Amphibian Survival Alliance Partnership Benefits
A Message from the Executive Director For too long now we have heard stories of declines, extinction and lack of hope with regards to conserving biodiversity and especially amphibians. The Amphibian Survival Alliance plans to change this rhetoric by focusing on new opportunities and delivering conservation successes. Our Partners have already demonstrated what can be achieved to protect amphibians around the world, ensuring thriving ecosystems for the benefit of all biodiversity, including us. By building on the impressive track record work of a dedicated and passionate community we will engage a broader and more diverse audience than ever before. We believe that this movement needs to be about more than people donating to a cause that they believe in; it needs to be about people sharing their stories, becoming engaged and focusing on making a difference to the survival of the 7000+ amphibian species that share our planet. We want our supporters to be advocates for the cause, inspired to take action in multiple ways. By sharing the impact the ASA is having on amphibians around the world we will be able to engage a range of people and donors who perhaps had not considered supporting amphibians in the past. We will ensure that the ASA is judged on our conservation impact. To help donors assess our success we will continually report on progress made on short, medium and long-term goals. This is a new and exciting time for amphibian conservation and research, and we look forward to working with you to make the changes we all want to see.
Our Mission and Vision The ASA protects amphibians and their habitats through dynamic partnerships worldwide. We envision a world in which the extinction of known threatened species of amphibians has been prevented and their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained.
The ASA’s Vision mirrors the Aichi Biodiversity Target 12, one of the 20 Targets that nearly 200 countries, through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Strategic Plan, committed to meet by 2020 to save biodiversity and enhance its benefits for people. The ASA is well positioned to help those signatories meet their commitment to saving biodiversity. By focusing on amphibians and the habitats upon which they depend, the ASA is working to improve the quality of life for many other species - including ourselves - around the world.
Partner Benefits The ASA offers its partners the opportunity to build close relationships, exchange ideas and collaborate with a global Alliance of organizations sharing a joint concern for amphibians. Communication through a Global Community ASA partners can strengthen the image of their organization and increase their visibility through different tools: website, strategies, newsletters, magazines and books. • Enhance the image of your organization as an ASA partner • Leverage international support and ASA branding to achieve conservation outcomes • Increase your visibility through the ASA’s website and publications • Establish closer relationships with other organizations with a similar focus • Build intercultural links and exchanges • Make friends and allies across borders • Gain increased access to global media • Strengthen your organization through collaborative action and information sharing.
Partner Benefits Business Benefits The ASA is assisting its partners by sharing information and providing access to a network of conservation organizations and amphibian experts. Partners can also benefit from ASA’s experience and expertise conservation program development and partnership building. • Enhance the image of your organization as an ASA partner • Leverage international support and ASA branding to achieve conservation outcomes • Increase your visibility through the ASA’s website and publications • Establish closer relationships with other organizations with a similar focus • Build intercultural links and exchanges • Make friends and allies across borders • Gain increased access to global media • Strengthen your organization through collaborative action and information sharing.
Partner Benefits Knowledge Being a partner of the ASA provides the opportunity to benefit from various learning opportunities to improve your organization’s knowledge base. The ASA facilitates knowledge sharing, financial support for conservation activities and disseminates information on how to enhance your conservation operations as well as on many other aspects relevant to our partners. • Participate in discussions and development of best practices • Get inspired and learn from international peers • Learn more about international conservation policy • Share benchmarking best practices from around the world • Access information produced by the ASA and partners.
Partner Benefits Global Perspective and Policies In a time of growing numbers of threatened amphibian species, a time of new challenges to all of us, including sustainable use of natural resources and climate change, a time of growing polarities and a “shrinking globalized world”, it is time to intensify cooperation and make use of synergies. Working on strategic approaches for amphibian conservation community is for the benefit of each individual partner and the whole community at the same time. • Have access to a global network of amphibian conservation experts • Get support from a global perspective • Be a strategic participant in global developments • Develop and conduct global campaigns • Get assistance in the strategic planning, development and implementation of global policy guidelines for all aspects of amphibian conservation, research and education, in cooperation with recognized authorities • Combine resources to become a more effective global force in wildlife conservation.
Partnership Dues Alliance Full Partner Dues Annual Operating Full Partner Expenditure Dues <1m* $1,000 1m-5m $4,500 5m-10m $9,000 >10m $20,000 * For organizations with annual operational expenditure of less than USD $1,000,000 Full Partner dues may be subject to a reduced rate dependent on circumstances. Please contact the Alliance to discuss options further.