. ▁ ▁Project s ▁Project s , ▁or ▁plots ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁be ▁purchased ▁and ▁protected , ▁may ▁be ▁suggested ▁to ▁Ti ME ▁by ▁any ▁organization ▁world wide . ▁Ti ME ' s ▁scientific ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁evalu ates ▁proposed ▁projects , ▁appro ves ▁those ▁best ▁able ▁to ▁protect ▁species ▁and ▁habitat , ▁and ▁determ ines ▁the ▁minimum ▁necessary ▁funds ▁needed ▁to ▁realize ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁then ▁posted ▁on ▁Ti ME ' s ▁website ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁calendar ▁year ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 ▁to ▁December ▁ 3 0 ) ▁to ▁gar ner ▁as ▁many ▁votes ▁as ▁possible . ▁If ▁a ▁project ▁does ▁not ▁attract ▁enough ▁support ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁minimum ▁funds ▁from ▁Ti ME ▁( see ▁voting ), ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁res ub m itted ▁for ▁consideration ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁year ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁scientific ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁or ▁the ▁organization ▁that ▁initially ▁proposed ▁it . ▁A ▁project ▁that ▁is ▁res ub m itted ▁must ▁be ▁re appro ved ▁by ▁the ▁scientific ▁advis ory ▁committee . ▁Once ▁re appro ved , ▁the ▁votes ▁are ▁reset ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁submitted ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁unless ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁dec ides ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁voting ▁period . ▁ ▁V oting ▁Each ▁member ▁receives ▁one ▁vote ▁per ▁year . ▁To ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁for ▁a ▁given ▁calendar ▁year ▁a ▁don ation ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁doll ar ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁through ▁Ti ME ' s ▁website . ▁Once ▁a ▁don ation ▁( reg ard less