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Funding and Advocacy in the service of conservation

Funding and Advocacy in the service of conservation. Money from US Foundations Money in EU enlargement Advocacy: opportunity and duty. John Regan JohnRegan@freeuk.com. Opportunity 1: US Foundations. The largest philanthropic market on Earth. Some stats…. Over 60,000 grant makers

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Funding and Advocacy in the service of conservation

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  1. Funding and Advocacy in the service of conservation • Money from US Foundations • Money in EU enlargement • Advocacy: opportunity and duty John ReganJohnRegan@freeuk.com

  2. Opportunity 1: US Foundations The largest philanthropic market on Earth

  3. Some stats… • Over 60,000 grant makers • Over $3.1 billion went outside the USA in 2002 • Environment and Animals a priority at 9.8%

  4. UK is the largest single external recipient because… • No language barrier? • Traditional links with former empire? • Solid audit trail? • Prestige of institution? • Because we actually ask?

  5. Some trends • September the 11th • Stock market • Dot commers • Eastern Europe

  6. The process • Long list – search by grant • Short list – grant making guidelines • Crunch time – set up 501(c) 3 • Apply • Follow up

  7. Some sources of information • The Foundation Centre • The Chronicle of Philanthopy • The Grantsmanship Centre

  8. “… would suit ‘Treasure Hunter’ type…”

  9. Opportunity 2. European enlargement “The great European adventure”

  10. Today’s subject is • Not the structural funds (‘vertical’) • Not trans-national funds (‘horizontal’) • Not Europeaid (the rest of the world) • Funds for the accession and candidate states

  11. The instruments • PHARE • ISPA • SAPARD • “The Aquis”

  12. UK Zoo CEC Government UK Zoo CEC's pre-allocated funds UK Zoo’s project CEC’s wildlife

  13. TAIEX

  14. Where is the real battle to be won..?

  15. Traditional avenues.. • Ex situ breeding • In situ conservation projects • Education and attitude changing

  16. By the time she grows up… …. A ‘rewired’ mind

  17. Another kind of education Another kind of audience

  18. .. To stave off “bad stuff”

  19. .. To be aware of, and involved in “good stuff” (major opportunity and agenda..)

  20. A medium within which we thrive. Or decline “Influence soup”

  21. Where is our leverage to allow a powerful advocacy programme? To protect ourselves against threat To know about and capitalise on opportunity USP : 15 million visitors = consumers = voters To promote wildlife conservation amongst the audience in a position to make a difference

  22. We can put these two ..together

  23. Zoos should prioritise talking to the most senior political and business decision makers, both collectively and individually because:  • need to do so to protect themselves against threats • need to do so to know about and capitalise upon opportunities • duty to do so in terms of conservation delivery • opportunity to do so because of our massive audience

  24. Archimedes said give me a big enough lever.... .. And I will move the world.

  25. John ReganJohnRegan@freeuk.com • Money from US Foundations • Money in EU enlargement • Advocacy: opportunity and duty

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