Our Funding
Burrenbeo is very grateful to all our supporters. As an independent charity with no core funding, your support is essential to our existence.
Lifes2Good Foundation invests in effective organisations that can make a positive impact on people’s lives. In the foundation’s first strategic plan (2018 – 2022) their primary focus was on supporting organisations that help empower and educate women and children and increase the impact of community-based initiatives in accordance with the principles of equality and non-discrimination. There is now a shift of emphasis in their second strategic plan (2023 – 2027). The primary focus in the new plan is on climate change and environmental issues.
So who else has been involved?
Volunteers Members Business Friends
Since its inception, Burrenbeo Trust has undertaken numerous events and activities which have involved a great deal of voluntary input and payment in kind. From guiding informative heritage walks, coordinating volunteer events, helping provide information at events, providing venues, delivering educational workshops…the list is endless! Since its inception, each year, we estimate between €130,000-€150,000 has been donated to the Burrenbeo Trust in professional time! This excludes the work of the Burrenbeo Conservation Volunteers. This is an extraordinary contribution by any standard. A massive thank you to all of you that have contributed in the past.
Business Friends
Members
Burrebeo Trust is a membership organisation with a wide geographical spread. There are over 800 current memberships with the Burrenbeo Trust. The continuing support of these individuals is crucial to the growing Burren voice. If you would like to be part of it please join.
Volunteers
We estimate that for every € that is given to the Trust at least another € is donated in kind to the organisation in professional time.
Without voluntary input to help run our events smoothly and payment in kind from some of our experts and event leaders, we would not have been able to achieve so much on our limited budget. Our volunteers have as always been completely amazing covering various roles from guiding walks, to signing people in at events, first aid support to making tea and coffee, caring for pine woodland sites to helping set up venues – generally carrying out all those essential tasks that are rarely recognised but absolutely vital for events to run smoothly. It’s nearly impossible for us to convey the gratitude that we feel to all those who have helped us out so a huge thank-you to all of you – you know who you are.
If you have any ideas on how you can contribute in kind to the organisation please contact [email protected] Everyone has something to offer.
If you would like to get involved in active conservation volunteering out in the Burren then please see here for our thriving Burrenbeo Conservation Volunteer group.
Other
Support comes in many ways. Over the years, Burrenbeo Trust have been hugely honoured by the generosity of people. With free venues, free speakers fees and much more. Whilst the list is endless, we would like to give a special shout out to the following:
- Martin Kiely, Donal Hogan, Andreas Riemenschneider for donating so many photographs to the Trust from our different events that has contributed hugely to our PR look including this website.
- Michael O’Donoghue for hosting our Winter Tea Talks in the Tubber Hall
- Gordon D’Arcy for leading our annual Dawn Chrous walk as well as leading children’s art workshop during the Burren Winterage Weekend
- Mary Howard for her stalwart voluntary support during all our major festivals and events. From making teas and coffees to helping run walk events, Mary plays a crucial role in keeping our show on the road!