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1. EFN Retreat – 15/16 January 2009 AIM To provide a serious and enjoyable opportunity for environmental grant makers 1) to get to know each other better 2) learn about our different approaches within a wider context 3) begin to explore what we can and might do together....” Network

2. AGENDA – Day One Getting to know each other Lunch.........................sit down....... 2-3pm Wide angle Review of Environmental Landscape - Jon 3-5.30pm View from different allotments Danyal Sattar - Esmee Fairbairn John Broad - Network for Social Change Peter Storey - Community Foundation – Tyne and Wear Denise Lee – Nand and JeetKhemka Foundation Sarah Ridley – Tubney Trust Tim Glass – John Ellerman Foundation 5.30 – 7pm – space 7 for 7.30 - Dinner and Nicholas Crane Network

3. QUESTIONS? What different approaches do we take to environmental grant making and why? What issues do we struggle with? What do we get from EFN –want from EFN in the future....? - how contribute to its further development?? Network

4. AGENDA – Day Two Challenges and opportunities in 2009 Breakfast....... 9 –10.15 Tony Juniper – main issues and opportunities for funders 10.45-11.20 Stephen Hale – political context in the UK 11.20- 11.55 Chris Rose – understanding, engagement ..behaviour change 1200 – 1300 Open Discussion and conclusion..... 1300 – 1400 Final Lunch for all........no grand prix escape please! Feedback – e – end of Jan Network

5. EFN Retreat – 15/16 January 2009 AIM To provide a serious and enjoyable opportunity for environmental grant makers 1) to get to know each other better 2) learn about our different approaches within a wider context 3) begin to explore what we can and might do together....” Network

6. EFN Retreat – 15/16 January 2009 Blank or pause Network

7. The Moving Parts Categories 1. Medical/Disability 2. Social Welfare 3. Arts 4. Conservation 5. Africa £100m MONEY £5m 9 Trustees 5 Staff PEOPLE Application Process CHARITIES Network 175 in 2008……average £50k…… spread 2 plus years

8. THE JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION Conservation Applications 2008 1. Initial Application 2. Full Application 3. Trustee Board 4 Grant Review Guidelines First Sifting Rejection Invitation Second Sifting Visit Board Papers Review/Decision Annual Grant Review - visit 45 13 10 22 10 Weeks – 3 months

9. THE JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION Guidelines and Themes Species and Habitats Core Funding >Size< UK “Footprint” Big issues U and S Sustainable ...living EXCLUSIONS practical…collaboration…local involvement…volunteers Network

10. THE JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION Guidelines and Themes Species and Habitat Flora and Fauna, Eden Trust, Plantlife, Woodland Trust, Rainforest Foundation, Global Canopy, BTO, Grasslands Trust, Natural History Museum, Buglife, Bats, Water Voles, Beavers...... Friends of the Earth, BBC World Service Trust, Global Canopy, Eden Trust, Scott Polar Institute....... Big issues U and S Sustainable ...living Ashden Trust, BIHT.......Landlife...Tree Aid...... Network

11. THE JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION Questions we wrestle with.... GRANTPROCESS.......APPROACH too few applications....too few jargon free or plain worded ...gobledegook<–>too little time, too wide a canvas.....bigger and fewer and longer ....sharper focus...on what? CONFLICT - OUR LACK OF UNDERSTANDING/EXPERTISE of ISSUE ....bats and beavers at the tactical level .....nuclear versus wind at the strategic....science of carbon emissions bewildering.....bright 10 year old FLASH TO BANG... TOO LONG........too many issues require a very long term approach....results take too long...lose the thread.....as does the public at large......attention span and urgency issue...pr media or what?? Action not explained simply or intravenous Network

12. EFN Retreat – 15/16 January 2009 Blank or pause Network