About Us
Who we are
Menorca Preservation is a Spanish Registered Foundation established in November 2017 with the aim of supporting local environmental initiatives.The Foundation has been co-founded by Ben Goldsmith and Fani Medina with the aim of supporting local environmental initiatives.
Menorca Preservation (MeP) is a non-profit foundation which aims to promote environmental awareness and preserve the natural heritage of our wonderful island, working in collaboration with local organisations and environmental heroes.
The Foundation seeks to strengthen the work of local environmental organisations, supporting and catalysing projects that contribute to the protection, conservation and regeneration of our environments. We focus on 4 pillars: Land, Sea, Clean Energy and Plastic Free Menorca.
HOW WE WORK
We set up coordination and collaboration paths with local entities, businesses and public administration. We jointly identify the fields in which Menorca Preservation can contribute to promoting a positive impact on the island, maximising resources and avoiding duplication of efforts.
Local environmental organisations submit their projects to our team. With our guidance and support, they complete and submit their funding applications via our online form. Once submitted, our Steering Committee reviews and evaluates the funding proposals submitted for approval. Further, it jointly selects the approved projects, in accordance with the Foundation’s aims, and approves the funding awarded to these projects. Once the project is approved, we collaborate with the grantee by offering support in several areas of work, such as networking, communications or impact measurement. In parallel, when we detect an environmental problem that is not being addressed by any local entity, we also develop and manage our own projects, such as our Plastic Free Menorca Alliance or our MENORCA PRESERVADA training programme for farmers.
Our people
OUR STEERING COMMITTEE (SC) members come onboard for a minimum period of three years, in order to ensure consistency and cohesion in decision-making.
As a team, they meet six times a year to approve projects, identify fundraising opportunities, and discuss the organisation’s progress.
Local team
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Rebecca Morris
Local Fund Director
Rebecca was brought up and educated in Menorca. She then went to university in the UK, followed by eight years working for NGO’s (Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières) as project coordinator and manager around the Globe – South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Turkey. Rebecca returned to Menorca in 2013 to settle down with her partner and start a family. Rebecca is delighted to be running MEP and to have the opportunity to work towards a sustainable Menorca.
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Yolanda López
Admin & HR
Yolanda studied ISSA at the University of Navarra (ISSA School of Applied Management). She came to Menorca in 1995 for a seasonal job and fell in love with the island and her now husband. For 13 years, together they managed their own Graphic Design, Signwriting and Uniforms company. In 2021 she was presented with the opportunity to collaborate with Menorca Preservation, and did not hesitate to join this team that does so much for the island that has given her so much.
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Sara D'Eustacchio
Comms & Impact
Sara graduated in Journalism in 2011 from the Complutense University of Madrid. Born in Rome in 1988, her family moved to Menorca in 1994, becoming the driving force behind her great interest in nature and environmental protection. She worked for more than 10 years in the aviation sector. She joined the Menorca Preservation team in 2022 as Head of Communication and Impact, a platform that allows her to learn one new thing every day and to contribute to highlighting the incredible work that so many people do for the island we love so much.
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