http://www.johnreganassociates.com John Regan Associates: funding for zoos, botanic gardens, aquariums and nature sites Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:18:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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, ... http://www.johnreganassociates.com/e3-8-million-sponsorship-deal-for-skansens-zoo Please 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) http://www.johnreganassociates.com/the-philanthropy-50-americans-who-gave-the-most-in-2009 External investment in zoo sites interviews with successful zoo directors around the world (2) http://www.johnreganassociates.com/interviews-with-3-successful-zoo-directors-from-around-the-world D59top500 http://www.johnreganassociates.com/the-top-500-the-souths-leading-companies Going_global (2) http://www.johnreganassociates.com/going-global-a-review-of-international-development-funding-by-uk-trusts-and-foundations We are looking to shortly begin working with NZSW based at the Welsh Mountain Zoo. JRA’ task is to secure a 7 figure sum to develop a new education centre and tropical house.               http://www.johnreganassociates.com/work-for-the-national-zoological-society-of-wales JRA is delighted to see the advanced development of ‘Himalaya’  the new front entrance at Twycross Zoo.  We are proud to have lead on the strategy and bid development process to secure £3 million from the East Midlands Development Agency towards this £7 million project. http://www.johnreganassociates.com/himalaya http://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 ... http://www.johnreganassociates.com/a-museum-of-the-environment-says-leo-hickman-of-the-guardian Coutts 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 http://www.johnreganassociates.com/coutts-million-pound-donors-report-of-interest-to-zoos-and-gardens-seeking-private-gifts Commissioned by the Nuffield Foundation, this may be on interest to those carrying out projects in Africa going_global1 going_global UK Foundations in Africa http://www.johnreganassociates.com/report-on-uk-foundations-supporting-african-projects