According to AZA, over 180 million people visit a zoo or aquarium in the U. S. every year—more visitors than every NFL, NBA, NHL, & MLB games combined! That’s a lot of foot traffic, & with it comes an incalculable number of benefits to the communities who call these organizations home.
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Good Business is Good for Conservation: Planning Zoo Collections for Visitor Attendance and Wildlife Conservation
The reliance of zoos and aquariums on visitor-generated revenue is clear. As they begin to navigate a post-COVID landscape, they must be strategic with living collections to remain economically viable and meet their conservation objectives.
What Does the American Rescue Plan Mean to Your Organization?
With President Biden’s signing of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, fresh aid to governments, citizens, & businesses is on its way, including money for AZA organizations. Now is the time to get your share.
A 2020 DPC Report Card: How Did We Do?
With the 2021 Directors’ Policy Conference approaching, let’s check our status vs. 2020’s challenges. Which have we made progress on? Which were unattainable due to the pandemic? And which are still works in progress?
Channel Your Inner Peacock: Communicating Your Worth
Given this new era of uncertainty where economies are stressed, tax bases are morphing, & economic anxiety abounds, it’s existentially important that we adapt & develop new strategies to communicate our worth to our communities.
Raise Your Voice! Mission Matters
It is absolutely critical that nonprofits, including zoos and aquariums and your institution, make a strong case to get additional stimulus investment. Read on for a list of actionable steps you should be doing right now to prepare your plan.
From Ideation to Fruition: Recent Client Successes
As we near the end of 2019, we’re pleased to see so many new exhibits and project grand openings which on various levels Zoo Advisors played a role. Please join us in congratulating the following clients on their successes!
Global Conservation Issues Impact Your Institution: WAZA2019 Takeaways
How are zoos and aquariums faring in realizing their missions? What does the future of conservation look like? David Walsh and Eric Miller headed to Argentina to find out and attend the 74th WAZA conference. It was a packed agenda, but these themes were what captured their attention.
Strengthening the Zoo Advisors Team
Zoo Advisors is pleased to announce the promotion of Zachary Winfield into the role of Vice President. Zachary continues to lend his expertise in analysis, economic evaluation, and earned-revenue strategies. Zoo Advisors also welcomes Kristin Elliott to the team in the role of Project Consultant.
Frictionless Buying
How many times have you been ready to make an online purchase when it timed out, or the vendor required too much information and the purchase became just too cumbersome? Frustrated, you abort, maybe vowing to go back when you have more time, but often never doing so. How is it we make it so painful for our customers to give us money?
Economic Impact for Zoos & Aquariums
According to AZA, over 180 million people visit a zoo or aquarium in the U. S. every year—more visitors than every NFL, NBA, NHL, & MLB games combined! That’s a lot of foot traffic, & with it comes an incalculable number of benefits to the communities who call these organizations home.
Good Business is Good for Conservation: Planning Zoo Collections for Visitor Attendance and Wildlife Conservation
The reliance of zoos and aquariums on visitor-generated revenue is clear. As they begin to navigate a post-COVID landscape, they must be strategic with living collections to remain economically viable and meet their conservation objectives.
What Does the American Rescue Plan Mean to Your Organization?
With President Biden’s signing of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, fresh aid to governments, citizens, & businesses is on its way, including money for AZA organizations. Now is the time to get your share.
A 2020 DPC Report Card: How Did We Do?
With the 2021 Directors’ Policy Conference approaching, let’s check our status vs. 2020’s challenges. Which have we made progress on? Which were unattainable due to the pandemic? And which are still works in progress?