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Biennial wins first ‘Lever Prize’ and first corporate sponsorships

May 3rd, 2009

John 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, 2009

We 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.

Large scale European funding for ZIMS

April 17th, 2009

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.

New funding potential for UK zoos

April 17th, 2009

In 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, 2009

We 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, 2009

Our 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 [...]