Foaʻiina atu
Toeitiiti atoa le luasefulu tausaga i le taimi nei, ua matou taumafai e faʻafesoʻotaʻi le va i le va o le philanthropy - lea na tuʻuina atu i le tala faasolopito le vasa naʻo le 7% o le faʻameaalofa o le siʻosiʻomaga, ma mulimuli ane, e itiiti ifo i le 1% o fesoasoani uma - ma nuʻu o loʻo manaʻomia lenei faʻatupega mo suʻesuʻega o le gataifale. ma le fa'asao e sili. Ae ui i lea, o le vasa e aofia ai le 71% o le paneta. E le fa'aopoopoina lena mea. O le Ocean Foundation (TOF) na fa'avae e fesoasoani e sui lea fa'asologa.
O lo tatou Maota
Matou te fa'ata'ita'i le alofa, fa'afeiloa'i ma le fa'aeteete le fesoasoani tau tupe mai le au foa'i i a matou tagata fa'ameaalofa, ma tu'u tuaoi o le mafaufau i a matou lava amio. O ofisa faavae o leoleo ia tatou tagata foaʻi. I le avea ai ma leoleo faitotoʻa, e nafa i tatou e puipuia le au foaʻi mai le taufaasese, ae ia avea foi ma tausimea moni o lenei paneta o le sami, o ana meaola, tetele ma laiti, e aofia ai tagata o loʻo faʻalagolago i le gataifale ma le vasa. E le'o se manatu fa'alelei po'o se manatu fa'atauva'a tele, ae ose galuega e le uma e le mafai ai e i tatou o tagata alofa ona fa'ate'a pe fa'avaivai.
Matou te manatua pea o le au foaʻi o latou ia o loʻo faia galuega i luga o le vai MA, i le taimi lava e tasi, fafaga o latou aiga ma tuʻuina se taualuga i luga o latou ulu.
O lo tatou Philosophy
Matou te fa'ailoaina fa'amata'u taua i le gataifale ma le vasa ma fa'aoga se fofo lautele e taula'i e fa'atatau i fa'amata'u. O lenei auivi e ta'ita'ia ai a tatou lava fuafuaga ma a tatou fesoasoani mai fafo.
Matou te lagolagoina galuega faatino ma faʻalapotopotoga o loʻo faʻalauteleina le fanua o le faʻasao o le gataifale ma teu faʻafaigaluega i tagata taʻitoʻatasi ma faʻalapotopotoga faʻatasi ma se tulaga faʻapitoa, faʻamaonia gafatia e foia ai na faʻamataʻu. Ina ia fa'ailoa tagata e ono fa'ameaalofa mai, matou te fa'aogaina se tu'ufa'atasiga o metotia fa'atatau ma su'esu'ega.
Matou te lagolagoina le tele o tausaga foaʻi i soʻo se taimi e mafai ai. O le faasaoina o le sami e lavelave ma e manaʻomia ai se auala umi. Matou te faʻatupeina i tagata taʻitoʻatasi ma faʻalapotopotoga ina ia mafai ona latou faʻaalu le taimi i le faʻatinoga, nai lo le faʻatali mo le isi fesoasoani.
Matou te fa'ata'ita'i le "fa'auau, fa'aaumea alofa" e galulue fa'atasi ai ma tagata fa'ameaalofa o ni paaga galulue fa'atasi e fa'aleleia atili le lelei. E le na o tupe tatou te foai atu; matou te galulue foi o se punaoa, tuʻuina atu faʻatonuga, taulaʻi, fuafuaga, suʻesuʻega ma isi fautuaga ma auaunaga pe a talafeagai ai.
Matou te faʻamalosia le fausiaina o faʻalapotopotoga ma tagata taʻitoʻatasi ma faʻalapotopotoga o loʻo tuliloaina a latou galuega faʻapitoa i totonu o faʻalapotopotoga o loʻo iai nei ma faʻalapotopotoga faʻatupu. Mo se faʻataʻitaʻiga, o se saini i le Tautinoga a Atumotu Malosi o le Tau, matou te saili e lagolago galuega faatino ma faʻalapotopotoga e faʻateleina le lagolago faʻapitoa o loʻo avanoa mo nuʻu motu e atiaʻe ni fuafuaga fou, polokalame, ma poloketi e fesoasoani ia i latou e tali lelei atu i le faʻatupulaia o faʻafitauli o le tau ma isi luʻitau o le siosiomaga.
Matou te iloa le manaʻoga e faʻalauiloa le faʻasao o le sami i le lotoifale ma faʻaitulagi i le tele o isi vaega o le lalolagi, ma o lea, e sili atu i le 50 pasene o la matou faʻameaalofa e lagolago ai galuega i fafo atu o Amerika. Matou te lagolagoina malosi fa'asaienisi tipiloma fa'asaienisi, fa'apea fo'i fefa'asoaa'iga fa'a-aganu'u ma fa'ava-o-malo, fa'atupuina agava'a ma le fa'aliliuina o tekonolosi o le gataifale.
Matou te taumafai e fausia ma faʻateleina le gafatia ma le aoga o le faʻasao o le gataifale, aemaise i latou o loʻo faʻatagaina o loʻo faʻaalia le tautinoga i le Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice i a latou talosaga. O lo'o matou fa'aopoopoina a Eseesega, Tulaga tutusa, Fa'aofi ma Fa'amasinoga silasila toto'a i itu uma o la tatou galuega faasao ina ia mautinoa e una'ia e a tatou galuega faiga tutusa, lagolago ia i latou e tutusa o latou tulaga faatauaina, ma fesoasoani i isi e fa'auluina na tulaga taua ia latou galuega ma matou te manana'o e fa'aauau lenei faiga e ala i la tatou foa'i.
O la matou aofa'i fa'ameaalofa e tusa ma le $10,000 ma matou fa'amalosia tagata talosaga e fa'aalia se fa'aputuga tupe eseese pe a mafai.
Matou te le lagolagoina tupe faameaalofa i faalapotopotoga faalelotu po o faiga palota.
Fa'ameaalofa Lautele
O lo'o ofoina atu e le Ocean Foundation fesoasoani tu'usa'o uma mai a tatou lava tupe ma auaunaga fa'ameaalofa mo tagata ta'ito'atasi, kamupani ma le malo foa'i, po'o fa'alāpotopotoga i fafo o lo'o sailia le agava'a lagolago fa'alapotopotoga.
I le avea ai o se fa'avae fa'ava-o-malo, TOF e si'itia tala uma na te fa'aaluina. O tupe fa'ameaalofa e mafai ona maua mai i le (1) foa'i lautele e le fa'atapula'aina, (2) fa'asoa fa'atupe-o se fa'aputuga tu'ufa'atasi e feso'otai i ai o lo'o i ai se faiga e sili atu ona fa'atulagaina pulega, ma/po'o le (3) Tupe Faufautua a le Donor.
Tusi o Su'esu'ega e toe iloiloina e le matou komiti e tasi i le kuata. O le a logoina tagata talosaga i soʻo se valaaulia e tuʻuina atu se talosaga atoa e ala ile imeli. Mo ta'ito'atasi e mafai ona fa'ameaalofa atu, e fa'atino e le TOF au'aunaga au'ili'ili fa'apitoa, su'esu'ega muamua, tu'uina atu o maliega fa'ameaalofa, ma fa'atautaia lipoti uma o tupe fa'ameaalofa.
Talosaga mo talosaga
O a matou fa'ameaalofa uma e fa'atatau i tagata foa'i, o le mea lea matou te le fa'amauina ai se talosaga fa'alaua'itele mo talosaga, ae na'o le fa'atosina o talosaga ia ua leva ona i ai i le mafaufau se tagata foa'i fiafia. E ui o le tele o tupe ta'ito'atasi matou te talimalo e talia na'o talosaga e ala i le vala'aulia, o nisi oi latou e i ai taimi e tatala ai RFPs. Tatala RFPs o le a fa'asalalauina luga o la matou 'upega tafaʻilagi ma fa'asalalauina ile gataifale ma fa'asao i nusipepa imeli a le nu'u.
TUSI O SUESILI
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 WAVES, 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.
FAUTUAINA E FONO I LE FA'AFONOA
TOF o lo'o iai le tele o Tupe Faufautua Fa'ameaalofa, lea e fa'atino ai e se tagata po'o se vaega o tagata foa'i se sao i le filifilia o tagata e fa'ameaalofa e fetaui ma latou fa'amoemoega. I le faaopoopo atu i le galulue vavalalata ma tagata foaʻi taʻitoʻatasi, e tuʻuina atu e le TOF le filiga tatau, suʻesuʻeina, maliega faʻameaalofa, ma auaunaga lipoti.
Fa'amolemole fa'afeso'ota'i Jason Donofrio ile [imeli puipuia] mo nisi faamatalaga.
AUAUNAGA LAGOLAGO FA'AVAE
Ole malosi ole lagolago fa'alāpotopotoga ole TOF e mo fa'alāpotopotoga i fafo e ono lē mafai ona fa'agaoioi tupe fa'ameaalofa mai fafo ile taimi talafeagai, po'o ē e le'o iai fo'i le aufaigaluega i totonu ole fale. E fa'atagaina ai i matou e tu'uina atu au'aunaga au'ili'ili fa'apitoa, su'esu'ega muamua o tagata e ono fa'ameaalofa atu ma fa'atautaia maliega fa'ameaalofa ma lipoti.
O lo'o mulimulita'ia fo'i e le TOF ta'iala mo le fa'aogaina ma fa'ata'ita'iga sili mo la tatou upega tafa'ilagi ma Talosaga mo Fautuaga uma, fa'ameaalofa talosaga ma fa'amaumauga o lipoti.
Mo fa'amatalaga ile lagolago fa'alapotopotoga, auaunaga fa'apitoa po'o le tu'uina atu o se Tusi Su'esu'e, fa'amolemole imeli [imeli puipuia].
A o faʻalauteleina e le TOF lana foaʻi e aofia ai le lagolago mo faʻalapotopotoga o loʻo faʻalauteleina taumafaiga Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ), na tuʻuina atu foaʻi i Uuliuli I Saienisi Lautele ma SurfearNEGRA.
O le Black In Marine Science (BIMS) e faʻamoemoe e faʻamanatuina saienitisi o le gataifale Black, faʻasalalau le faʻalauiloaina o le siosiomaga, ma faʻamalosia le isi augatupulaga o taʻitaʻi mafaufauga faasaienisi. O le fesoasoani a le TOF e $2,000 i le BIMS o le a fesoasoani i le faatumauina o le alaleo YouTube a le vaega, lea e faasoa ai talanoaga i mataupu o le sami ma saienitisi Black. E tu'uina atu e le kulupu fa'ailoga i tagata ta'ito'atasi e saofagā i se vitiō.
SurfearNEGRA taumafai e "fa'avasega le laina" o teine fa'ase'e. O le a faaaogaina e lenei faalapotopotoga lana fesoasoani e $2,500 e lagolago ai ana Teine e 100! Polokalama, lea e maua ai tupe mo teine lanu e auai i tolauapiga faasee i totonu o latou nuu. O lenei fesoasoani o le a fesoasoani i le vaega ina ia ausia lana sini o le auina atu o teineiti e 100 e faase’e tolauapi—o le 100 lena o isi teine e malamalama uma i le fiafia ma le filemu o le sami. O lenei fesoasoani o le a lagolagoina ai le auai o teineiti e toafitu.
Tagata Fa'ameaalofa ua mavae
Mo tausaga ua mavae, kiliki i lalo:
Faiga Faʻavae 2022
Fa'ailoga tupe a le Ocean Foundation (TOF) i vaega e fa: Fa'asaoina o Nofoga o le Gataifale ma Nofoaga Fa'apitoa, Puipuiga o Ituaiga Fa'apopoleina, Fausiaina o le Gafatia o le Fa'asao o le Gataifale, ma le Fa'alauteleina o le Malamalama ma le Fa'alauiloaina o le Sami. O le fa'atupega o nei foa'i e afua mai i Polokalama Autu a le TOF ma Tupe Faufautua a le Komiti. I lona tausaga fa'aletupe 2022, na matou tu'uina atu le $1,199,832.22 i le 59 fa'alapotopotoga ma tagata ta'ito'atasi i le lalolagi.
Faasaoina o Nofoaga o le Gataifale ma Nofoaga Faapitoa
$767,820
Puipuia o Ituaiga o Atunu'u
$107,621.13
Fausiaina o le Agavaa o le Sami Fa'asao
$315,728.72
Fa'alauteleina le Malamalama ma le Fa'alauiloa i le Vasa
$8,662.37
Fa'ameaalofa Va'aia
$6,300 e Faasaoina le Med (STM)
E mitamita le Ocean Foundation e lagolago le Save The Med (STM). Fa'ailogaina e ala mai ia i matou e le Troper-Wojcicki Foundation e lagolago ai le aau a Boris Nowalski i luga o le Menorca Channel, matou te fesoasoani i fuafuaga e pa'u i lalo o le faamalu o le Save The Med's project, "A Network for Marine Protected Areas" i Balearic Islands. E ala i lenei poloketi, e iloa ai e le STM nofoaga sili ona lelei o le MPA, aoina mai fa'amaumauga o su'esu'ega, fa'atupu fa'ata'ita'iga fa'asaienisi mo le fa'atūina ma le fa'afoeina o MPA ma fa'aaofia ai nu'u fa'apitonu'u ma pa'aga i fuafuaga tau a'oa'oga ma le gataifale mo le puipuiga tumau o MPA.
$19,439 i Dr. Andrey Vinnikov
Matou te fiafia e tu'uina atu tupe e fesoasoani ai ia Dr. Andrey Vinnikov e aoina ma au'ili'ili mea fa'asaienisi avanoa e uiga i le tufatufaina ma le aofa'i o macrobenthos ma megabenthos i le Chukchi ma le itu i matu o Bering Seas, e fa'ailoa ai le mafai ona fa'aleagaina le gataifale. O lenei poloketi o le a taulai atu i ituaiga autu o invertebrates e nonofo i lalo e sili ona a'afia i a'afiaga o fagota i lalo. Ole su'esu'eina ole fa'aleaganu'u ole gataifale vaivai ole a fesoasoani ile fa'ailoaina o auala e fa'aitiitia ai a'afiaga leaga ile fa'aeleeleele o le sami. O le a sili ona aoga e puipuia ai i latou mai fagota i lalo a'o fagota faapisinisi i totonu o le sone tau tamaoaiga a Rusia ua faalautele atu i le Arctic. O lenei fesoasoani na maua mai i le matou Eurasian Conservation Fund CAF.