Sponsoring Forest & Bird brings many benefits both to your organisation and to the many conservation projects Forest & Bird manages.
Your support can help to maximise the effectiveness of our campaigns, help us reach audiences and create awareness that we simply could not do on our own through limited resources.
Your support will also help us maintain our volunteer base, and support volunteers with expertise and resources when they maintain and manage native reserves on our land and on public land.
You will see from the Forest & Bird Strategic Plan document that we have some real challenges ahead of us in New Zealand conservation. These goals are achievable but we need your help.
Through a mutually beneficial sponsorship agreement we are looking not only for financial support, but opportunities to increase our membership, promote our campaigns and increase our income through new opportunities.
Join with us to help make a difference in saving New Zealand's unique
natural environment for future generations to experience and enjoy.
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Why support Forest & Bird?
Forest & Bird is a trusted charity and brand within New Zealand and the Pacific. We have been conserving New Zealand’s indigenous flora, fauna and natural landscapes for the benefit of nature, the public and future generations since 1923. Aligning your brand with Forest & Bird will result in your organisation sharing the values of Forest & Bird and our commitment to the unique New Zealand environment.
Our current sponsorship partners include:
• Honda NZ
• Down to Earth
• Health Pak
• Flooring Xtra
• BNZ
• The National Bank
Benefits of support
• You will be supporting New Zealand’s leading conservation organisation.
• You will be seen to support a worthy cause and show good corporate social responsibility.
• You will create consumer awareness for your company.
• You have an opportunity to increase market share through partnership.
• You will increase staff pride and loyalty to your business.
• You will be living the values of your company.
• You will create an environment of trust and good stewardship within your client base.
• Forest & Bird is a hands-on community based conservation organisation. We have over 3000 active volunteers managing native reserves on our land and on public land. If you support us you can have confidence that some of your support will be going toward planting trees or hands on conservation.
• We own over 1400 hectares of native bush and 8 lodges.
• Forest & Bird is a trusted organisation. We have gained this trust from being a consistent voice and an active conservation organisation since 1923, and on many occasions our consistent science based advocacy has given us a perception of reasonableness.
Relationship building
Through a mutually beneficial relationship Forest & Bird will formulate a sponsorship package to suit your organisation’s needs including promotion through various media including;
• Forest & Bird magazine which is sent to our members and interested groups and has a readership of 42,000 (Forest & Bird magazine was nominated for the 2007 Qantas Media Awards)
• Forest & Bird website which has 15,000 unique visitors per month
• Wild Things magazine (our publication for members of our children’s Kiwi Conservation Club which goes to 15,000 members five times a year)
• Kiwi Conservation Club website which has 20,000 unique visitors per month
• Exposure to an ever expanding supporter base of tens of thousands of Forest & Bird constituents
• Branding opportunities
• A tailor-made package to suit your organisation
For all sponsorship enquiries please contact:
Rebecca Scelly Fundraising Manager
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
PO Box 631, Wellington, New Zealand
Phone +64-4-04 801 2212
Fax +64-4 385-7373
Email: sponsorship@forestandbird.org.nz
