{"id":11156,"date":"2011-02-27T14:58:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T14:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=11156"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:03:35","slug":"fundraising-strategies-at-the-kenya-wildlife-service-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/?p=11156","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising strategies at the Kenya Wildlife Service Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11156\" class=\"elementor elementor-11156\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c88e78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default philantrop_parallax_no\" data-id=\"71c88e78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16eccf3f\" data-id=\"16eccf3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e7bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37e7bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-27-090309.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-27-090309.png 491w, https:\/\/bioma.redlac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-27-090309-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5506b1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5506b1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Kenya Wildlife Service Fund is an endowment fund dedicated to wildlife\u2014our national pride and the world\u2019s heritage. It\u2019s created through an Act of Parliament under the Wildlife Conservation Management Act. The fund came into operation towards the end of 2009.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f16f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-philantrop_blockquote\" data-id=\"63f16f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"philantrop_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_widget\">\n            <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote philantrop_view_type_1\">\n                                    <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_marker\">\n                        <svg width=\"80\" height=\"51\" viewBox=\"0 0 80 51\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                            <path d=\"M1.59926 15.1672C-0.707019 23.9092 3.83703 32.8938 11.9169 36.2105L11.0299 45.9089L10.8037 48.3816L12.6805 46.7558L24.6604 36.3779C29.7597 34.4259 33.8859 30.092 35.4007 24.3501C37.8956 14.8932 32.3741 5.15258 23.0321 2.61015C13.6839 0.0660458 4.09558 5.70473 1.59926 15.1672Z\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n                            <path d=\"M43.6183 14.16C41.2344 22.9307 45.9405 31.9114 54.2469 35.2175L53.3339 44.9062L53.1049 47.3361L54.9731 45.7654L67.3216 35.3827C72.5659 33.4371 76.8178 29.1109 78.3817 23.3573C80.9597 13.8723 75.2461 4.14186 65.6542 1.60821C56.0675 -0.924073 46.1949 4.68065 43.6183 14.16Z\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n                        <\/svg>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    The endowment fund\u2019s goal is to raise KSh 100 billion (US $ 100million), amassed over a decade. At an assumed\ninterest rate of 10 percent a year, KSh 10 billion (about $13 million) will then be available per year.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147f2b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-philantrop_blockquote\" data-id=\"147f2b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"philantrop_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_widget\">\n            <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote philantrop_view_type_3\">\n                                        <div class=\"philantrop_blockquote_cont\">\n                            The Kenya Wildlife Service Fund is designed to provide reliable, consistent funding, despite fluctuating tourist\nincome, shifting politics, or the vagaries of international economics. By definition, the principal of an endowment fund\ncannot be touched; only interest and other income may be tapped. 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