Team Seas
Team Seas Logo
DateOctober 29, 2021 – present (2021-10-29 – present)
TypeFundraiser
CauseMarine pollution
Budget$33.48 million
Organized by
Websiteteamseas.org

Team Seas (stylized as #TEAMSEAS) is an international collaborative fundraiser that was started by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober as a follow-up to Team Trees. The fundraiser succeeded in raising over 33 million U.S. dollars. All of the donations from the fundraiser go to the Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup, with the organisations splitting the donations. The fundraiser pledges to remove 30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by removing 1 pound (0.45 kg) of marine debris from the ocean for every 1 dollar donated.[1]

Background

The preceding fundraiser, Team Trees, was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which was achieved.[2] As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there.[2] As of 18 January 2024, $33,655,886 has been raised.

Spread

Team Seas aimed to remove 30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by the end of 2021 by raising 30 million dollars, with one pound removed for every dollar donated.[1][2] The project was mass released over the internet on many different social media platforms on Friday October 29, 2021, at 1 PM (PT). On YouTube, thousands of creators from 145 countries, with a combined follow count of 1 billion, created videos about the fundraiser.[3][4]

On November 1, 2021, Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, donated $1,200,001, exceeding the $1,000,001 he donated to Team Trees.[5][6]

Status

On 10 May 2023, Donaldson, Rober, and the Team Seas twitter account jointly reported that the campaign was halfway done, and that 112,000 volunteers had cleaned 15.1 million pounds of waste in 63 countries.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "MrBeast Now Wants to Save the Oceans With 'Team Seas' and Internet is Here for it". News18. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Detta, Rachel (November 1, 2021). "Mark Rober and Mr. Beast Back With Team Seas". Rock 95. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "MrBeast And Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Is Raising $30 Million For Ocean Cleanup". Tubefilter. October 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Spangler, Todd (October 29, 2021). "YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for 'TeamSeas' Charity Fundraiser to Clean Up Trash From Marine Environments". Variety. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Leskin, Paige (November 10, 2019). "YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Creator-Lead Movement Raises $1 Million In 1 Hour; Aims To Remove 30 Million Pounds Of Trash From Rivers, Oceans, And Beaches". Marine Insight. November 1, 2021. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  7. ^ MrBeast and Mark Rober’s Team Seas Has Made 63 Countries Cleaner and the Campaign Is Just Halfway Through, Essentially Sports

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