John Regan Associates - External funding for zoos, botanical gardens & aquaria

See the speech here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsFf6h9QcXc

Pestival is a mobile arts festival examining insect-human interactivity in bioscience, through paradigms of contemporary art, cinema, music and comedy as well as direct scientific demonstration and educational projects. estival is devising and developing the Arts programme here at London Zoo to be rolled out over the coming years, and will be launching: Live Arts [...]

Thought this piece was interesting… People who visit zoos and aquariums are more concerned about climate change than other Americans and are willing to take action to help because they feel a connection with animals. The findings are in the final report, “Global Climate Change as Seen by Zoo and Aquarium Visitors,” analyzed by the [...]

Excerpted from Phlilanthropic media… The high turnover rate of fundraisers is costing charities money. Lots of money. The average amount of time a fundraiser stays at his or her job: 16 months. The direct and indirect costs of finding a replacement: $127,650….

Please find below a small selection of Trusts and Foundations  ( most recent additions at the top) set up by the ‘rich and famous’ in the US – including the actor who played the Lone Ranger (!) , Doris Day, and the pop star Sting –  which  support the environment, conservation and animal welfare. Please [...]