Is this going to be a fee-based site?
Laura: Yes. If look by using our site you are successfully matched with an experience, you will pay what we call a “finder’s fee.” The finder’s fee enables us to do the work necessary to make sure that any company or experience you are matched with is ethically sound- safe for the environment and safe for you! It‘s not just a Google search!
It really comes back to this: I want people to see how valuable it is to give back to nature. Nova Conservation is a company that’s going to generate revenue for ecological preservation. I’m not in this to make money. I want to give all the proceeds we make back to the field. I’m covering overhead, staff, website design, and hopefully we won’t be taking too much from you. I hold true to that value!
Does Nova Conservation have backing partners already?
Laura: Yes! Some of our current partners are Jennie of the Jungle, Life Net Nature, and various Audubon Societies (Chattanooga, Georgia, and Alabama). We are adding more partners every day, so be sure to check out our “partner spotlights” on Instagram!
We make it easy for you to partner with us: Fill out this short, 5-question form if you’re interested! And if you have questions, you can contact me directly!
Laura says Nova Conservation is like “Tinder for conservationists,” and she and Kelsey can’t help but laugh. Both women have their own romantic visions of the kind of environmental experiences that might open up for them personally through Nova Conservation’s platform. For Laura, ever since she was a child, it has been her dream to be a marine biologist in the Great Barrier Reef.
Laura: I have yet to go to Australia, so I‘m hoping Nova Conservation will be able to organize a trip out there and make that happen!
If you are like Laura, and you dream of environmental adventures that give back to the planet, follow along with us on our journey!
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