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!

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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?

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 :

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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.

Ciència ciutadana

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'.

Boscos del futur

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 !

SDG-Agenda 2030 alignment

Our public-private partnerships contribute directly to SDGs 13, 15 and 17 , we help you achieve your CSR goals in a more strategic, rigorous and efficient way!

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:

singergies

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
qualitat

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.
Oportunitat estratègica

STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES

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

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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).

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SPECIALIZED EVENTS

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

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INTERSECTORAL NETWORKING

Contact with network of collaborators and common interest groups

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RELEVANCE AND CREDIBILITY

National and international visibility - 'CREAF-Severo Ochoa Patron Entity' status distinction

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
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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!

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!

Iñaki Irisarri, Director Fundació Caixa d’Enginyers

Collaborating with CREAF is an enriching experience, and it is a source of pride for us to know that by joining forces we help promote scientific projects that generate a positive impact on society and the environment. Our initial motivation arose from the common commitment to promote environmental research and the dissemination of knowledge to generate a positive impact on the planet and people. At the Caixa Enginyers Foundation, we share the conviction that the work of CREAF is key to advancing the protection of biodiversity and sustainable development.

Iñaki Irisarri , Director of the Caixa d'Enginyers Foundation

Wouter Van Wezemael

We are very proud to collaborate and together generate a real beneficial impact for the planet and its citizens. CREAF's work is essential to protecting biodiversity with more sustainable development. Tourism must be part of the transformative solution, but we need rigorous scientific knowledge, and this is where our collaboration is key.

Wouter Van Wezemael, Responsible for Logistics-Sustainability & Founding Director, Trek and Ride

Professor Rafael I. Barraquer, Director del Centre d’Oftalmologia Barraquer

At Barraquer we want to take care of our environment as well as our patients. In this sense, our Tinguem Vista project and the collaboration with CREAF have been key to achieving this goal. We firmly believe that alliances between entities make it possible to achieve much greater goals and we are pleased to have contributed to the research they carry out.

Professor Rafael I. Barraquer , Director of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center

Ester Prats

The contribution of the Caixa d'Enginyers Foundation has allowed us to feel more supported in the daily management of our citizen science project and observatory, while at the same time facilitating contact between the CREAF citizen science projects themselves. In this sense, very interesting synergies have been generated and the impact capacity of the citizen science proposals of the CREAF as a whole has been clearly boosted.

Ester Prat , CREAF technician

Receiving this research grant award is very motivating. It shows that the work we do is valued and helps me to approach this project with much more desire and enthusiasm.

Gerard Codina , predoctoral researcher
Impulsa Barraquer Scholarship Award to support young talent, Forests of the Future Fund

Beneficis fiscals

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

Individual donors

CREAF FRIENDS

Donants individuals

Strategic alliances

Frequently asked questions

IS THERE A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL AID?

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.

CAN DONATION-AID BE ONE-TIME OR LONG-TERM?

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 .

WHICH SDGS WILL WE PROMOTE BY COLLABORATING WITH CREAF?

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.

WHAT WILL MY DONATION BE DEDICATED TO?

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.

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DONATIONS TO CREAF?

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.
WHY SHOULD I DONATE TO CREAF?

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!

WHAT TAX ADVANTAGES CAN I ENJOY FOR MY DONATION?

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.

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ALICIA CARDONA BARREÑA

PHILANTHROPY AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES COORDINATOR

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