Organisation : Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Location : NSW Regional (Wellington NSW)
Time required : 40 hours
Duration of project : 8 weeks
Sector : Conservation & Environment
Application closing date : 31 Jul, 2024
About the role
We need help with
- key messaging for the appeal
- designing and developing hard copy and digtal collateral
- finding an ambassador ( we have approached Costa Georgiadis)
- do we use Q codes for ease of donating at events etc – how do we set that up?
- Would Go Fund Me be of any use here?
- Our webpage is going to be shut down (out of date and we can’t get into it) – can we create a landing page for this campaign and later build a new website around it (with funding!)?
- Could an on-line auction be part of the Beyond 60 Appeal?
- Sponsorships/donations set up as annual recurring direct debits to ensure continuity of revenue to BBGA
- Need process/person to manage the donations/sponsorships – acknowledge them, record them etc. What does this look like?
- Also people can volunteer to help as an option – they also will need followup
- We want to launch this at our 60th bday on Sept 22nd – what are the critical pieces we need to have ready for the launch? Can we achieve that?
- Different levels of donations/sponsorships? What benefits at different levels esp for the big ones – signs/naming rights etc?
About the organisation
Burrendong Botanic Garden & Arboretum (BBGA), a unique and iconic regional Botanic Garden and Arboretum celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, is devoted entirely to native Australian flora. It holds a special place in both the story of the conservation of Australian native flora, and that of regional New South Wales.
Conceived in the 1930s, BBGA was finally established in 1964 after more than 30 years of lobbying by local farmer and founding father, George Althofer, supported by his brother Peter. At the time, the recognition of the importance of Australia’s flora both in terms of horticulture and conservation was not greatly developed. ‘It was collections and gardens like BBGA’s and the Australian National Botanic Garden’s that assisted to heighten the importance of Australian plants that has resulted in important collections in most of the major botanic gardens in Australia.’ George Althofer has been described as ‘óne of the pivotal people incorporating native plants in the psyche of Australian horticulture.’ BBGA is listed on both the National Trust Register and State Heritage Inventory.
The last decade has been a particularly challenging one for BBGA, with the reduction and then cessation of vital recurrent State Government funding, crippling and prolonged drought, COVID regulations hampering operations and visitor numbers, and damaging rain events. This “perfect storm” has left BBGA, and its finances, in a vulnerable state. To survive beyond its 60th year, BBGA now requires significant reinvigoration, and the investment to do that.
In the words of Tom North, Curator of the National Seed Bank at the Australian National Botanic Gardens ‘Burrendong Botanic Garden & Arboretum has such an important part to play in securing threatened species for long-term survival. It is one of the only botanic gardens west of the Great Divide that has the capacity and experience, but it needs support to do this work. I hope we’ll be able to visit it into the future, and not just see thriving populations of Small Purple Pea, but also other threatened plant species from western NSW.’
Burrendong Botanic Garden & Arboretum is committed to continuing this important work but needs secure funding to ensure our survival, much like the plants we protect. We must secure it for the future - for our children, grandchildren and all who come after us. To do otherwise is unthinkable.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this volunteering opportunity.
Please quote in application: Fundraising Campaign SetUp via Pro Bono Australia.
