Convenors: Jo Gipps and Brad Andrews
Aim:
To consider ways in which the wider CPSG community can continue to support the implementation of CPSG’s Strategic Plan 2018-2020, particularly through securing additional funding.
Background:
The core of CPSG’s Strategic Plan (the five Strategic Goals) was drafted by CPSG staff, and was discussed at the CPSG Annual Meeting 2018 in Bangkok. Other sections of the Plan (Mission, Approach and Challenge; Introduction and Context; Governance; Finance; Fundraising) have been added subsequently.
Process:
We shall start by reminding ourselves (very briefly) of The Strategic Plan and the associated fundraising background information, taking close account of last year’s discussion.
Then we shall focus on some important questions:
- What potential partnerships exist for CPSG to strengthen its ‘case for support’?
- How can CPSG best target its existing donors to increase their support?
- How can CPSG encourage zoos and aquariums, who do not currently support us, to do so?
- How can we attract support from outside the zoo and aquarium community?
- Trusts and Foundations (any suggestions?).
- Rich individuals (ditto?).
- Corporates (ditto?).
- Are there institutions out there that would commit significant and consistent staff time to help CPSG scale up its capacity building?
Outcomes:
- Concrete ideas for fundraising initiatives.
- Volunteering from people prepared to help us with specific initiatives.
- Improvements in structure, reach and utility of all the work needed to deliver the Strategic Plan successfully.
Materials:
Please review the Strategic Plan and the list of background fundraising support material.