Fundraising to Support Cleaner Oceans
Raising funds for a cause you are passionate about feels good and helps organisations you love. They can then be empowered to grow their programs to a whole other level!
Clean the oceans with the power of your community!
Fundraising can be done in a number of ways, engaging with your network and community to support a given cause. There is a range of platforms that can be used to set up a fundraising process or campaign including Good2Give for Workplace Giving, Grassrootz or Raisely for sport events such as runs and swims, and i=Change for retailers to give with every sale of your business. There are also multiple international and localised examples of crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe.
You can also select your favourite charity in your local state Container Deposit Scheme in Australia, such as Containers for Change and Return and Earn, to donate your bottles' and cans' refunds.
Seabin Foundation is no longer receiving donations, however you may wish to consider supporting seabin.io through the purchase of one of their data and sponsorship products.
Common Community Fundraising Models
In order to determine the most suitable approach to support a cleaner ocean mission, you will want to consider the various fundraising options and organisations available to you. All efforts come together to make the difference we all need collectively, to drive positive change and stop plastic from entering waterways Depending on your commitment and network, your support can spread across a short or long amount of time.
Workplace Giving
Retailers from % or $ of Sales
Sport Events
Container Deposit Schemes
Are you...?
Find out if one or many of these correspond to you and you'd no doubt be able to support cleaner oceans by fundraising with your community!
- An athlete, sports club or intending to take part in a marathon, swim, or any sport challenge?
- A student passionate about our beautiful planet and oceans?
- A business owner looking to give back to a meaningful cause?
- An ocean lover who understands the importance of strong education and litter prevention campaigns?
- A teacher looking for ways to empower your students to give for cleaner oceans?
- An employee who would like to add an ocean conservation charity to your workplace giving program?
Whether you raise money through sales from your business, or by running a marathon, or other generous effort, all effort matters for cleaner oceans!
Past Campaigns
We could not be more grateful to everyone who fundraised passionately to support Seabin Foundation over the years, across various platforms. Some of the most successful campaigns include:
UK
Ocean Sheroes for the Seabin Project
A dedicated and determined group of women from the UK embarked on a mission to compete in The Great Pacific Rowing Race, a 2,700 mile row from San Francisco to Hawaii. Their mission is to build a network of change makers to raise awareness about ocean plastics and create a positive impact for people and the planet.
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Sydney
Archie's Crew Clean Up Pittwater and Beyond
Archie is a young environmentalist from the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. As a young keen surfer, Archie has conducted multiple successfully crowdfunding campaigns, gaining popularity by raising the funds to install a stormwater drain catch net near his home. Archie is a keen advocate for Seabin and is continuing to raise funds to support Seabin.
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Ireland
Flossie Donnelly
Flossie Donnelly is a young environmental activist who embarked on a mission to rid her local coastline of ocean plastics. At just 11 years old, Flossie successfully campaigned through gofundme installed the first Seabins in Ireland, at Dun Laoghaire marina in Dublin.
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Hawaii
Hawaii Volcanic Water
Supported by the Ala Wai Boat Harbour marina and the Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR), Hawaii Volcanic, in collaboration with Seabin Foundation, led a successful campaign to install two (2) Seabin units.
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Indonesia
Kaito Ishikawa – Jakarta
This campaign successfully installed the first Seabin in Indonesia, finding a suitable site in the historical Batavia Marina in the heart of Jakarta. This campaign is ongoing, and Kaito and his team are halfway to reaching their target on the Kitabisa platform.
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Every Little Bit Counts
Learn about our litter prevention campaigns about synthetic plastic grass and plants, EPS/polystyrene, soft plastics and food wrappers, nurdles, coffee cups, and key holidays tips to reduce plastic waste.
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