We at JRA have recently received some very good news from our friends at Skansen’s Zoo, Stockholm. They have recently received confirmation of a €3.8m sponsorship deal to rebuild and re launch their children’s zoo Lill-Skansen.
JRA conducted an in-depth one-to-one funding workshop with Skansen a little over a year ago, and we hope some of [...]
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€3.8 Million Sponsorship Deal for Skansen’s Zoo
February 10th, 2010The Philanthropy 50: Americans Who Gave the Most in 2009
February 10th, 2010Please find attached a breakdown of the biggest charitable givers in the US during 2009. Featuring Bill Gates and the rather descriptively named Raymond A. Rich, I am sure you will find it informative and useful reading.
The 50 US citizens who gave most to good causes in 2009 (2)
Interviews with 3 successful zoo directors from around the world
January 6th, 2010External investment in zoo sites interviews with successful zoo directors around the world (2)
THE TOP 500: THE SOUTH’S LEADING COMPANIES
January 6th, 2010D59top500
Going Global: A review of international development funding by UK trusts and foundations
January 6th, 2010Going_global (2)
“A museum of the environment” says Leo Hickman of The Guardian..?
November 27th, 2009http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/sep/11/darwin-centre-environment-museum
Surely these already exist? And take the form of enlightened botanic and zoo sites?
Isn’t the Eden Project a museum of the environment ( although that makes it sound much more boring that it is)
And the straightforward unimaginative appproach to a centre promulgating ecological virtues – in the form of the Earth Centre [...]
Coutts million pound donors report… of interest to zoos and gardens seeking private gifts
November 20th, 2009Coutts Million pound donors report (2)
A UK report looking at who has given big personal gifts to all kinds of causes during the last year, and why
Report on UK Foundations supporting African projects
November 19th, 2009Commissioned by the Nuffield Foundation, this may be on interest to those carrying out projects in Africa
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going_global UK Foundations in Africa
A handful of funders for zoos: grants for conservation; funding for widlife; funds for biodiversity education; zoos and capital investment
September 1st, 2009We will constantly update this post with more potential sources of funding for zoos. As potentially zoos and botanic gardens from all around the world may access ( and contribute to…?)this forum, we will try and reference funders with a relevance to different parts of the world.
Obviously “zoo projects” can mean lots of different things [...]
EC funding programme for developing world open
August 3rd, 2009This fund (ENRTP) finally opened today 3 August after numerous delays. The deadline for Concept Notes seems to be 01.10. 09
This can offer up to 8o% funding of up to € 3 million projects
The opportunity would seem to be of interest if you want funding for a project that:
involves climate change in a developing country [...]
