Planned philanthropy
Planned philanthropy
Would you like to organize a solidarity initiative, contribute with a donation in kind or with a solidarity product, or explore how Can you leave a mark on science and the future of nature with your legacy/inheritance?
Ecology moves us, because it moves life on the planet and moves our science! Will you help us move ecology and science with your idea? We are counting on you!

Plan your scientific philanthropy with CREAF
Plan your scientific philanthropy with CREAF
We promote the cooperation of society and economic agents in the world of environmental scientific research, opening and offering new avenues of involvement for citizens to collaborate directly with the science of excellence in the territory through scientific philanthropy-patronage.
Now you can become a Patron of Science for Nature!
Now you can become a Patron of Science for Nature!

ORGANIZE YOURS
SOLIDARITY INITIATIVE!

CONTRIBUTE YOURS
GENEROUS IN-KIND DONATION!

CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT AND
SOLIDARITY WITH SCIENCE FOR CHANGE!

LEAVE A MARK ON THE PLANET WITH
YOUR LEGACY/HERITAGE
We are open to collaborating with everyone who shares our mission and our values: Rigor and critical thinking, collaboration and cooperation, commitment, multidisciplinary learning , and lots and lots of passion!

What can you help with?
What can you help with?
You currently have the opportunity to support CREAF and contribute directly to excellent science through philanthropy-scientific sponsorship to the following institutional philanthropic funds. You can choose the option that best suits you:

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.
We invite you to go one step further with your commitment to science and nature!

We have a great common social, economic and environmental challenge ahead of us, but to face it in a truly effective way, we cannot do it alone! By networking and cooperating with the support of committed people and entities - agents of change -, this is how we can truly lead these systemic changes that we need to together restore the health of the planet and ours. We are there, we are waiting for you!
ALICIA CARDONA BARREÑA , philanthropy and strategic alliances coordinator at CREAF.
Join our community of CREAF Patron-Friends!
Urgent challenges and shared commitment: science for nature
Urgent challenges and shared commitment: science for nature
Your generous philanthropic contributions to promote scientific research in ecology will help us accelerate our generation and transfer of scientific evidence to inform society, and so that everyone can make the best decisions with foresight and minimizing risks.
Thanks to your support, CREAF's scientific research in ecology can count on a new impetus to:
Thanks to your support, CREAF's scientific research in ecology can count on a new impetus to:

Moving forward by contributing to environmental problems with great socio-economic impact

Working to create and contribute knowledge and innovative methodologies

Promote environmental awareness

Promote knowledge exchange
With your help, we want to ensure that the results derived from our research and innovation correspond to the needs and values of the entities and society as a whole , and that they are useful in the long term to guarantee a resilient future for everyone.
By joining forces we can accelerate the social impact of science to find truly effective solutions and together we can face the current double climate-biodiversity emergency !
Together for a new Scientific and Environmental Culture in society!
Together for a new Scientific and Environmental Culture in society!
At CREAF we share our mission with responsible individuals and entities committed to excellent science and the future of the planet who collaborate with us. Thanks to all of you, with you our transformative excellent science can go further!
What do we bring to you from CREAF?
We invite you to be part of our mission to lead change together with a common, comprehensive strategic response, united as a responsible and conscious society!

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

FROM THE HAND OF TRANSFORMING 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 by accompanying you in your 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 .
Opportunities to take a guided tour ofthe Can Balasc Biological Station (co-managed with the Collserola Park):
- past, present and future of metropolitan Mediterranean forests: the itinerary through the forest 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 for long-term monitoring 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
CREAF by your side

Your donation can cost you less!
Your donation 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!

That philanthropy has an important role in science is already obvious. This new stage of CREAF opens the doors for philanthropists and patrons to participate in scientific discoveries vital to the future of our planet.
CHRISTOPHER CARNIE, Philanthropy Factary expert consultant.
Patron community - CREAF Friends
Patron community - CREAF Friends
Corporate donors
Individual donors
CREAF FRIENDS


Ecology moves us,
Will you help us move ecology forward?
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Any contribution will be of great help to us, and in order to formalize the collaboration with a temporary commitment and/or for a shared strategic issue, it will be assessed on a personalized case-by-case basis to find the best option for both parties to help you with your purpose, with the opportunity to join our growing CREAF Patron Community .
We have different opportunities that we can offer you and explore together, to find the periodicity for our planned strategic collaboration that best fits your needs and interests . We offer you different options so that you can choose the one that best suits you, with the opportunity to join our growing CREAF Patron Community .
So, now you have the opportunity to make a special gift/dedication with purpose supporting our science! If you would like to make this donation on behalf of a special family member/friend and even join our growing Community of CREAF Patrons and Friends. Please contact us at filantropia@creaf.uab.cat with the person's name so we can send you a 'Thank you letter/Donation Certificate' in their name.
Thank you for your commitment and for wanting to support the people behind the science of CREAF! Let's talk and explore your ideas together, whether for an event or a charity product, we will be happy to explore them with you! Now you have the opportunity to join our growing Community of CREAF Patrons and Friends . Please contact Alicia Cardona - Philanthropy and alliances: philanthropy@creaf.uab.cat
Thank you for your commitment and for wanting to leave your mark for life by supporting CREAF science to ensure our resilient future for new generations and our planet, with the opportunity to join our growing CREAF Patron Community . If you are interested and would like to learn more about the opportunities to join our mission, please contact us. Alicia Cardona – Coordinator of Philanthropy and Strategic Alliances – at a.cardona@creaf.uab.cat and we will help you in your philanthropic contribution process to CREAF as is most convenient for you.
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
Related news
Related news
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
Contact person
Contact person

ALICIA CARDONA BARREÑA
PHILANTHROPY AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES COORDINATOR
Do you have questions, ideas or suggestions?
No problem! We are here to help you!
For any questions, or if you simply want more information, contact Alicia Cardona - Oficina de Philanthropy i Alliances
If you prefer, you can also schedule a call with me directly:
Thank you for your commitment to nature and for supporting the people behind the science of CREAF: we are counting on you!
Science with and for society
Science with and for society