E-Activism

OCEANA CAN’T DO IT ALONE.

Oceana’s online supporters, also known as Wavemakers, are crucial to Oceana’s grassroots lobbying efforts as well as organizational brand awareness and credibility.

In 2008, Oceana increased its online supporter base to nearly 300,000 Wavemakers worldwide and nearly 20,000 “superactivists,” who are Wavemakers taking three or more actions in a calendar year.

Wavemakers were very responsive in taking action for Oceana campaigns. Notably, they sent more than 11,000 emails to the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage the passage of the Shark Conservation Act of 2008, and they sent 8,000 emails to Costco to help Oceana’s Stop Seafood Contamination campaign convince the store to post the FDA’s advice about mercury in fish.

MAkE EARTH dAY EVERY dAY

Oceana is a member of EarthShare, a federation that represents the nation’s most respected environmental and conservation charities in hundreds of workplace giving campaigns across the country. EarthShare’s payroll contribution program allows donors to direct their contribution to Oceana; to any combination of EarthShare’s members; or to all of them through one general gift to EarthShare. To find out more about how you and your workplace can support Oceana through an EarthShare campaign, please call Roni Siegel at 212.371.5013 or visit EarthShare’s website at earthshare.org.