Foundation so remarkable is the selforganizing of support networks that has been taking place online in order to address all of the complex components that are involved with protecting the environment. This shows how the IS Foundation is a model for other nonprofits and volunteers to follow to achieve their goals for protecting the environment Causes Animals Conservation Environment Water He played a big role in cleaning up after the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling disaster on April 22, 2010. He supports the It Gets Better Project, a project that has made it a goal to prevent suicide among LGBT youth. Ian also testified in Washington DC in July 2011 at the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act legislative assembly. Ian Somerhalder has supported the following charities: Elton John AIDS Foundation IS Foundation The Trevor Project

Why should people volunteer? Volunteering gives people the chance to explore paths that would not usually be open to them. This experience enables, for example an exchange of cultural and social contact between volunteers and their host nationals. It enables people to learn new skills and languages, to develop and gain practical experience in the field. In addition, personal development which is difficult to evaluate, is one of the greatest benefits to working and travelling amongst people from different cultures.