The Zoological Information Management System is a global database carrying information on over 2 million animals in over 700 cooperating zoos around the world.
John Regan Associates has been assisting ZIMS principal, Dr Nate Flessness in initial scoping of EU and similar large scale funding opportunities.
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Large scale European funding for ZIMS
April 17th, 2009£30 million in backdated zoo VAT with help of Sir Digby Jones
April 17th, 2009UK zoos have recouped a figure in the region of £30 million over the last two years and secured ongoing exemption.
Although the result of a lengthy legal process, the funds were hastened and more certainly secured due to an extended lobby programme by John Regan Associates through Sir Digby Jones of the CBI direct to [...]
Life+: funding potential for European zoos
April 17th, 2009Some 23 European zoos from 12 countries have chosen involvement in an advocacy programme to optimise the possibility of European zoos successfully bidding to the forthcoming LIFE+ funding instrument for the environment.
This programme also embraces overtures to, and information gathering from other funding agenda in the EU, as well as work to generally instil a [...]
New funding potential for UK zoos
April 17th, 2009In 2004 ‘The Manifesto for Zoos’ provided the first ever full articulation of the overall value of UK zoos and aquariums to UK society.
Following encouraging comments from Gordon Brown to Sir Digby Jones, we are now leading a dialogue with the UK Government as to the potential for historic new funding to recognise the work [...]
New President for BIAZA
April 17th, 2009We were instrumental in assisting BIAZA recruit its first ever ‘President’ to allow a greater engagement with senior political and establishment figures, and to pursue a new recognition for zoos and aquariums and the funding that can come with this.
Professor Drummond Bone was formerly the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and President of ‘Universities [...]
£5 million target for Marwell Zoological Park: 2 invitations to bid
April 17th, 2009Our work with Marwell Zoological Park has made satisfyingly rapid progress over the last 12 months, and has now coalesced around an exciting £5 million project build (notional budget only).
With our assistance Marwell Zoological Park has now been actively invited to bid for two separate grants (one public and one private funder) each separately amounting [...]
UK Secretary of State, Andy Burnham to open Butterfly Journey at Chester Zoo
April 17th, 2009As a ‘tail end’ of our work for the UK zoo consortium, we worked with Professor Drummond Bone to secure the presence of Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport at this event.
This is with a view to asking the UK Government to develop a deeper understanding of the many social [...]
Working with celebrities to raise the profile of your zoo or similar organisation
April 14th, 2009This piece was first published in International Zoo News. You can get a free sample copy of this magazine, if you email editor Nick Gould: Ngouldizn@aol.com
Why try to involve a famous person in your zoo event?
Celebrity figures and zoos have a long association. Many prominent actors (and especially actresses) seem to have a strong affinity [...]
Mr Dillinger, why do you rob banks…?
April 13th, 2009This is an unedited and unproofed excerpt from a forthcoming book: Transformational External funding for Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Aquariums and similar site based organisations By John Regan and J.J.W Edwards to be published in 2010.
Shortly before he died under a hail of FBI bullets emerging from the Biograph Cinema, Chicago, the USA’s public enemy [...]
Jaguar sponsorship at Chester Zoo
April 12th, 2009We are shortly to interview Sir Nick Scheele on the Jaguar sponsorship at Chester Zoo. At the time Nick was Chairman of Jaguar, and so will provide the unique perspective of the sponsor, rather than the sponsored.
