Kupereka ndalama
Kwa zaka pafupifupi makumi awiri tsopano, takhala tikuyesetsa kuthetsa kusiyana pakati pa zachifundo - zomwe m'mbiri yakale zimapatsa nyanja nyanja 7% yokha ya zopereka zachilengedwe, ndipo pamapeto pake, zosakwana 1% zachifundo chonse - ndi madera omwe amafunikira ndalama izi za sayansi yam'madzi. ndi kuteteza kwambiri. Komabe, nyanja imaphimba 71% ya dziko lapansi. Izo sizikuphatikiza. Ocean Foundation (TOF) idakhazikitsidwa kuti ithandizire kusintha kawerengedwe kameneka.
Ntchito Yathu
Timachita zachifundo, kusamutsa mosamalitsa thandizo lazachuma kuchokera kwa opereka ndalama kupita kwa omwe amapereka thandizo, ndikuyika malire anzeru pazochita zathu. Maofesi a Foundation ndi alonda a omwe amapereka. Monga alonda a pazipata, tili ndi udindo woteteza opereka chithandizo ku chinyengo, komanso kukhala ngati adindo enieni a dziko lapansi la nyanja, zolengedwa zake, zazikulu ndi zazing'ono, kuphatikizapo anthu omwe amadalira magombe ndi nyanja. Ili si lingaliro lopanda mpweya kapena lofuna kutchuka, koma ndi ntchito yosatha yomwe ife opereka mphatso zachifundo sitingathe kuyisiya kapena kutsika.
Nthawi zonse timakumbukira opereka chithandizo ndi omwe amagwira ntchito pamadzi NDIPO nthawi yomweyo, kudyetsa mabanja awo ndikuyika denga pamutu pawo.
Philosophy Yathu
Timazindikira ziwopsezo zazikulu zomwe zimawopsa m'mphepete mwa nyanja ndi nyanja ndikugwiritsa ntchito njira zingapo zothetsera ziwopsezo. Dongosololi limayang'anira zoyeserera zathu komanso zopangira zathu zakunja.
Timathandizira mapulojekiti ndi mabungwe omwe amapititsa patsogolo ntchito yosamalira panyanja ndikuyika ndalama mwa anthu ndi mabungwe omwe ali ndi luso lapadera, lolonjeza kuthana ndi ziwopsezozo. Kuti tidziwe omwe angaperekedwe, timagwiritsa ntchito njira zowunikira zomwe zili ndi zolinga komanso zongoganizira chabe.
Timathandizira kupereka kwazaka zambiri ngati kuli kotheka. Kuteteza nyanja ndizovuta ndipo kumafuna njira yayitali. Timayika ndalama mwa anthu ndi mabungwe kuti athe kugwiritsa ntchito nthawi yawo, m'malo modikirira thandizo lotsatira.
Timachita "zochita zachifundo, zogwira mtima" kuti tigwire ntchito ndi anthu opereka thandizo ngati ogwirizana kuti tigwire bwino ntchito. Sitingopereka ndalama; timagwiranso ntchito ngati gwero, kupereka chitsogozo, kuyang'ana, njira, kafukufuku ndi upangiri ndi ntchito zina momwe zilili zoyenera.
Timalimbikitsa kupanga mgwirizano komanso anthu ndi mabungwe omwe amatsata ntchito zawo zapadera m'migwirizano yomwe ilipo komanso yomwe ikubwera. Mwachitsanzo, ngati signatory kwa Climate Strong Islands Declaration, tikufuna kuthandizira mapulojekiti ndi mabungwe omwe amawonjezera chithandizo chaumisiri chomwe chilipo kumadera a zilumba kuti apange njira zatsopano, mapulogalamu, ndi mapulojekiti omwe amawathandiza kuti ayankhe bwino pakukula kwa nyengo ndi zovuta zina zachilengedwe.
Timazindikira kufunika kolimbikitsa kasungidwe ka nyanja m'madera akumidzi ndi m'madera ena ambiri padziko lapansi, motero, zoposa 50 peresenti ya zopereka zathu ndizothandizira ntchito zakunja kwa USA. Timathandizira kwambiri ma diplomacy a sayansi, komanso kugawana chidziwitso pazikhalidwe ndi mayiko osiyanasiyana, kulimbikitsa luso komanso kusamutsa ukadaulo wapamadzi.
Timayesetsa kumanga ndi kuonjezera mphamvu ndi mphamvu za anthu oteteza m'nyanja, makamaka ndi opereka thandizo omwe amasonyeza kudzipereka kwa Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice mu malingaliro awo. Tikuphatikiza a Kusiyanasiyana, Kufanana, Kuphatikizidwa ndi Chilungamo timayang'ana mbali zonse za ntchito yathu yosamalira zachilengedwe pofuna kuwonetsetsa kuti ntchito yathu ikulimbikitsa machitidwe ofanana, kuthandiza anthu omwe ali ndi malingaliro ofanana, komanso kuthandiza ena kuyika mfundozo pa ntchito yawo ndipo tikufuna kupitiriza mchitidwewu kudzera muchifundo chathu.
Kukula kwathu kwapakati ndi pafupifupi $10,000 ndipo timalimbikitsa olembetsa kuti awonetse ndalama zosiyanasiyana ngati zingatheke.
Sitithandizira ndalama zothandizira mabungwe achipembedzo kapena kampeni yachisankho.
General Grantmaking
Ocean Foundation imapereka thandizo lachindunji kuchokera ku ndalama zathu komanso ntchito zoperekera thandizo kwa anthu, makampani ndi boma, kapena mabungwe akunja omwe akufuna thandizo la mabungwe.
Monga maziko apadziko lonse lapansi, TOF imakweza dola iliyonse yomwe imawononga. Ndalama zothandizira ndalama zingabwere kuchokera ku (1) zopereka zopanda malire, (2) mgwirizano wa opereka ndalama-mtundu wogwirizana wa thumba lachikwama lomwe lili ndi njira zoyendetsera bwino, ndi/kapena (3) Ndalama Zolangizidwa ndi Opereka.
Makalata Ofunsira amawunikiridwa ndi komiti yathu kamodzi pa kotala. Olembera adzadziwitsidwa za kuyitanidwa kulikonse kuti apereke malingaliro onse kudzera pa imelo. Kwa aliyense amene angalandire thandizo, TOF imachita ntchito zolimbikira, kuwunika koyambirira, mapangano opereka chithandizo, ndikuwongolera malipoti onse ofunikira.
Pemphani malingaliro
Zopereka zathu zonse zimayendetsedwa ndi opereka, chifukwa chake sitikhala ndi pempho lachiwopsezo, ndipo m'malo mwake timangopempha malingaliro omwe tili ndi chidwi ndi wopereka. Ngakhale ndalama zambiri zomwe timakhala nazo zimavomereza zopempha poitanidwa, ena mwa iwo nthawi zina amakhala ndi ma RFP otseguka. Tsegulani RFPs zidzalengezedwa patsamba lathu ndikutsatsa m'makalata am'makalata apanyanja ndi oteteza anthu ammudzi.
MAKALATA OFUNSIRA
While we do not accept unsolicited funding requests, we understand that many organizations are doing great work that might not be in the public eye. We always appreciate the opportunity to learn more about the people and projects working to conserve and protect our planet’s precious coasts and ocean. TOF accepts Letters of Inquiry on a rolling basis via our grant management platform KUYENDA, under the Unsolicited LOI application. Please do not email, call, or mail hard copy Letters of Inquiry to the office.
Letters are kept on file for reference and are reviewed regularly as funds become available or as we interact with donors who have a specific interest in a topical area. We are always seeking new revenue streams and engaging in discussions with new potential donors. All inquiries will receive a response on whether funds are available. If we do come across a funding source that is a good fit for your project, we will contact you to possibly solicit a full proposal at that time. The Ocean Foundation’s policy is to limit indirect costs to no more than 15% for your budgeting purposes.
WOPEREKA ANALANGIZIDWA ZOPEREKA
TOF ili ndi ndalama zambiri zoperekedwa ndi Donor Advised Funds, pomwe munthu kapena gulu laopereka limatenga gawo posankha opereka chithandizo mogwirizana ndi zomwe akufuna. Kuphatikiza pakugwira ntchito limodzi ndi opereka ndalama, TOF imaperekanso kulimbikira, kuyesa, mapangano a zopereka, ndi ntchito zoperekera malipoti.
Chonde funsani Jason Donofrio pa [imelo ndiotetezedwa] kuti mudziwe zambiri.
NTCHITO ZOTHANDIZA ZA INSTITUTIONAL
Mphamvu zothandizira mabungwe a TOF ndi za mabungwe akunja omwe sangathe kukonza ndalama zomwe zimatuluka munthawi yake, kapena omwe alibe ukatswiri wogwira ntchito m'nyumba. Zimatipatsa mwayi wopereka chithandizo chatsatanetsatane, kuwunika koyambirira kwa omwe atha kulandira thandizo ndikuwongolera mapangano a ndalama ndi malipoti.
TOF imatsatiranso zopezeka komanso njira zabwino zoyendetsera webusayiti yathu ndi Pempho la Malingaliro, perekani zofunsira komanso zolembedwa.
Kuti mudziwe zambiri zokhudza chithandizo cha mabungwe, ntchito zothandizira anthu kapena kutumiza Kalata Yofunsa, chonde imelo [imelo ndiotetezedwa].
Pamene TOF ikukulitsa zopereka zake kuti ziphatikizepo thandizo kwa mabungwe omwe akupititsa patsogolo ntchito za Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ), ndalamazo zinaperekedwa kwa Black In Marine Science ndi SurfearNEGRA.
Black In Marine Science (BIMS) ikufuna kukondwerera asayansi a Black Marine, kufalitsa chidziwitso cha chilengedwe, ndikulimbikitsa mbadwo wotsatira wa atsogoleri amalingaliro asayansi. Mphatso ya TOF ya $2,000 ku BIMS ithandizira kusunga njira ya YouTube ya gulu, komwe imagawana zokambirana pamitu yapanyanja ndi asayansi akuda. Gululi limapereka ulemu kwa aliyense amene apereka kanema.
SurfearNEGRA imayesetsa "kusiyanitsa mndandanda" wa atsikana osambira. Bungweli ligwiritsa ntchito ndalama zake za $2,500 kuthandiza Atsikana ake 100! Pulogalamu, yomwe imapereka ndalama zothandizira atsikana amitundu kuti azipita kumisasa ya mafunde m'madera awo. Thandizoli lithandiza gulu kukwaniritsa cholinga chake chotumiza atsikana 100 kukasambira msasa—awo ndi atsikana 100 kuti amvetse chisangalalo ndi mtendere wa nyanja. Ndalamayi ithandiza atsikana asanu ndi awiri kutenga nawo mbali.
Othandizira Akale
Kwa omwe adalandira zaka zam'mbuyo, dinani pansipa:
Chaka Chachuma cha 2022
Ocean Foundation (TOF) imapereka mphotho m'magulu anayi: Kusunga Malo Okhala M'nyanja ndi Malo Apadera, Kuteteza Mitundu Yomwe Ikukhudzidwa, Kupanga Mphamvu za Gulu Losunga M'madzi, ndi Kukulitsa Kuwerenga ndi Kudziwitsa Anthu panyanja. Ndalama zothandizira izi zimachokera ku TOF's Core Programs ndi Donor and Committee Advised Funds. M'chaka chake chandalama cha 2022, tidapereka $1,199,832.22 kwa mabungwe ndi anthu 59 padziko lonse lapansi.
Kuteteza Malo Okhala Panyanja ndi Malo Apadera
$767,820
Kuteteza Mitundu Yokhudzidwa
$107,621.13
Kupanga Mphamvu kwa Marine Conservation Community
$315,728.72
Kukulitsa Kuwerenga ndi Kudziwitsa za Ocean
$8,662.37
Grantee Spotlight
$6,300 kuti Sungani The Med (STM)
Ocean Foundation ndiwonyadira kuthandiza Save The Med (STM). Kuperekedwa kudzera mwa ife ndi Troper-Wojcicki Foundation pothandizira kusambira kwa Boris Nowalski kudutsa Menorca Channel, tikuthandizira njira zomwe zimagwera pansi pa polojekiti ya Save The Med, "Network for Marine Protected Areas" ku Balearic Islands. Kupyolera mu pulojekitiyi, STM imazindikiritsa malo abwino kwambiri a MPA, imasonkhanitsa deta ya kafukufuku, imapanga malingaliro ozikidwa pa sayansi pakupanga ndi kuyang'anira ma MPAs ndipo imagwirizanitsa madera ndi anthu omwe akugwira nawo ntchito pa maphunziro ndi zapanyanja kuti atetezedwe kwamuyaya kwa MPAs.
$19,439 ku Dr. Andrey Vinnikov
Ndife okondwa kupereka ndalama zothandizira Dr. Andrey Vinnikov kusonkhanitsa ndi kusanthula zipangizo zasayansi zomwe zilipo za kugawa ndi kuchuluka kwa macrobenthos ndi megabenthos ku Chukchi ndi kumpoto kwa Bering Seas, kuti azindikire zomwe zingatheke kuti zikhale zoopsa za Marine Ecosystems. Pulojekitiyi idzayang'ana kwambiri zamoyo zam'munsi zokhala pansi zomwe zili pachiwopsezo chokhudzidwa ndi trawling pansi. Kuzindikira za Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems za m'derali kudzathandiza kudziwa njira zochepetsera zinthu zoyipa pazachilengedwe zapansi pa nyanja. Izi zithandiza makamaka kuwateteza kuti asagwere pansi pomwe usodzi wamalonda mkati mwa Exclusive Economic Zone yaku Russia ukufikira ku Arctic. Ndalamayi idapangidwa kudzera mu Eurasian Conservation Fund CAF.