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Victory School
Victory Primary School in Nelson has adopted an approach of 'enrolling the family, not just the child'. Community facilities have been put in place on the school grounds and parents actively welcomed and encouraged to participate in their child's education.
New Trustee Joan Withers
The Tindall Foundation Trustees welcome the return of Joan Withers to their ranks. Joan was previously an advisor to the Foundation, but left when she took up a full-time role leading the Fairfax Group's interests in New Zealand. Her recent retirement from this position timed well with the retirement of long-serving Trustee Peter Menzies, and she accepted an invitation to return to the Board.
Farewell Peter Menzies
Long-standing Trustee Peter Menzies has resigned from the The Tindall Foundation Board due to personal circumstances. The Tindall Foundation staff and Trustees wish Peter well and thank him for his outstanding contribution to the work of the Foundation.
Contribute Case Studies
If your initiative has been funded by The Tindall Foundation, we invite you to contribute your own Case Studies. The Tindall Foundation wants to fill this website with inspiring stories and information about the great work being done by the organisations we fund. Please forward your summary, photos or ideas to zarleen.blakeley@tindall.org.nz
Social lending report
The Tindall Foundation and ASB Community Trust jointly commissioned Glen Saunders to look into the emerging field of social lending and investment overseas, and prospects for developing this in New Zealand. This report was produced in October 2009 and is now publicly available. You can download a short summary and the full report below.
Annual Report 2009
This year's Annual Report, again in the popular calendar format, includes 12 stories about inspirational initiatives that received Tindall Foundation donations last year. Instead of having one overall theme, this year we have widened our focus by featuring examples from each of our funding Programme Areas.
Working Together More Fund applications closed
Applications for the Working Together More Fund closed on Friday 13 November. The next funding round closes on 12 March 2010. Go to the Working Together More Fund website for information on how to apply. If you have any enquiries about this fund, please contact Barbara Edwards (Fund Administrator) directly at Barbara.Edwards@xtra.co.nz or (09) 486 7671.
Capacity building applications close off
The latest round of the Tindall Foundation's capacity building scheme for small community organisations is open for applications until 30 November 2009. We have contracted NFP Works Ltd, an independent business, to provide capacity building support to small Tindall Foundation-funded community organisations in Auckland and Northland. To help community organisations become even more effective at delivering quality services for their communities, NFP Works Ltd will provide consultancy advice and support on issues like governance, organisational planning or financial systems.
Working Together More Fund
The Tindall Foundation, in collaboration with the J R McKenzie Trust, Todd Foundation and Wayne Francis Charitable Trust, has introduced the Working Together More Fund - He Pūtea Mahi Tahi.
Tindall Foundation powered by the sun
Working with Sanyo and Reid Technology, The Tindall Foundation now has photo-voltaic panels on the roofs of both its buildings. The 9.4kW they provide will make the Foundation site almost self-sufficient in electricity. For more information on products and installation: http://www.sanyo.co.nz/products/solar or http://www.reidtechnology.co.nz/.