Where does the money go?

Volunteer contribution account for over 80% of the funding CCC uses to run its programmes and there is much behind-the-scenes work done to support these projects.

Below is a breakdown of where volunteers financial contribution goes. Please note that this list is by no means an exhaustive compilation and some of these items have a long utility life while others must be re-paid week by week or on a monthly basis.

1. Expedition Logistics, Training & Research Equipment (59%)

   • Science equipment: field guide books, GPS units, data forms, thermometers, battery re-chargers, buoys, compasses and other under water equipment.
   • Marine and Forest survey equipment (mist nets, life traps, feeding traps, cameras, scales and callipers amongst others)
   • SCUBA dive items for training: videos, log books and dive slates.
   • Maintenance cost of building and equipment used on expedition site (engines, boats, air compressor, tents)
   • Hiring of local personnel such as: cooks, medical staff, community officers, boat drivers, compressor operators, night/park wardens casual labour where appropriate (personnel varies from site to site)
   • Purchase of equipment for maintenance of base camp (paint, signs, ropes, lamps, stoves, etc)
   • Scuba kit purchase and maintainence (Regulators, BCDs, tanks etc)
   • Compressors and consumables
   • Overseas travel costs for site visits and auditing
   • Purchasing of equipment to re-supply site
   • Development of future project sites
   • Fuel for boats and air compressor
   • Transport for CCC staff member
   • Phone and Internet charges
   • Rent of project site building
   • Administration of staff
   • Food and water supply
   • Medical re-supply
   • Medical equipment
   • Purchasing of boats
   • IT costs on site

2.  Volunteer recruitment, marketing and public relations (20%)

   • Production and distribution of advertising materials (leaflets, brochures, posters, adverts and event stands)
   • Advertising in magazines, books and websites
   • Development and upkeep of the CCC website
   • Display space at exhibitions and shows
   • National presentations (hire of venue and presentation facilities).
   • CCC Ambassador Scheme (travel and subsistence).
   

3. Administrative overheads (12%)

   • Building rent and service charge
   • Phone, electricity and Internet bills
   • Administration of volunteers (including external diving specialist doctors review costs)
   • Updating of IT supplies (hardware and software) at head office.
   • Fax machines, projectors and scanners
   • Stationary and supplies
   • External financial accounting and auditing
   • External auditing of H&S procedures
   • Company registration
   • Staff wages at CCC HQ

4. Insurance (2%)

   • Directors and officers liability
   • Public liability insurance
   • Employees liability

5. Education (7%)

   • Costs of transport in-country associated to the dissemination of information
   • Co-fund Scholarship programme in partnership with CCC Trust
   • Creation and publication of education materials
   • Conference and Symposium attendance costs
   
   

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1. Scholarship programmes for local counterparts (covers dive and science training equipment, manuals, certification and full board and lodging)
2. Educational programmes (including Reef Ranger programmes, teacher training workshops, school visits, educational DVD’s, lesson plans and manuals, snorkel and basic survey equipment, stationary, transport, lunch for Open Days etc.)
3. Alternative livelihood programme development (includes local souvenir development, seaweed farming and reef warden training)
4. Tourism promotional materials (leaflets, posters, pamphlets, postcards, marine awareness education boards etc.)
5. Marine Protected Area maintenance (contributions towards marker and mooring buoys, purchase of materials for marine wardens including patrol boat, fuel, flashlights, logbooks etc.)
6. Workshops for stakeholder groups
7. Local staff wages (including boat drivers, community liaison officers, medical officers, cooks, guides etc.)
8. Purchase of local produce to support expedition operations