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THE BOTANIC GARDENer -
November 2016
Deadline: 26 September
Articles Wanted!
Welcome to all of our subscribers.
If you can, we encourage you to support and enhance your profession by contributing to the on-line BGANZ magazine, THE BOTANIC GARDENer.
The November issue is themed AMAZING Interpretation and addresses the most important and challenging function performed by cultural institutions: creating meaningful and emotional connections with visitors.
Share your innovations, aspirations or frustrations with your colleagues by addressing these curly questions:
- What are you doing at your garden to ensure visitors make meaningful connections with your plant collections?
- Are you providing visitors to your gardens with a memorable experience... and how can you tell?
- What makes your garden outstanding in the field?
or
- Take this opportunity to showcase your best practice examples of face-to-face interpretation, signage, public programs and interactive exhibitions.
[email protected]
ASAP if you would like to discuss or submit an article/news item.
News items range from 200 - 400 words and articles between 1000 - 2000 words.
AND if you're a photographer, how about submitting an AMAZING image of a plant from your botanic garden for the front cover?
Click here
for guidelines for submitting articles and images and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Botanic Gardens Education Network (BGEN) Resources
BGEN has recently set up
https://bgenanz.wordpress.com/ to easily and quickly share resources.
You can register your email address on the page to get all updates sent to you.
If you like to contribute or get involved in BGEN please contact BGEN Chair: Sharon Willoughby < [email protected]>
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Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Grant applications are now open for the 2017 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. If you're 18-35, this is your chance to apply for a grant of up to $22,000 to fund your project on an innovative or emerging scientific issue that will benefit Australia's primary industries.
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Communities in Nature Webinar #4:
Fundraising for Community Projects with Nic Capp and Sharon Willoughby from
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Wednesday, 31st August, 2016 5pm AEST
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Previous participants told us:
"Thank you very much - I'm full of ideas after this seminar."
"It is so easy to participate!"
"I really enjoyed the ability to interact with the presenter."
"I realized the positive things we are doing at our Garden that deal with the topic of social inclusion."
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Fundraising is a fundamental activity of botanic gardens and other museums to which there can be a variety of methods and strategies. If you are looking for ways to strengthen your approach to fundraising for community projects, then join Sharon and Nic who will offer their knowledge and experience on the topic during this 1 hour and 20 minute webinar.
With cautionary tales, case studies, guidance about where to look for funding and how to find partners, along with Q&As to give you personalised advice, this webinar offers a great opportunity to give your fundraising activities a boost.
For the past 15 years, Nic Capp has been working to raise funds to support and empower people from less privileged backgrounds and for the last four and half years he has been leading the fundraising team at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
Sharon Willoughby manages Public Programs at the garden which has included the development of a team dedicated to socially inclusive partnerships.
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Kangaroo Paw Symposium: Kangaroo Paws, Bloodroots, Cottonheads & More
24-26th November 2016
RBGV Melbourne & Cranbourne Gardens.
Friends of Cranbourne Gardens, Victoria present a Three-Day Symposium on the Family Haemodoraceae
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