The Donor Relations Specialist is responsible for contributing to the development of fundraising strategies and implementing engagement strategies to enhance and grow revenue and current and prospective donors. Job Responsibilities: Participate in strategy sessions to develop fundraising plans and tactics Research fundraising opportunities and help organize and coordinate activities Manage a donor database to track existing donors and encourage follow on donations Develop new relationships with individuals, organizations and corporations to increase donations Collaborate with other ..read more

Internship Description The Public Relations Specialist is responsible for contributing to the development of fundraising strategies and implementing engagement strategies to enhance and grow revenue and current and prospective donors. Job Responsibilities: Help develop and execute company’s PR strategy Communicating and building relationships with current or prospect clients Create and distribute press releases Build and update media lists and databases Participate in strategy sessions to develop fundraising plans and tactics Develop new relationships with members individuals, orga ..read more

The Marketing Specialist is responsible for contributing to the development of marketing strategies and implementing engagement strategies to enhance and grow revenue and current and prospective donors. Job Responsibilities: Help develop and execute company’s marketing strategy and tactics Communicating and engaging proponent audiences and prospective partners Create and execute marketing communication campaign (use of traditional and nontraditional media) Build and update audience lists and databases Participate in strategy sessions to develop marketing plans and tactics Develop n ..read more

Shout out to our partners! Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, our donors, followers, partners, and friends all helped to keep our warehouse open and the Clear Blue Sea mission alive. Thank you ..read more

Goldman Sachs awarded Clear Blue Sea $2500 for being in the top 25 of nonprofits assessed and advocated for by 975 GS analyst teams around the world. This year was the program’s most competitive in its four-year history, with 375 applications submitted by 975 GS analysts ..read more

Herbivore Botanicals does more than just sell ecofriendly skincare products – they also support nonprofits which are committed to conserving the environment. This year, Herbivore Botanicals made a $15,800 donation to Clear Blue Sea to support development of our Floating Robot for Eliminating Debris (FRED) prototype designed to collect marine plastic and debris in rivers, bays, coasts, and oceans. Read More ..read more

You may never have heard of blue carbon, but the concept is quite simple. Blue carbon is the carbon stored in marine ecosystems. These carbon sinks are essential systems that absorb more carbon dioxide than they produce through photosynthesis, thus decreasing carbon emissions that lead to climate change. While forests are a common example when discussing carbon sinks, coastal ecosystems such as wetlands and mangroves are even more efficient at sequestering carbon. This blue carbon is often stored beneath the ocean’s floor for thousands of years. For example, seagrass meadows hold over 95% of ..read more

Plastic pollution in waterways and oceans is expected to double by 2030, according to the report From Pollution to Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution, released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in October 2021. In 2016, the amount of plastic pollution entering marine environments annually was an estimated 9-23 million tons. Without critical intervention, this number could rise to about 53 million tons per year by 2030.  Managing plastic waste has been an issue since it was first produced. The UNEP report noted that of the approximately 9 ..read more

Clear Blue Sea has been getting ready for Plastic Free July! See what swaps we’ve been working on and join the challenge ..read more

This Earth Day our sustainability team reached a major milestone in zero-waste takeout. Check out this combo newsletter to read more ..read more