Corporate collaboration
Corporate collaboration
We offer new opportunities for strategic public-private collaboration to promote science with and for society. Together we lead the change for the sustainability of the territory and for a single global health of our planet and people!
If you share our values and commitment to the sustainability of science and the planet, join our growing Community of CREAF Collaborating Entities and Patrons committed to a resilient future!

Your support helps us accelerate our generation and transfer of scientific evidence that allows you to make the best strategic decisions with foresight and minimize risks , to together promote truly effective solutions for the current dual climate-biodiversity emergency !

How can you contribute to science?
How can you contribute to science?
You currently have the opportunity to support CREAF and contribute directly to science through corporate scientific sponsorship to the following institutional philanthropic funds. You can choose the option that best fits your strategic CSR-Sustainability priorities :

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FUND
It allows us to advance the frontiers of science in a safe, friendly and efficient working environment. You directly support our limited structural resources to accelerate our research where it is most needed: material and technical equipment for scientific projects -especially for fieldwork-, improvement of infrastructure and adaptation of staff workspaces to improve the working environment, etc.

CITIZEN SCIENCE FUND
It allows us to continue improving the direct transfer of scientific knowledge to citizens and their environmental commitment. It drives and energizes CREAF's citizen science projects to together promote and lead open and participatory science throughout the scientific process, based on the direct cooperation of citizens as 'scientific volunteers'.

RESEARCH FUND FOR THE FORESTS OF THE FUTURE
It allows us to contribute to improving the situation of Mediterranean forests, helping us to promote smart forest management (based on forestry research) and the research talent of the center. Let's join forces to protect the forests of the future! Includes i. Research Grants to support Young and Senior Talent so that they can continue to advance in their research), and ii. Scientific Grants to promote responsible, sustainable and applied forestry science in an efficient work environment.
What do we offer you at CREAF?
We invite you to be part of our mission to lead change together with a common comprehensive strategic response, the opportunity to strengthen your CSR-ESG & ISR Sustainability Plan with added value !
We are committed to creating strong strategic alliances, with long-term vision and commitment, that contribute to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda, joining efforts towards early warning systems and truly sustainable and comprehensive solutions:

We identify synergies to promote high-value and high-impact public-private collaborations:
- Analysis of shared key social challenges and needs
- Creation of high-value strategic proposals for the private sector
- Promotion of new collaboration opportunities with the Quintuple Helix
(intersectoral connections between entities and society) so that they can come together and support and connect directly with our science of excellence

We promote a philanthropic culture:
- Participation and connections to intersectoral events.
- Participation in networks of institutional fundraising professionals.
- Specialized internal training with experts, for the training of the center's staff.
- External audits and consultancies for internal professional development, with legal experts & in digital marketing & teamwork and effective communication & strategic and international philanthropy.

STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES
Long-term agreements and greater tax benefits through a 'Business Collaboration Agreement' (Scientific Sponsorship).

GO HAND IN HAND WITH TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCE
Direct contact with researchers and expert technicians to stay up to date with the latest scientific evidence (BIG DATA, coaching, scientific support).

SPECIALIZED EVENTS
Priority access to scientific talks, conferences and scientific-technical and informative workshops

INTERSECTORAL NETWORKING
Contact with network of collaborators and common interest groups

RELEVANCE AND CREDIBILITY
National and international visibility - 'CREAF-Severo Ochoa Patron Entity' status distinction
Personalized returns
Personalized returns
As part of the collaboration and recognition for your support and commitment, we help you strengthen your CSR-Sustainability Plan - ESG Strategy (competitive advantage) & ISR, accompanying you in your corporate adaptation to Global Change , with scientific evidence as a rigorous and reliable endorsement and as the main tool for better forecasting and management of your risks and uncertainties .
Thanks to your support, together we are creating Scientific-Environmental Culture for a new knowledge society!
Example of an informative piece co-created with our Collaborating Entity-Patron Fundació Caixa d'Enginyers.
We also include opportunities to take a guided tour ofthe Can Balasc Biological Station (co-managed with the Collserola Park):
- We delve into the past, present and future of metropolitan Mediterranean forests with the forest itinerary, to understand the relationship that humans have had with nature.
- We unveil one of our most precious natural laboratories : an experimental plot, managed by CREAF, with applied forestry research equipment for carrying out long-term monitoring field studies (part of the Spanish and European Long-Term Ecological Research Networks, LTER-España and LTER-Europe)
- in-situ demonstration of CREAF Citizen Science projects
- we visit the applied forestry research laboratories
- we co-create in the meeting and exhibition room
An enriching direct contact with scholars! Precise and explicit scientific information with a strong desire to communicate on the part of the CREAF team. A close and very enjoyable level of communication! We have learned that science plays a fundamental role in helping forests, and so do we!
Anonymous participant, Barraquer personal group visit, 2023
We are your knowledge partner, CREAF at your side!
We are your knowledge partner, CREAF at your side!
At CREAF we share our mission with responsible entities committed to excellent science and the future of the planet that collaborate with us. Thanks to all the collaborating and allied entities, with you our transformative excellent science can go further!

Your contribution can cost you less!
Your contribution can cost you less!
Now we can offer you greater tax advantages if you are a taxpayer in Catalonia, your donation to science is rewarded!
Patron Community - Friends of CREAF
Patron Community - Friends of CREAF
Corporate donors
Individual donors
CREAF FRIENDS

Strategic alliances
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Corporate collaborations usually start with contributions of €4,000.
However, any contribution will be of great help to us, and in order to formalize the collaboration with a specific time frame (depending on the recurrence of your commitment) and for a shared strategic theme, as well as if it includes any additional elements such as the additional contribution of your entity as an Ambassador-prescriber Entity of CREAF, it will be assessed adhoc case by case to find the best win-win option for both parties.
We have different opportunities that we can offer you and explore together, to find the periodicity for our collaboration agreement that best fits our shared synergies. We offer you different options so that you can choose the one that best suits your entity at each moment, both one-time and periodic/recurring with the opportunity to join our growing Community of CREAF Patrons and Collaborators .
We would love to help you strengthen your CSR/Sustainability Plan to align with SDGs 13, 15 and 17 more strategically and efficiently, by joining our Community of CREAF Sponsoring Entities committed to excellent science for global health.
Thanks to your generous contribution, we will be able to promote excellent science to together achieve a single health of the planet and people! Currently, you have the opportunity to collaborate with CREAF through three options , among which you can choose the one that resonates with you the most:
- Science Center of Excellence Fund
supports the mission and work of CREAF to advance the frontiers of science by acting as a bridge between academia, administrations, the private sector and society, in a safe, friendly and efficient work environment - Citizen Science Fund
promotes and energizes CREAF's citizen science projects, to together promote and lead open and participatory science throughout the scientific process, based on the direct cooperation of citizens as 'scientific volunteers' - Research Fund for Forests of the Future
includes i. Research Grants (support for Young and Senior Talent so that they can continue to advance in their leading research), and ii. Scientific Grants (promotion of responsible and sustainable applied forestry science, accompanied by an efficient work environment)
If you want to join science and accompany us in our mission as donors-collaborators of the center, you will have the opportunity to be part of our growing Community of CREAF Patrons and Friends.
Donations and grants to CREAF help us advance the Science of Excellence in Ecology, and its transfer of knowledge and innovation, through our work, so that we can continue to provide answers and solutions to together adapt ourselves and our ecosystems to the greatest challenges of Global Change and thus be able to face them together!
Thanks to your generous contributions, we can:
- supporting the talent of younger research staff as well as consolidating senior talent (scholarships and direct grants for doctoral, post-doctoral and senior research), taking care of personal development with equal opportunities
- develop new solutions for the climate emergency (new digital tools and methodologies, demonstration projects, participatory governance projects, etc.)
- continue to produce the scientific evidence needed to
- inform public administrations-politicians-managers (reports, guides, manuals, training, etc.)
- train people with tools and knowledge to make the best decisions in public debate (talks, participatory workshops, training, etc.)
- disseminate our science of excellence in ecology, climate change and biodiversity to society to promote a culture of knowledge and responsible environment ( training society through scientific dissemination, environmental awareness and education, cooperation and participation in scientific volunteering, scientific vocation, equal opportunities, etc.)
- act as a bridge to continue uniting the efforts of all actors in the territory to improve our environment in a comprehensive and sustainable way over time
As a public center, we inform our collaborators, as well as the entire public who accesses our communication channels, in an open and transparent manner annually about the lines of work that have been able to be promoted, enhanced, accelerated and innovated thanks to the contributions of our growing Community of Patrons and CREAF Friends.
Ecology moves us! CREAF is a public research center that provides scientific evidence and solutions to solve the biggest and most complex challenges facing the planet and society in the 21st century with a major socio-economic-environmental impact (biodiversity loss, climate change, water scarcity, forest management, land use change, etc.). We have been providing knowledge and tools for +35 years around the world: conservation, management and adaptation of the environment and society to global change . With a global and holistic vision , we address each challenge, with a special focus on the Mediterranean (extremely vulnerable to climate change).
If you share our same values and want to join our collaborative science, accompanying us in our mission as donors-collaborators of the center, you will have the opportunity to be part of our growing Community of Patrons and CREAF Friends : let's go hand in hand with science for a rigorous and reliable knowledge society to achieve our global health together!
Now your donation costs you even less, whether you are an individual or an entity/self-employed person! We can offer you tax advantages for your donation/financial aid (tax deduction on your income tax return at the national/regional level, IS or annual expenses).
In addition, your sustained commitment and support for science is rewarded! With the legislative improvements at the regional level, and also at the state level, you have the opportunity to access greater benefits with the recurrence of your contributions by being part of our growing Community of Patrons and Friends of CREAF .
You will find all the details of the tax benefits you can enjoy here >fundraising-pdf-fiscals-cat.pdf (creaf.cat)
If you are interested and need to know more details about these advantages , please contact us at filantropia@creaf.uab.cat and we will help you in your donation process through CREAF.
Commitment and good practices
Commitment and good practices
Related news
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Today, before the rain ⛈️, we escaped from the offices with the colleagues from @EnginyersFund to connect with the #forest of #Collserola and philosophize about the great role played by the #citizenship in our #society 👩👩👧👧✨ How nice to walk hand in hand 👣💚 pic.twitter.com/VAbKRPik9g
— CREAF (@CREAF_ecologia) June 13, 2023
Gerard Codina, a pre-doc researcher at CREAF, has received a grant from @centrobarraquer that will allow him to finance part of his research on the resilience of Mediterranean forests! 🌳🔍 Excited to see other entities promoting #science and young talent 🥰 Let's go! 🫂🎉 pic.twitter.com/Pawy4u00IB
— CREAF (@CREAF_ecologia) September 21, 2023
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ALICIA CARDONA BARREÑA
PHILANTHROPY AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES COORDINATOR
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