Cara Clancy Email & Phone Number

UK

• Responsible for delivering high quality social research programmes at The Donkey Sanctuary.
• Designing, carrying out, managing and/or supervising social research projects, including those of collaborating researchers/external institutions
• Acting as a lead within the organisation for social science, ensuring robust research design, the correct/effective use of methods and the development/ training of other staff in social science
• Supervising and supporting visiting students and researchers in the field, providing guidance on design, analysis and interpretation
• Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to identify and develop research programmes to transform the status of donkeys in society and improve donkey welfare globally
• Overseeing focus groups with target communities, both in the UK and internationally

• Clancy, Cara L. (2018) Wild entanglements: exploring the visions and dilemmas of ‘renaturing’ urban Britain. PhD thesis.
• Designing research protocols for social research in community and institutional settings
• Undertaking in-depth field investigations over extended periods of time, carefully documenting evidence (written & audio-visual)
• Designing and leading workshops with communities using Participatory Action Research techniques
• Systematically reviewing policy documents, legal frameworks and academic literature
• Critically analysing field data and evidence; writing reports and academic papers

Peru & Colombia

Alianza Arkana, Peru. Responsible for leading community consultations and reporting on oil contamination in indigenous territories of the Peruvian Amazon. Primary author of the final report published with Chaikuni Institute (Report available). Fundación Montecito, Colombia. Working with communities to understand the conservation management of Colombia’s.

Surrey

• Responsible for advocacy and campaigns related to climate, forest, wildlife and EU policy issues:
• Core member of Forest Team, designing and delivering strategies to strengthen EUTR and ensure legal & sustainable supply of timber to UK markets
• Mapping stakeholders and developing tactics to influence key players (online and offline)
• Overseeing digital campaign on EU election, developing public awareness of EU enviro issues
• Developing Q&As, briefing papers and information management systems for campaigns
• Liaising across teams to generate smooth flow of information and ensure joined-up working

Surrey

• Responsible for strategic media advocacy in relation to high-profile public campaigns
• Delivering full media package for WWF’s Species Programme
• Managing Q&As and advising on policy statements for controversial issues – keeping abreast of popular opinion, other NGO positions and latest evidence
• Leading on press trips: researching stories, finding fixers, lining up interviews, briefing journalists, working with partners overseas, organising itineraries, arranging filming permissions, clearances
• Briefing spokespeople and drafting opinion pieces
• Commissioning photographers and filmmakers to gather footage overseas to support WWF advocacy

Vauxhall, London

• Publicising Sport Relief, one of the biggest fundraising campaigns in the UK
• Handling all initial media inquiries relating to Comic Relief’s charitable work in the UK and abroad, as well as drafting responses to journalists
• Acting as sole media contact at media stunts and fundraising events
• Project-managing the publicity for children's television show
• Drafting press releases, media briefings and writing a variety of creative content for publications;
• Conducting recce reports and scoping out potential case studies for media;

• Managing website content and overseeing all social media activity, including the development of social media strategy
• Overseeing the production and dissemination of daily news agendas, updates for Trustees, and supporter e-newsletters
• Preparing media releases and reports for publication, including capturing and summarising detailed policies and environmental legislation for online audiences
• Creating and improving relations with partner NGOs and the media
• Monitoring environmental news stories and responding to relevant issues in a timely manner
• Writing blog posts and using them to spark online debate and raise ClientEarth’s public profile

• Organising and promoting events, including several major donor evenings and coordinating high-profile charity dinners
• Project-managing campaign materials necessary for generating income and public awareness – including the design, production and dissemination of such material (using Adobe InDesign, Quark Xpress and Photoshop)
• Assisting with the development of marketing strategies to improve online communications, resulting in improved membership and increased donations.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Human Geography, School Of Geography, Earth And Environmental Science

Modern European Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, Ma Hons With Merit

Philosophy Ba, Continental Philosophy, Ba Hons 2:1