Comments on: Zoo finance and legacies http://www.johnreganassociates.com/zoo-finance-and-legacies John Regan Associates: funding for zoos, botanic gardens, aquariums and nature sites Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:55:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: What are the best options for transformational funding to develop a zoo site..? « funding: zoos; aquaria; nature sites http://www.johnreganassociates.com/zoo-finance-and-legacies#comment-98 What are the best options for transformational funding to develop a zoo site..? « funding: zoos; aquaria; nature sites Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:52:18 +0000 http://zoofunding.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/zoo-finance-and-legacies/#comment-98 [...] 5. Legacy giving. This is still overlooked as a major source of zoo funding, and of course, you cannot very well timescale the funing received.  There are however multiple instances of zoo sites being dramatically boosted by large bequests. These do not neccessarily have to be entirely down to pure luck! See earlier post http://zoofunding.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/zoo-finance-and-legacies/ [...] [...] 5. Legacy giving. This is still overlooked as a major source of zoo funding, and of course, you cannot very well timescale the funing received.  There are however multiple instances of zoo sites being dramatically boosted by large bequests. These do not neccessarily have to be entirely down to pure luck! See earlier post http://zoofunding.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/zoo-finance-and-legacies/ [...]

]]> By: johnregan http://www.johnreganassociates.com/zoo-finance-and-legacies#comment-97 johnregan Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:14:22 +0000 http://zoofunding.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/zoo-finance-and-legacies/#comment-97 Hmmm..... I wonder if there is any potential for a BIAZA ....Or ARAZPA .. or EAZA ..or WAZA initiative, whereby all ( or a large number) of zoo directors, chairs or other flagship zoo people are asked to make or revise their wills, and talk about it very publicly...? "World Zoo Bequest Week" ( ...or something rather more catchy). All coordinated in the media to stimulate general idea of making 'gifts' to zoos...? The cost of making a will in the UK can be as little as £50 and adding codicil to an existing will even less. Hmmm….. I wonder if there is any potential for a BIAZA ….Or ARAZPA .. or EAZA ..or WAZA initiative, whereby all ( or a large number) of zoo directors, chairs or other flagship zoo people are asked to make or revise their wills, and talk about it very publicly…? “World Zoo Bequest Week” ( …or something rather more catchy). All coordinated in the media to stimulate general idea of making ‘gifts’ to zoos…?

The cost of making a will in the UK can be as little as £50 and adding codicil to an existing will even less.

]]> By: Chris West http://www.johnreganassociates.com/zoo-finance-and-legacies#comment-96 Chris West Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:05:30 +0000 http://zoofunding.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/zoo-finance-and-legacies/#comment-96 I think this is a very useful synopsis and foundation advice and it has prompted me to rev up our efforts in South Australia. I think I may suggest the Chairman of our Board leads by publicly altering her will as she has a lot more to leave than me! I think this is a very useful synopsis and foundation advice and it has prompted me to rev up our efforts in South Australia. I think I may suggest the Chairman of our Board leads by publicly altering her will as she has a lot more to leave than me!

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