1. Successful financing of projects by combination of different financial sources Sheffield, May 10th 2012 Jörg Dürr-Pucher

2. Budgets of environmental NGOs Mainly financed by membership fees (70%) Friends of the earth (BUND), Birdlife Germany, (NABU). Mainly funded by projects (80%) Lake Constance Foundation, Office on the River Club Wide mix of financial sources German Environmental Aid (DUH), Global Nature Fund (GNF)

3. Budget German Environmental Aid (DUH) Project funding 40% (national ministeries, public foundations, private foundations, EU). Private donations, membership fees 20%. Donations and sponsoring by enterprises, normally long term partnerships 30% Fines by judges and attorneys 5%. Others 5%.

4. Budget of the Global Nature Fund (GNF)

5. Funding mix NGO projects and campaigns Funding by national government. Additional funding by private foundations. Additional funding by donations for the organisation, the programme, the project. Additional funding by sponsorship of firms. Additional funding by free money (membership fees, fines)

6. Project funding of NGO activities Main challenges: You need the money before you start. You have to pay your staff before,during and after the projects. You have to combine different sources with different needs and regulations. You have to defend your contents and aims.

7. Programme budget Project budget Solar Championsleague renewable energy projects General budget free use wind and solar Energy transport

8. Project budget Bioenergy region 65% funding by national government. 10% additional funding by sponsorship of different enterprises. 25 % additional funding by free money of the NGO or the enterprise.

9. Project budget agicultural climate change 50% funding by European Union. 10% additional funding by national government. 20% additional funding by different enterprises. 20 % additional funding by free money of the NGO or the enterprise.

10. Project budget schools for Living Neckar 50% funding by national government. 30% additional funding by state ministery. 10% additional funding by sponsorship of an enterprise. 10 % additional funding by free money of the NGO.

11. Biogas plant in Mauenheim (Germany)

12. Funding of renewable energy projects (power) No investment funding. No reduction of interest rates.  The government furthers the electricity production exclusively by feed in tariffs.  This security makes discussions about bank loans easier.

13. Budget district heating renewable Volume of the project 2 millions Euro. Funding national level 150.000. Euro Funding state bank kfw 250.000 Euro Funding Bundesland 100.000 Euro  No funding higher than 30% 70% bank loan, 30% investment of owner

14. Example bioenergy village Mauenheim Investment in biogas is financed by feed in tariff. Investment in district heating funded 25%. Investment in biomass boiler funded by 20%. Investment in heat storage by volume.

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