Expeditions
Oceans Project does not routinely accept donations from the public, but prefers to raise it's own funds through royalties and passive income from the materials it creates and shares on the internet for free. This includes YouTube and Amazon video views, educational worksheets for teachers, sales of photographs from expeditions on sites such as Shutterstock, sales of the founder's cozy mystery and middle-grade fiction books, and paid talks booked through School Speakers.
At the end of each month, royalties are paid into Oceans Project's account, with half of this money being saved for the generation of interest longer term, and the other half being transferred into an expedition account with Earthwatch.org. Funds transferred to Earthwatch are then used to fund places for young people aged 15 - 18 to participate in 'teen expeditions' around the world, sharing what they learn about citizen science and the planet with their peers when they return to school or college afterwards. Expeditions may involve shark tagging in Belize, coral reef conservation in Australia, data collection of Manta Rays, or studying the river inhabitants of the Amazon.
At the end of each month, royalties are paid into Oceans Project's account, with half of this money being saved for the generation of interest longer term, and the other half being transferred into an expedition account with Earthwatch.org. Funds transferred to Earthwatch are then used to fund places for young people aged 15 - 18 to participate in 'teen expeditions' around the world, sharing what they learn about citizen science and the planet with their peers when they return to school or college afterwards. Expeditions may involve shark tagging in Belize, coral reef conservation in Australia, data collection of Manta Rays, or studying the river inhabitants of the Amazon.
Earthwatch Teen Expeditions
- Climate change at the Arctic's edge
- Sea to trees at Acadia National Park
- Conserving wild bees and other pollinators of Costa Rica
- Helping endangered corals in the Cayman Islands
- Marine mammals and predators in Costa Rica
- Sea otters and seagrass in Alaska
- Shark and ray conservation in Belize
- Toucans, parrots, and other wildlife in Costa Rica's forests
- Tracking sea turtles in the Bahamas
- Uncovering the mysteries of Colorado's Pueblo communities
- Unearthing ancient history in Tuscany
- Wildlife in the changing Andorran Pyrenees
Other Expeditions
From time to time, Oceans Project's founder and other members of the team may undertake other expeditions, during which there will be opportunity to offer free Skype in the Classroom virtual field trips for schools.
Annual Birthday Fund
Oceans Project does not generally accept donations from the public as it was setup to generate and receive passive income from royalties of Sarah's books, Sarah's Shutterstock photos, YouTube and Amazon video views, affiliate commission from Amazon (raised through clicks to Amazon from this website), and from UK residents shopping on Amazon.UK via Amazon Smile. However, donations can be made annually on Facebook to celebrate the charity's founder Sarah's birthday on the 16th November.
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