▁of ▁its ▁size ) ▁has ▁been ▁made , ▁the ▁member ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁vote ▁to ▁choose ▁their ▁preferred ▁project . ▁M embers hips ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁or ▁school ▁class , ▁may ▁be ▁purchased ▁through ▁one ▁don ation , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁being ▁cont ing ent ▁on ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁amount ▁don ated . ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 0 ▁votes ▁are ▁tal lied . ▁Each ▁project ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁that ▁year ' s ▁income ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁votes ▁it ▁received . ▁A ▁project ▁will ▁receive ▁its ▁all ot ment ▁of ▁Ti ME ▁don ations ▁only ▁if ▁the ▁total ▁exceed s ▁the ▁minimum ▁necessary ▁funds ▁determined ▁at ▁the ▁out set . ▁If ▁a ▁project ▁does ▁not ▁obtain ▁enough ▁votes ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁minimum , ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁given ▁an ▁additional ▁four ▁months ▁to ▁match ▁Ti ME ' s ▁funds ▁with ▁an ▁external ▁fund ing ▁source . ▁If ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁necessary ▁funds ▁in ▁the ▁given ▁time frame , ▁the ▁money ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁received ▁from ▁Ti ME ▁roll s ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁subsequent ▁year ' s ▁total ▁fund ▁allocation . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Ti ME ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁team ▁of ▁e colog ists ▁and ▁environmental ▁leaders ▁representing ▁every ▁continent , ▁all ▁working ▁to ▁save ▁b iod iversity ▁through ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁critical ▁habit ats ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁Dr . ▁Ger ardo ▁C eb all os ▁