Annual Report 2010-2011 (PDF - 2.47 mb) - Royal Botanic Gardens ...

Contents
OUR achievements – Strategic Priority 1C
Business Plan specific outcomes
(and associated Corporate Plan actions)
Progress against specific outcomes and actions
Specific Outcome 11 cont
e. continuing to develop relationships with
Philanthropy Australia and its member Trusts
and Foundations
f. attending Philanthropy Australia functions
g. working with philanthropic organisations to
include the Royal Botanic Gardens’ projects
on Philanthropy Australia’s register of
available projects
h. promoting the Royal Botanic Gardens’ work in
biodiversity, conservation and sustainable
resource management via Philanthropy Australia’s
register of available projects and the websites of
partner support organisations, and
i. expanding the involvement of individual donors
especially through the Director’s Circle.
e. to i.
The Development branch continued to develop its
relationship with Philanthropy Australia and its
member Trusts and Foundations. The branch
promoted the Royal Botanic Gardens’ work in
biodiversity, conservation and sustainable
resource management in its interactions with
members, which included the provision of
comprehensive progress reports on funded
projects, guided inspection tours for trustees and
governors, and provision of project information for
annual reports, websites and publications.
The involvement and commitment of individual
donors, including supporters of the Director’s
Circle regular giving program, were encouraged
during the year through regular personal contact
and special events. The latter included the annual
Director’s Dinner, the Christmas ‘thank-you’
function, and a special preview inspection tour of
the construction of the Australian Garden Stage 2
at RBG Cranbourne.
Specific Outcome 12
(Relating to Corporate Plan Action 10)
Foster our relationships with, and support the
activities of, our Friends and other support
groups by:
a. continuing to provide server space, data and
voice connections and basic Helpdesk support
to the Friends and the Garden Plant Conservation
Association of Australia (GPCAA)
b. continuing to host the GPCAA and RBG Friends
websites and assisting the Plant Craft Cottage in
obtaining digital map information
The Royal Botanic Gardens benefits from a number
of active support groups and, in turn, supported
these groups in a number of ways including:
a. Provision of server space, voice connections and
basic Helpdesk support by the Information
Services branch to Friends’ groups at both sites
and the GPCAA.
b. Hosting of the GPCAA and RBG Friends’
websites and provision of training by Information
Services branch staff to members of the support
groups in the Content Management System,
MySource Matrix. Members of the support
groups were supplied with digital maps to support
Horticulture branch staff in the management of
the Camellia Collection.
Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2010–11 page 49