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

JRA was delighted to provide a little advice to Irish charitable zoos on our role in assisting their UK equivalent to achieve VAT exemption.  The Irish Government has now granted exemption to Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park under the VAT Consolidation ACT 2010 as a cultural bodies. The threat of VAT imposition had threatened [...]

Frequently updated ‘ragbag’ of potential funders for your projects … for zoos, gardens,conservation organisations, and similar sites or organisations, placing the newest we have come across at the top.   And follow us on Twitter for frequent updates  @Fundsforzoos Of course an undisciplined approach to plural funders in the thought that they just might plump [...]

Record of parliamentary debate on economic output of zoos now available on the downloads section of this website. Here are first few paras… Zoos (Regional Economic Development) Motion made, and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Bill Wiggin.) 9.30 am Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con): Good morning, Mr Bone. As chairman of the all-party parliamentary [...]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) — The U.S. National Zoo said Monday a $4.5 million donation to its giant panda program will pay for five years of panda reproduction efforts. The gift from philanthropist David M. Rubenstein will maintain one of Washington’s most popular attractions during difficult financial times, zoo officials said. The pandas on loan [...]

You can find this on the download section of our own website

JRA has been working with BIAZA for some time now towards this debate.  This has now been suddenly called. We hope this will springboard into a new relationship with the Department of Business  Innovation and Skills. To the best of our knowledge, this may be the first time that the holistic economic value of zoos [...]

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We have begun working with this intriguing site in Jämtland towards the north of Sweden. On account of weather conditions the zoo is (perhaps surprising for us used to milder climes!) only open for 2 months of the year. The site still attracts something like 135,000 visitors a year. JRA is working with them toward [...]

Liked what Eric Schmidt, Exec Chair of Google said at the McTaggert Lecture. Edinburgh Television Festival – need for UK to involve young people more in science. See:http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/26/eric-schmidt-chairman-google-education More and more reason for the  science engagement potential  of zoos, botanic site, wildlife parks etc to be encouraged by Governments