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The Tindall Foundation - Annual Report 2001
LETTER FROM STEPHEN TINDALL
Dear Fellow New Zealanders One of the speakers at the Knowledge Wave The goals of Social Entrepreneurs sometimes Our deepest thanks must go to these Social
Thank you for taking the time to read about Conference held in Auckland during August seem almost irrational by definition; they dream Entrepreneurs and the hundreds like them
the lives and work of some of the inspirational described the difference between invention and of a better world but have to operate in an throughout New Zealand who are striving daily
New Zealanders highlighted in this year’s Annual innovation as invention being a new idea and environment that places seemingly to create the kind of world we want to live in.
Report. Margaret and I have great pleasure, innovation taking that new idea and turning insurmountable obstacles in their way. Any A New Zealand in which all of us live inventive,
along with fellow Trustees and Staff, of backing it into a marketable product. Lots of inventions
the often unheralded hard work and commitment fail because they can’t attract the technical,
of terrific people who are changing New Zealand financial and marketing support they need to
for the better. The stories within this report succeed in the marketplace.
highlight the good work being done by some of
PC2100 Ram At The Tindall Foundation we try to help
New Zealand’s Social Entrepreneurs. Perhaps
Social Entrepreneurs create social innovations
you’ll find that some of their passions match
your own and that their work deserves not only – initiatives for positive social change that are
your admiration but your support as well. sustainable. Foremost by making monetary
donations to their initiatives and organisations
These are just a handful of the many fantastic,
– just the cost of running a small organisation
energetic New Zealanders who are becoming
known as “Social Entrepreneurs”. For me the can be overwhelming and funders are notorious
word “entrepreneur” means someone with drive for not providing this key support. But of equal
and ideas, a person with the potential and importance is the role we can play in networking
passion to create something new where there Social Entrepreneurs to other organisations for
was nothing before - someone with a knack for resources and collaboration. In addition, we
making a lot out of very little. These Social try to be useful as a sounding board for their
Entrepreneurs are doing just that; creating a ideas, providing direction and occasionally a
better New Zealand by combining inventive critical analysis, always mindful however, that
ideas with energy and resources. Very often, ours is not the only valid viewpoint.
fresh approaches to development and community Environment Families
Entrepreneurs can be exhausting to others
work can be traced back to inspired self-starters,
who lead a more ordered life. They can have a normal person would put such ideas in the “too productive and generous lives, raising our
who understand instinctively the who, why,
what and how of community work. They sweat thousand new ideas a day; they can be dogmatic hard” basket and call it a day. But they don’t. children to do the same in an environment
blood to make an idea happen. You can’t buy about achieving their vision. But they get things These Social Entrepreneurs dream their work that sustains us.
that sort of enthusiasm - you can only try and done. Results happen. You have to take the and work their dreams. We have the delight of
support it when you find it. rough with the smooth. . sharing their dreams and supporting their work.
Social
1 Entrepreneurs
Historical Overview
Stephen and Margaret Tindall established provides its operating budget and has enabled The Tindall Foundation primarily funds Third organisations. Typically, these are areas where
The Tindall Foundation in 1995 with the primary it to donate more than $27 million to a broad Sector organisations traditionally known as our contributions can leverage much larger
aim of helping New Zealanders to reach their spectrum of worthy causes across New Zealand “charities”, “non-profits” or “community outcomes in co-operation with a range of
full potential. Then, as now, the guiding since establishment. groups.” Passionate, committed people resource providers, including Government. Great
philosophy behind the work of the Foundation “We wanted to share what we had with invariably run Third Sector organisations but care is taken to avoid unnecessary duplication
others. Over the years, it has often rudimentary delivery systems combined of effort whilst building on the endeavours of
been both touching and with uncertain or precarious finances can stifle all stakeholders.
rewarding to see people develop, their effectiveness. Most are faced with the
watch the programmes we constant challenge of delivering outcomes while
support expand and blossom struggling to make ends meet. As a result the
and see the difference the Foundation prefers projects and initiatives that
Foundation has made in the lives also attract “generosity” from other New
of so many people. We get an Zealanders – the giving and sharing of
incredible amount of joy from resources, whether it be volunteer time, in-kind
giving to others and this is one or monetary assistance.
of the privileges of being in our The Foundation provides support in areas
position. We get so much more where Government initiatives are less effective
pleasure from giving than we do than the efforts of community-based
from receiving.”
The Tindall Foundation Donations
“Families in this country need
1995 to 2001
all the help they can get. We
have five children and we 1995/96 $2,756,117
understand how tough Margaret and Stephen Tindall
parenthood can be at times. The 1996/97 $2,648,439
Foundation aims to strengthen 1997/98 $2,985,373 The Tindall Foundation keeps staffing levels
families, to encourage them and and administration costs to a minimum so the
is to help ordinary Kiwis help others and to help those in crisis. We want 1998/99 $6,510,866
bulk of its available resources can be distributed
themselves, on a hand up not a hand out basis. to take pressure off families so they can get on to those who need it most. The Trustees give
1999/00 $6,964,131
with life without added stress – that way, parents
Stephen and Margaret ceded 23 % of their freely of their time and expertise and play an
can focus on nurturing and raising their children 2000/01 $5,735,665
private shareholding in The Warehouse Limited important role in ensuring fairness and
in a positive way.”
to establish the Foundation. Income from objectivity in the allocation of the Foundation’s
Margaret Tindall.
dividends on the Foundation’s shareholding resources.
2
Families
OPENING MINDS – OPENING DOORS THE PARTNERSHIP WAY
“The Company was pleasantly surprised by to presentation of results. We could see their opportunity for us to put a real-life design brief Specific projects emerge once business and
the outcome,” says Clare Thompson of SONY confidence grow as the project developed.” into practise.” “I thought it would be an easy schools learn about each other’s needs and
New Zealand Corporate Communications, The College became interested in the project, but I was wrong,” admitted one of the resources. Once students are familiar with a
referring to the results of a new partnership partnership concept through an earlier experience students, Ben Boss. “The play area was on a project, a team is formed to plan and co-ordinate
between the Company and Auckland’s Long with Murray’s Bay Childcare Centre. When the slope so we had to think about things like activities that fit in with the school’s Curriculum
drainage. We also had to listen carefully to the and help the business.
Client’s requirements and include that in our Elizabeth has been passionate about the
work, which is not as easy as just doing your potential for school/business/community
own thing.” synergy for most of her working life. An
These partnerships were set up through Educator by training, she is convinced that
Partners New Zealand, a Trust that facilitates all kids can learn, given the right motivation
the formation of partnerships between schools, and an enabling environment. “I was forever
other education institutions and business. asking the business community to assist
“Relationships are
based on mutual
benefit,” says Partners
New Zealand National
Facilitator Elizabeth
Deuchrass, the brains
Positive Parenting
behind the working
Bay College. Sixth Form students were briefed Centre’s playground was in need of a revamp, processes used by
by the Company and asked to develop a market fourteen Year 12 students from Long Bay College the Trust. “Business
survey that would reveal how their peers felt were set the task of coming up with a design and schools have
about SONY, its products and Website as well for the play area. Designing a specialised resources that can
as buying merchandise over the Internet. Once playground facility is no mean feat by anyone’s benefit each other.
complete, the students presented their findings standards and it’s even more impressive when Schools have an opp-
to SONY’s CEO and management team. a team of seventeen-year-olds front the project. ortunity to enhance
“It was a win-win situation for all parties. “The partnership was a perfect fit,” says the their Curriculum and students learn by valuable the kids. Many business people told me
We can use the information they gathered as a College’s Head of Technology, Paul Bordeaux. real-life experience; business is able to positively they loved helping the schools, but were looking
marketing tool and in return, the students were Environmental design is one of four subjects influence the future work force and the end for a quid pro quo or incentive in return for
able to follow through the market covered in the Design Technology syllabus result is the completion of important tasks that their involvement.”
research process from briefing stage and the play area project was an benefit the community.”
Partnerships Between
3 Business & Education In s p i r a ti o n a l N e w Z e a l a n d e r s
FAMILIES $3,430,198
going is seeing the results in action - the programmes already run from The Warehouse Funding Managers
participation; smiles on kids’ faces; teachers stores,” explains Area Manager, Alex Grant. “We Catholic Bishop’s Conference $350,000
Anglican Care Network $150,000
empowered by the growth of their charges and plan to further involve store employees in local
Salvation Army $150,000
the fruits of their labour actually being used in school activity. Store teams will assist with
Presbyterian Support Services $150,000
the commercial world. All of that and the support fundraising, offer career advice and so forth; United Way $500,000
and understanding of my loving family.”
students are provided with an opportunity to COMPASS Community Foundation $130,000
Elizabeth believes she is good at what she work with people from The Warehouse stores Penny~Wise Trust $140,000
does because she has the right temperament, and develop their retail skills.”
Child Protection Studies $ 30,000
skills and conviction to be involved in this type Drug Abuse Prevention Alliance $150,000
Deuchrass emphasises the importance of Workers’ Education Assoc $ 60,000
of work. “Networking is a key element, as is a
business and schools working together. “Today’s Pacific Foundation $250,000
commitment to Community, a desire to make a
Elizabeth Deuchrass – Partners New Zealand Trust children are tomorrow’s employees and
difference, a certain amount of stamina and a
consumers. It is imperative for kids to understand Major Projects
That is how the idea to develop the belief that everyone is entitled to an opportunity
Parenting with Confidence $575,000
partnership process came about. “Eight years to learn.” the relevance of what they learn and to be able
Project K $100,000
ago, I developed the first draft process document Nearly two hundred business/education to apply their skills in real-life situations, before
Partners New Zealand $ 20,000
outlining a way in which schools and business partnerships have been facilitated by Partners they leave school. Partners New Zealand can
could benefit from each other and now, after New Zealand since inception. Participants pay make this happen. Other Initiatives $675,198
many rewrites and plenty of “field testing”, a nothing to take part in the programme; the The Tindall Foundation supported Partners
six stage process has evolved which is the model Trust receives a small amount of Government New Zealand Trust (North Shore) with a donation
used by Partners New Zealand today. What was funding and relies heavily on outside sources of $20,000 in 2000. The Trustees have recently
only a theory has now proven to be a successful, for monetary support for its activities. “Currently approved $50,000 for the National office with
practical tool.” we have nine areas operating; six of these
the intention of continuing the support for a
now have their own local coordinators”,
Elizabeth works and travels tirelessly further two years.
says Elizabeth.
promoting Partners New Zealand in order to
generate new opportunities, facilitate existing In addition to The Tindall Foundation For more information contact:
projects and train new staff. “My friends and funding, substantial support is also coming Partners New Zealand Trust Families - 59%
colleagues have nicknamed me the “bag lady” separately from The Warehouse Limited. P.O. Box 13404, Armagh St Christchurch
because I spend so much of my time living out “The involvement with Partners New Ph: 03 357 1034 Fax: 03 357 1035
of suitcases,” jokes Elizabeth. “What keeps me Zealand is in keeping with community Email: elizd@es.co.nz
“It’s not easy being a parent. It requires, children grow and learn and how families in 1990, which I co-founded with Gordon and equity. As the Prime Minister said recently,
for a start, the capacity to earn sufficiently; the function. She later served on the executive of Dryden, who is well-known as a broadcaster ‘HIPPY evens up the odds.’”
ability to plan ahead; an understanding of what the IHC in Auckland where she worked with and businessman. Gordon has since gone on
children need; the skills to guide them without others to improve services and opportunities to do other things.”
oppressing them; Lesley told the recent
that old-fashioned Knowledge Wave Conference,
notion of self- that the cognitive capacity of
sacrifice – putting a population is to the
their interests Knowledge Economy what
ahead of your own the silicon chip is to the
– all of which information industry. It’s
constitutes a huge largely determined in infancy
commitment. And and early childhood yet most
what about love? of the early childhood
Love is at the Lesley Max - Pacific Foundation
education sector appears
foundation of it all uncomfortable with the focus The HIPPY programme offers parents
– yet, at the risk of on the cognitive dimension. something precious – an opportunity to help
arguing with The But mechanisms do exist to their children learn and a structure to ensure
Beatles – love isn’t deliver enthusiastic young they spend time with them each day. For
all you need!” learners and engaged parents children, HIPPY promises the joy of learning,
These are the from the lowest social- discovering new things, exciting activities,
HIPPY Graduation
words of author, economic areas to the school hearing stories – all in the company of the
Social Entrepreneur, educationalist and for people with intellectual disabilities. gates. One such mechanism is HIPPY, an person who is dearest to them. And perhaps
children’s rights advocate Lesley Max, “My son Jamie had his early schooling in acronym for Home Instruction Programme for most importantly, HIPPY offers a really good
Executive Director of the Pacific Foundation the Glen Innes area of Auckland, where there Pre-School and Year One Youngsters. start in school. This year, 18 HIPPY Co-ordinators
for Health, Education and Parent Support. were many children leading very difficult lives, “I had been looking for ways to break the and 70 paraprofessional tutors are assisting
Lesley speaks with the conviction of often very different lives from those led by poverty trap and all that poverty means for some 1200 families throughout New Zealand
someone who knows from personal experience children in neighbouring suburbs,” she recalls. families. Research shows that education is the to reach their potential.
the difficulties involved in dealing with children “I started writing about these matters for Metro best road out of poverty but it must start in “There are times of huge personal
with learning disabilities. After the birth of her magazine and then went on to write “Children: early childhood and parents must be closely satisfaction, none more so than when I attend
second son, who has a learning disability, Endangered Species?” which in turn, led to involved. HIPPY, which is home-based, offers a HIPPY Graduation. I love to watch the
she became very involved with how the formation of the Pacific Foundation that closeness. It’s also an agent of opportunity children, parents, grandparents, teachers and
antidote to this intolerable state of affairs is to relationships. Young women, in particular, need The Pacific Foundation was designated a For more information contact:
work towards a situation where children are to receive clear messages about the lifelong Funding Manager for The Tindall Foundation The Pacific Foundation for Health, Education
born to two parents, who are committed to them consequences of becoming mothers too soon, in 1997, a role which has enabled it to channel and Parent Support
for life and are ready for the responsibilities unsupported and unready for the task. She funding into HIPPY Programmes around New P.O. Box 28346 Remuera, Auckland
of parenthood. believes it is critical to foster the attachment Zealand. The strong partnership has enabled Ph: 09 377 5384 Fax: 09 377 3553
Email: lesley.max@xtra.co.nz
Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s 6
Employment
MAKING HOPE POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT $533,750
Vibrant communities are based on livelihood. on local jobs; but others have been much exciting new jobs we are now creating are not Funding Managers
Livelihood underpins our ability to create slower such as the changing nature of work in going to be enough to replace those being Inventors Trust $ 75,000
dramatic and fundamental changes to employ- layers of our communities. describes as its goal
ment over the past twenty years,” says vivian “The paradigm shift we are of “zero waste”
Hutchinson of the Jobs Research Trust. “Some facing is systemic,” says
vivian Hutchinson - Jobs Research Trust of New Zealanders?
of the changes have been swift, like the impact vivian, “and we are not going to solve our “New business opportunities will not be the
of new technology and the effect of globalisation employment challenges if we simplistically focus only drivers of future employment,” says vivian.
all our attention on how we “The jobs of the future will also come from us
can better manage the poor valuing different things. They will come from
and the unemployed.” acts of community and cultural leadership that
Employment - 9%
In the New Economy, have the capacity to make choices for a common
economic growth does not good. These jobs will not come from acts of
necessarily yeild the same economics or business development as we know
numbers of jobs that growing it, but rather from acts of governance. We need the earth better. Both sectors are very rich in
economies produced 35 to apply longer-term thinking to the critical terms of job potential. These sectors will be
years ago. Ours is the first issues facing our communities and regain our driven by governance choices that communities
generation to face the fact capacity to talk to each other about the long- make through their economic, cultural and
that the “cheapest” worker term trends affecting work and income.” political leaders.”
anywhere in the global “The job-rich areas of the future will emerge If we value business and economic
economy, will not be cheap from two main sectors,” says vivian. “The first development, we have to invest in the sort of
enough to compete with new contains jobs that come from choosing to look infrastructure that will have a tangible spin-
technologies coming on stream after one another better and the second contains off in local jobs. This has to involve stakeholders
Creative use of recycled materials
to replace them. All the those jobs that come from choosing to look after and interest groups from business and the
7 Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s
pragmatic. “These are the people who can make
hope possible in face of uncertainty and despair”,
asserts Hutchinson. “Fostering Social
Entrepreneurs will be critical to developing
sustainable solutions to the challenges of the
21st Century.”
vivian is a Social Entrepreneur and
community activist who has pioneered
community-based action for jobs in New Zealand,
especially in establishing programmes for the
training, support and education of unemployed
people. He is also an accomplished writer and
sought-after speaker on employment and
livelihood issues, here and abroad. He is Editor
of The Jobs Letter, co-founder of the Jobs
Research Trust and Community Advisor to the
New Zealand Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs. Creating community employment
His other accomplishments include helping development practitioners and business people, how our employment problems are defined and
Inventivness at work - Terrasaw™ portable power
establish the Community Employment vivian shares the view that New Zealand could how longer-term solutions can be envisioned
trencher
Development Unit (later to become the become the first sustainable country on earth. says vivian.
community as well as local and regional Community Employment Group) within the Just as this country was considered a “social The Tindall Foundation has provided
authorities and national Government. Department of Labour and working with the laboratory” for the world at the time of the rise donations to the Jobs Research Trust since 2000.
Collaboration, leadership and co-operation are national network of Local Employment of the Welfare State, it is conceivable that we The Trustees recently approved a further
required in order to translate this vision Co-ordination Committees. vivian was also a might become a “social and environmental contribution of $30,000 which will be used to
into reality, but we particularly need to founder of the Taranaki Work Trust, based laboratory” as the global economy starts to support vivian in his work as a Social
harness the creative energies of society’s in New Plymouth and pioneered the first explore the new practicalities of what is described Entrepreneur as well as a further $500,000 to
“Social Entrepreneurs”. Skills of Enterprise business courses aimed by author Paul Hawken as “Natural Capitalism.” promote youth employment in collaboration
The Social Entrepreneur looks at the need to at unemployed people. His Website at The key to moulding New Zealand’s collective with the Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs.
value different things and helps find ways to www.jobsletter.org.nz, was the 1999 premier future will be the acceptance that social equity For more information contact:
pay for it. Such people are great alliance builders Internet award winner at the New Zealand should not be defined by the social structures Jobs Research Trust,
and work out how new ways of doing things Peace Media Awards. that were the product of the 19th Century. We P.O. Box 428, New Plymouth.
can become politically saleable and economically In common with many community all have an important role to play in rethinking Ph: 06 753 4434 Fax: 06 753 4430
Website: www.jobsletter.org.nz
Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s 8
Environment
FROM THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE
“new beginning” or “spring time”) family needs, but she already knew that Zealand, like many other countries, was almost
Gardens at Maungaturoto, commercially available varieties would not do entirely dependent on commercial vegetable
Northland. well in Northland as they were more suited to seed from Northern Hemisphere sources. She
Kay was naive when she started Southern climates and soils. Thus, she began realised how compromised our food security is
out. She had a limited searching for trees naturalised in the Northland and so began the development of Koanga’s seed
understanding of the field but in bioregion and her quest quickly unearthed a collection, initially found amongst local garden
treasure house of adapted varieties. When word clubs and then increasingly from like-minded
the process of learning about soil
of what Kay was doing started to spread, people growers from all over New Zealand. With the
and sustainable systems, she
asked whether she would supply them with expanding collection came heightened
quickly realised that there were
plant material and so began Koanga Nursery. understanding of the breadth of issues involved
serious deficiencies in the way in
As time went by, more and more examples came in particular, the irretrievable loss of genetic
which food was being produced
forward and the range of varieties grew. diversity of our food plants. Once again, people
commercially. Reduced nutritional
value and taste sacrifice were just Along the way, Kay discovered that New asked Kay to supply these seeds for their own
two aspects that concerned her, to gardens and so the production of seeds for sale
say nothing of the valuable was begun. The Heritage Plant and Seed
Collections, along with a record of their history
diversity and variety that was being
In New Zealand, the name Kay Baxter is and culture, have now expanded to 1000
selectively discarded through genetic
synonymous with the preservation and cultivars/varieties and more are being added
manipulation. In 1980, a United Nations Food
propagation of heritage seeds, plants and organic all the time.
and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) study
food products. At Koanga Gardens, she presides of the worldwide loss of vegetable varieties In 1998, a Charitable Trust was established
over New Zealand’s largest collection of heirloom estimated that of those available in 1920, only and a subscribing membership was offered to
seeds, plants and vegetables and the country’s 10% were left and that the remainder were the Public as a way to subsidise the non-
first Organic Garden Centre. disappearing at a rate of 3% per annum. The commercial activities of Koanga Gardens. In an
rate of loss has continued so that today, we attempt to reduce dependence on membership
It seems as if Kay was destined to become
may at best have only 7% of what existed in subscriptions, the Trust decided to diversify its
a gardener. She has fond childhood memories
1920. This alarming statistic comes as no activities and an Organic Garden Centre was
of her Grandmother’s Marton garden, of the
surprise to Kay who has spent the last 20 years opened early in 2001. The Organic Garden
family’s vegetable patch and of her own early
of her life promoting the importance of Centre has provided a direct outlet for the Public
attempts at growing food. Later in life, out of
maintaining plant varieties within the larger to buy heritage seeds and fruit trees, allowed
concern for the health of her young family, Kay
framework of sustainable agriculture. for a wider range of products to be sold and has
grew food organically and later, her love affair
raised the public profile of the organisation.
with nature led to the establishment of When Kay moved to Northland, she
Koanga (a Mäori word meaning wanted to plant fruit trees to supply Kay Baxter - Koanga Gardens Trust Continued on following page
American-born visionary, architect, inventor describes as “several moderately successful Since then, Norman has recorded an
and “world citizen”, Buckminster Fuller careers,” he was made redundant from his impressive list of “firsts.” He was
(1895 – 1983), took liberties with the English job as Development Director of the Central instrumental in developing New Zealand’s
language when he talked about “doing well Institute of Technology (CIT). first course in Energy Management Training
by doing good”. “ I felt as if the Universe was nudging and successfully implemented a community-
This philosophical approach to life and living me in a new direction,” says Norman. “ I wide “Economic Renewal through Energy
resonates very strongly with Norman Smith, realized that it was time for me to find Efficiency” project in Thames after the
environmental champion, consultant and energy something I was passionate about, a field of closure of the Toyota assembly plant in the
efficiency guru. endeavour where I could make a difference. late 1990’s. Other successes include co-
Given my varied employment record (from invention of the “Negawatt” eco hot water
According to Norman, the marker for his
journalism and corporate management to cylinder wrap and the development of a
work in building a sustainable energy future
farm labourer and single parent), energy package to help establish residential energy
had been laid across his trail twice, the first
efficiency seemed an unlikely choice, efficiency business units in small
being in the 1970’s when helping produce
but I had an intuitive sense that communities, the latter having created much
the election manifesto for the Values
this was the direction in needed employment in centres such as
Party (now the Greens) and 20
Economic Renewal
years later when, after what he which I needed to go.” Continued on following page
through Energy Efficency
Norman Smith
From the Past for the Future - continued New Zealand, echoes this viewpoint, adding that Koanga Gardens in different ways. Many individuals and organisations have been
Nevertheless, the Trust is desperately in need of ongoing is a vital ingredient of sustainable development in our country. inspired and feel supported and encouraged by what we are doing.
support and is actively seeking assistance from a wide range of Kay is confident that as more and more people become aware These plants and seeds are a link with our past and form part of
grantmaking organisations, agencies and individuals. Funding of the importance of this endeavour, they will become “ambassadors” our rich culture; we have a duty and a responsibility to do everything
is actively being sought to support Koanga’s stewardship role, for the Gardens and lend their financial and moral support. It is we can to protect them for the benefit of future generations.”
maintain the collections, expand the gardens and orchards, fund also hoped that in time, Koanga Gardens will qualify for funding The Tindall Foundation has supported Koanga Gardens since
research and provide for the long-term viability of the Gardens. assistance in terms of the Government’s Biodiversity Strategy. The 1999. The Trustees recently approved a further contribution of
Kay’s pioneering work has drawn praise from many quarters. appeal for support is earnest and the need is great. $25,000 which will be used to further the vitally important work
Recently, Graham Harris - Senior Lecturer at the Natural Resources Kay’s involvement has affirmed her intuitive understanding of of the Koanga Gardens Trust.
Centre at The Open Polytechnic described her work as having the interrelationship and dependency of all living things. “This For more information contact:
made a major contribution to the conservation of biological work has changed my life in ways I could never have imagined”, Koanga Gardens, RD 2 Maungaturoto.
diversity. Brendan Hoare, Lecturer on Organics and Sustainable says Kay. “Although our primary role at Koanga is to save the Ph: 09 4312145 Fax: 09 431 2745
Design at UNITEC and Convenor of the Organic Federation of seeds, I know the work has touched the lives of thousands of people Website: www.koanga.org.nz
Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s 10
Environment
DOING MORE WITH LESS - continued Environment $1,240,085
Opotiki, Moerewa, Waitara and compiling facts and using a Funding Managers
Marton. An important outcome of processing logic we don’t Zero Waste New Zealand Trust $720,000
Norman’s work in Thames was the understand at the time. World Wide Fund For Nature $200,000
11 Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s
Strengthening the Voluntary Sector
FINDING VALUE IN VALUES Voluntary Sector $145,680
Sometimes social change happens after a Fortunately, UNITEC demonstrated a rare ability labour activism coupled with sound theoretical Funding Managers
walk and a talk on the beach! That’s how John to “venture invest” thus enabling the project knowledge of and practical involvement in the UNITEC $40,000
Stansfield remembers UNITEC’s Graduate team to get it started. Additionally, John was Sector over almost three decades. His valuable
Diploma in Not-for-Profit Management getting able (often through sheer force of personality overseas experience in countries like Bangladesh Major Projects
and the power of an idea) to persuade a talented Community Self Help $40,000
off the ground. Now, after six years, it operates and Papua New Guinea as well as his in-depth
COMPASS Community Foundation $20,000
United Way $26,680
Helping people who want to make a difference
Other Initiatives $19,000
in six major centres around New Zealand as understanding of New Zealand’s socio-
well as in several countries in the Pacific region. political and socio-economic milieu,
From a base of 21 participants at the inception identified him as the obvious choice to
of the Programme, there are almost 400 students oversee and grow the Programme.
studying this year, clear evidence of the necessity This initiative is all about helping people
for a dynamic programme that builds on who want to make a difference. We
participants’ previous experience, integrating it have crafted a Programme which has Voluntary Sector - 3%
with theory and skills development. excited and motivated a new generation
The Programme started following a needs of community leaders. Support from
analysis of community organisations. “It was funders and community organisations professionals in organisations such as
clear from the feedback we got, that the have worked to create “space” for the community services, church welfare and
management training needs of these professional development of exceptional community development agencies. Access to
organisations were not being met,” recalls John. New Zealanders operating in the training and skills development programmes
“ At that time, there were no relevant sector- Voluntary Sector. By improving the for social development practitioners is an ongoing
specific programmes in place and those that management of the community sector challenge. Not-for-Profit organisations often
were on offer were inflexible from a scheduling Tutors Refresher Day we improve the capacity of communities operate with minimal resources and many are
point of view or were simply unaffordable for to respond to those in need. To use the language faced with the constant challenge of delivering
core of New Zealand experts like Aly McNicol,
many prospective attendees.” of business, the Sector has a single competitive positive outcomes while struggling to make ends
Garth Nowland-Foreman, Margy-Jean
advantage - an ability to excite in people a meet on a day-to-day basis. In many instances,
Everyone agreed that something needed to Malcolm, Margot Nicholson and Lyndsay
passion around shared values. Our management training and skills development is,
be done but as is so often the case, no one Jeffs, to offer their services for a lot less than
must serve the values of our organisations,” understandably, way down on the needs list
fronted up to pay for a sustainable solution, they were worth. John’s own knowledge of the
saya John. and many such organisations focus on the urgent
particularly the costs of the tutors. It required Not-for-Profit environment stems from early
an entrepreneurial approach. involvement in social, political and Participants are predominantly working Continued on following page
TRUSTEES over the important. Improved management and and commitment to the Voluntary
John Avery
leadership is not only desirable but imperative Sector and the organisation’s agency
Keith Smith
Margaret Tindall if the Voluntary Sector is to operate at anything commitment to the course of study.
Stephen Tindall like its true potential. The demand for sector- In addition, there are work study
ADVISORY TRUSTEES relevant vocational training and skills “subsidy” opportunities for
Peter Menzies
development is enormous given that there are participants who have completed Year
Joan Withers
about 60,000 community based organisations One or who are otherwise ineligible
MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL
Tim McMains – Manager operating in New Zealand. for first year scholarships.
Evelyn Gauntlett – Administrator
Christine Peace – Administration Assistant
CONSULTANTS
Allen Miller
Ross Merrett Strengthening ties between Government and the
Teresa Schwellnus Voluntary Sector
FINANCIAL ADVISORS
BDO Spicers when they see funders like the Foundation
LEGAL ADVISORS supporting this initiative,” he says. “I have
Hesketh Henry attended many board meetings where raising
CONTACT DETAILS the issue of support for the Programme from
Postal Address:
major funders has been a deciding factor in
The Tindall Foundation
P.O. Box 33 181 Takapuna, Auckland those organisations committing to the
Ph: 09 488 0170 programme of study.”
Fax: 09 489 5327
Email: ttf@tindall.org.nz
The Tindall Foundation has supported the
Website: www.tindall.org.nz ‘Not-for-Profit Management’ Courses since 1998
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS providing total donations of $75,000 towards
Design & Production: I Cheesman student scholarships.
Communications Ltd Small group work engenders peer mentoring
Writers: Allen Miller, Sheena Hendon, Liz Taite For further information contact:
Photographs: Many thanks to all amateur and
professional photographers for their photographs-
The Tindall Foundation has appointed John believes the support of organisations UNITEC School of Community Studies,
they have captured things that can’t be expressed UNITEC as one of its Funding Managers. In like The Tindall Foundation has proved pivotal Private Bag 92025 Auckland
in words. terms of this arrangement, scholarship to the success of the Programme. “Many smaller Ph: 09 815 2945
Published: November 2001
applications are carefully assessed and awarded organisations that are perhaps uncertain as to Fax: 09 815 2905
Printed on recycled paper using environmentally
friendly ink that contains no mineral oils or resins by an allocation Committee, based on equity the legitimacy of setting aside valuable project Email: courses@unitec.ac.nz
and is produced exclusively from vegetable criteria such as the applicant’s proven ability funds for management training are assured Website: www.unitec.ac.nz
based products.
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The Tindall Foundation - Annual Report 2001
APPLICATION GUIDELINES THE TINDALL FOUNDATION - ASSETS AS AT JULY 31, 2001
The Foundation has adopted a Funding • Collaboration with other groups • Sports and leisure groups; sport sponsorship Liquid Assets $ 16,566,115
Manager Model, whereby Foundation resources • Good planning, evaluation, governance, • Evangelical work or promotion of religious The Warehouse Ltd Shares $ 371,410,032
are disbursed by well-managed, non-profit and financial management or political messages, doctrine or ideology Other Investments $ 3,729,289
agencies operating within the Programme Areas, • Private business proposals, venture capital Total Assets $ 391,705,436
• Adding value all over the community
acting on broad guidelines set by the • Good review by referees and investment
The Tindall Foundation Expenditure
Foundation for the allotment of funds. Funding • Staged projects • Organ transplants or related medical inter-
August 1, 2000 – July 31, 2001
Managers are autonomous in their decision- ventions; medical research and health services
• Well-motivated case for support
making, but are accountable to the Foundation • Youth award programmes
• Good track record Foundation Services Admin. $ 270,895
in making the fairest and most expeditious use • Art Galleries and Libraries Programme Development $ 141,138
• Differentiating quality
of Foundation money to achieve objectives. • Schools, Pre-schools, Donations $ 5,735,665
• Community support
Expressions of interest are considered in Kindergartens and Crèches Total Expenditure $ 6,147,698
• Encourage volunteerism
the four Programme Areas of: Families, • Applications for assistance made by or on
• Leverage other resources
Employment, Environment and Supporting the behalf of individuals
Voluntary Sector. These are redirected to the FORMALITIES • Statutory Bodies
appropriate Funding Managers for assessment The Foundation’s programme year-end The foregoing is not an exhaustive list of
and action. Exceptional cases and special is July 31st. exclusions. Again if in
projects falling outside normal assessment
Preliminary Assessment Forms are available doubt, prospective
criteria are appraised by Foundation personnel
on application and are used to determine if a applicants are invited to
and placed before the Trustees for consideration.
request can be referred to a Funding Manager contact the Foundation
Trustees do not respond to personal approaches.
in the Programme Area into which the in order to determine
CRITERIA application falls, or whether an Application eligibility for support.
Form will be processed by the Foundation itself.
The Foundation’s grant-making activity is
If unsure please do not hesitate to contact the
confined to the geographic boundaries of
staff at the Foundation at any time to discuss
New Zealand. It’s approach to funding is
your request.
based on the broad principles of Community
Development. EXCLUSIONS
These are some the of hallmarks we and our Appeals in respect of the following do not
Funding Managers look for when considering qualify for assistance:
a funding request: • Overseas Travel Tim McMains, Christine
• Capacity to deliver the project • Church and School buildings Peace, Evelyn Gauntlett
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