Support the Search for the golden toad
By contributing to this expedition, you will not only be supporting our search for the Golden Toad, but future Adventure Term programs as well. Your tax-deductible donation will go directly toward expedition logistics and equipment to facilitate the education of the next generation of environmental storytellers. Browse the list below to learn about our incentives for your donation to the Golden Toad expedition, or contact us today for more information. Thank you for your support of Adventure Term!
If you would like to donate to Adventure Term without receiving an incentive, please follow the link to our main donations page.
$10 - "The Army ant" Level
By contributing $10 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
- A one-of-a-kind postcard from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve with a personal thank you from our team members!
$25 - "The coati" Level
By contributing $25 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
Digital access to ten of the best photos taken by our professional photographers on our expedition into the Cloud Forest.
A one-of-a-kind postcard from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve with a personal thank you from our team members!
$50 - "The Amiguis" Level
By contributing $50 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
A hat from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (the awesome kind that all the old-school guides wear).
An original soundscape of the Sounds of the Cloud Forest, recorded by our team.
$100 - "The Capuchin" Level
By contributing $100 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
A complementary DVD of the full-length film, "El Dorado: The Search for the Golden Toad" with YOUR name in the credits as a supporter!
A limited-edition expedition sticker (these are still in development, but *spoiler alert*, it will probably look like a Golden Toad.)
A small photo print or sound recording of the Cloud Forest - your choice!
$250 - "The Glass Frog" Level
By contributing $250 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
- Our team's annotated copy (including field notes) of Twan Leenders's visual guide Amphibians of Costa Rica - complete with a description of the mystical Golden Toad...
- A one-of-a-kind print from local Monteverde painter Roberto Wesson.
- A photo print or sound recording of the Cloud Forest - your choice!
$500 - "The Quetzal" Level
By contributing $500 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
- Two of the incredible books that inspired our expedition, signed by their authors - Marty Crump's In Search of the Golden Frog and Robin Moore's In Search of Lost Frogs!
- Your very own ORIGINAL Golden Toad artwork from local Monteverde artist Juli Coghi or Hazel Guindon!
- A photo print AND sound recording of the Cloud Forest!
$1000 - "Fortune and glory" Level
By contributing $1000 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
- A "Producer" credit on our finished film and two copies of the DVD.
- A Skype call with the expedition team (you can make us give a presentation at your place of business, talk to your science class about our trip, sing some songs, play a game of Catan - whatever you want!)
- The Photo Bucket - digital access to the best photos that our professional photographers take on the expedition.
- A sound recording of the Cloud Forest.
$5000 - "El Dorado" Level
By contributing $5000 to the Golden Toad expedition, you will receive:
- An "Executive Producer" credit on the finished film and five copies of the DVD.
- An IN-PERSON presentation by our team leaders at a time and place of your choosing (within reason). We will come to you! Invite us to your place of business, university, or living room to give a dynamic and informative talk about our expedition in search of the Golden Toad!
- Our one-and-only field journal from the expedition - complete with day-to-day notes, secret maps, blood stains, and our deepest darkest secrets.
- The Photo Bucket.
- A sound recording of the Cloud Forest.
- The feeling that you are our personal hero from now until eternity.
If you would like to make a unique donation without receiving an incentive or to submit a donation for a specific purpose, please visit our main donations page. If you would like to discuss a corporate or creative partnership, you can visit our corporate partnerships page or contact us directly. All donations may be tax-deductible. Thank you for your generosity and support of Adventure Term!