We are very pleased that we at JRA have managed to secure Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu as key note speaker for an event at one of our core clients, Marwell Wildlife this September. This of course will help enormously in the £6 million funding package towards which we are making very good progress on Marwell’s [...]
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Visit by Desmond Tutu negotiated for Marwell Wildlife
May 25th, 2009Desmond Tutu to visit Marwell Wildlife, UK
May 12th, 2009JRA Ltd is delighted to report success in securing the involvement of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in an event celebrating our client Marwell Wildlife.
The Arcbishop will visit in September in the context of Marwell Wildlife’s reaffirmation of its charitable purpose and a strengthened commitment to climate change and food security in the developing world
Interview 2: Dr Jeffrey Bonner, President and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo
May 12th, 2009Background: Jeffrey P. Bonner trained as an anthropologist and was formerly President of the Indianapolis Zoo. The Saint Louis Zoo was founded in 1904, is a free site attracting some three million visitors and is celebrated not only for its work in science and conservation, but also in fundraising.
The Saint Louis Zoo is generally recognised [...]
EU and Europe’s Zoos
May 6th, 2009Download: the_eu_and_europes_zoos1
I thought it might be useful to bring this document back to the surface.
This is the first attempt to align all the aspirations and activities of the EU’s zoos and aquaria ( the logic would extend to botanical sites as well).
I should emphasize that the zoos referenced are not of course the only progressive [...]
Nordens Ark summit in Sweden
May 5th, 2009Nordens Ark begin a 3 day international workshop on the threat to biological diversity from 5 to 7 May 2009.
In connection with the seminars, a completely new breeding facility for the endangered lesser white-fronted goose will be opened by Nordens Ark’s Patron Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria and the renowned primatologist Dame Jane Goodall.
Nordens [...]
Keep the NY Zoo Budget!
May 4th, 2009How many of us grew up visiting the zoo at least once a year? When you’re young, the zoo is a magical place through which you can experience wildlife that you would have otherwise not been able to witness in North America. The economy has impacted all of us around the country, and on [...]
Further £100,000 grant achieved for Twycross Zoo
May 3rd, 2009Working closely with the Zoo Director’s office, JRA Ltd has recently achieved £100,000 grant from East Midlands Tourism.
The grant comes on the back of the £3 million grant secured from emda in 2007
This funding is to be used for work around planning the overall development of the zoo site.
JRA advised on and coordinated as to [...]
Biennial wins first ‘Lever Prize’ and first corporate sponsorships
May 3rd, 2009John Regan Associates assisted the Liverpool Biennial International Festival of Contemporary Art in securing the first ever Lever Prize providing access to members of the North West Business Leadership Team. We have also helped the Biennial in winning breakthrough corporate relationships with:
The Cheshire Building Society
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Bruntwood Holdings
Pilkingtons pllc
The Liverpool Daily Post
The Zoological Society of London(ZSL) in Morocco: EU funding
May 3rd, 2009We have assisted ZSL in establishing relations with Le Parc National Zoologique de Rabat as well as the zoos of Casablanca with a view to drawing down EU funding for inter-zoo partnerships.
