John Regan Associates

About John Regan Associates Limited

Background

John Regan Associates was begun in 2004 by John Regan after 14 years experience in funding issues. John set up, and for 5 years led Chester Zoo’s first Development Office, where he:

• Negotiated the $3 million dollar sponsorship with Jaguar Cars
• Established the “Superzoo” funding dialogue with the NWRDA
• Secured £250,000 development grant to begin planning for the Superzoo project
• Designed and for some years ran the Asian Elephant fund raising campaign, recruiting Development Chairman, Neville Chamberlain and other Development Board members
• Began the relationship with the Cheng Du Panda breeding centre through the Manchester Chamber of Commerce
• Initiated the Elephant project in Assam thanks to Manchester businessman, Anil Ruia
• Together with trustee Brian Child introduced the elective pound donation concept adding some £300,000 to the Zoo’s income
• Strengthened the Zoo’s board through the introduction of a number of senior business figures

Each of these projects involved a number of other colleagues at the time, and these activities have all subsequently been further developed, strengthened and added to by Chester Zoo’s current Development Office and Management Team.

Current Activities

John Regan Associates chiefly assists mission driven and site based zoological or conservational organisations in the UK, Europe and the USA to position themselves for major funding through various services as listed to the right. Previously we might have simply described ourselves as providing ‘fundraising’ services. However, today we very much act as a sectoral advocate on behalf of the overall zoo community and its fundamental “fundability”. This is only possible by acting in close liaison with the British & Irish Associaton of Zoos & Aquaria ( BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos & Aquaria ( EAZA).

We are the only funding and advocacy consultants in Europe with an in depth internal understanding of the zoo community, and of the sometime complex skein of relationships and attitudes lying between zoos, Government, business, the ‘Establishment’ and UK/European Society as a whole.

What can we do for you? Our services

• We can work with you on a one to one strategic basis to target major and transformational funding. Such projects are carefully selected where significant potential is detected
• We can help you recruit your own fundraising or development people
• We can leading strategic advocacy programmes on behalf of various configurations of the zoo community around the world to open up new funding potential and secure greater recognition by Government at all levels
• We can carry out intensive funding audit/training sessions with zoo organisations across Europe to ‘kick start’ your own fundraising programmes
• We can work with clients to develop informal external advisory and ‘championship’ groups composed of major business figures and decision makers. This activity can quite dramatically catalyse an organisation’s fortunes. It is a subtle, but cost effective and transformational technique that we have developed over a decade. We strongly recommend consideration of this technique to most UK zoo organisations
• Carrying out audits of funding potential
• Composing strategic funding plans
• Composing capital campaign plans
• Composing legacy campaigns
• Composing specific bids or sponsorship proposals
• Assisting in the recruitment and subsequent mentoring of development, fundraising and networking professionals
• Securing the pro bono services of major celebrities for a client’s event. Although of course these have important PR , media and other benefits, the subtler gain to be appreciated is securing the attention of significant regional and national decision makers
• Speaking and presenting on relevant subjects
• Signposting to other relevant areas outside of our immediate experience

Take a look at our blog on discussions on zoo funding www.zoofunding.wordpress.com

Please also take a look at our blog "What Could Zoos Be…?
whatcouldzoosbe.wordpress.com

Contact us for more information:

Email: john@johnreganassociates.com

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Zoos and Natural History sites

• Antwerp Zoo, Belgium
• Apenheul Primate Park, Netherlands
• Artis Zoo, Netherlands
• Belfast Zoo, UK
• Bristol Zoo, UK
• Budapest Zoo, Hungary
• Colchester Zoo, UK
• Decin Zoo, Czechoslovakia
• Dublin Zoo, Ireland
• Dudley Zoological Society, UK
• Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic
• Emmen Zoo, Netherlands
• Fota Wildlfe Park, Ireland
• Heidelberg Zoo, Germany
• Marwell Zoological Park, UK
• Munster Zoo, Germany
• National Bird of Prey Centre, UK
• Naturschutz-Tierpark Goerlitz, Germany
• Nordens Ark, Sweden
• North of England Zoological Society, UK
• Paignton Zoological Gardens, UK
• Park & Zoo S. Inacio, Portugal

• Poznan Zoo, Poland
• Riga Zoo, Latvia)
• Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK
• Stiftelsen Skanes Djurpark, Sweden
• The Deep Submarium, UK
• The John Aspinall Foundation, UK
• The Living Rainforest, UK
• Twycross Zoo, UK
• Veszprem Zoo, Hungary
• Woburn Safari Park, UK
• Zoo de Doue La Fontaine, France
• Zoo de Pont-Scorff, France
• Zoological Society of London, UK
• Zoological Society of Wales, UK

Other Organisations

• Ernst & Young
• Liverpool International Festival of Contemporary Art
• North West Regional Development Agency
• Toxteth TV

Manifesto for Zoos
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10 steps to successful sponsorship for zoos, natural history sites and aquariums in the UK
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BIAZA 2004 Marwell presentation
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BIAZA 2004 Marwell presentation- verbal notes to accompany Powerpoint
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Capital Funding Campaigns for zoos and aquariums
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Capital Funding Campaigns for zoos and aquariums
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How to secure major sponsorship
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Money for European zoos and aquaria from the United States
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Zoos and Economic Development
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The EU and Europe's Zoos
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Take a look at our blog on discussions on zoo funding www.zoofunding.wordpress.com

John Regan Associates works closely with the following organisations:

The British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums. Director, Dr Miranda Stevenson www.biaza.org.uk

The European Association of Zoos & Aquaria. Director, Harry Schram.
http://www.eaza.net/

Chapel & York, the experts in Europe in raising funds from the USA. MD David Wickert.
www.chapel-york.com

Confederation of British Industry.
http://www.cbi.org.uk

The Sensory Trust
http://www.sensorytrust.org.uk

Beyond Fundraising, Kay Sprinkel Grace.Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-16232-9
Why do we think you might like this book?
It stretches the boundaries of funding theory.

McCormack on Selling, Mark McCormack.
Publisher: Arrow, ISBN 009953651X
Why do we think you might like this book?
It is about sponsorship by the founder of sports sponsorship. Very adaptable to zoos, etc. Anything by McCormack is worth reading.

Museums and Economic Development, Peggy Wiseman.
Publisher: American Association of Museums ISBN 0-931201-39-x
Why do we think you might like this book?
There is no book on zoos and economic development. A critically important new mind set for zoo decision makers who wish to achieve serious external funding.

Masters of Networking, Ivan R. Misner & Don Morgan.
Publisher: Bard Press (TX) ISBN 1885167482
Why do we think you might like this book?
Your organisation will only secure transformational funding by establishing allies and partners. Dip into this to take the fear out of the necessary networking

Fund Raising: The Guide to Raising Money from Private Sources, Thomas Broce.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma ISBN 0806119888
Why do we think you might like this book?
Good comprehensive guide to “proper grown up” funding techniques.

How to Rate Your Development Office: A Fund-Raising Primer for the Chief Executive, Robert J. Berendt & J. Richard Taft.
ISBN 0914756540
Why do we think you might like this book?
This is the only book written to help management understand what to expect from its development personnel.

IEG Guide to Sponsorship, Lesa Ukman.
Publisher: IEG ISBN 0-944807-50-x
Why do we think you might like this book?
One of few books that usefully looks at sponsorship from the sponsor’s perspective.

Fundraising From America, Nancy Bikson & David Wickert. Publisher: Chapel & York ISBN 1903293030 Why do we think you might like this book? Good professional overview of the two largest philanthropic markets on Earth.

Fundraising from Europe, Chris Carnie.
Publisher: Chapel & York ISBN CYFFE01
Why do we think you might like this book?
Good professional overview of the two largest philanthropic markets on Earth.