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Victory School

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:59:00 +1200

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.

The school previously had problems with bad behaviour, truancy, and stand-downs, with a high percentage of families moving away during each school year. Since introducing this approach nine years ago, there have been no stand-downs, truancy has been dramatically reduced, behaviour problems have been all but eliminated, families are staying in their school communities longer instead of moving away, and education outcomes have improved.

The Families Commission worked with Victory School to create these videos outlining their "community hub" approach. The Tindall Foundation contributed funding to produce Victory School DVDs, which have been widely distributed to schools, government and community organisations.

Links to short and long versions of Victory School videos:

Victory School Video 06:44min

Victory School Video 15:40 min

New Trustee Joan Withers

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:44:00 +1200

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.

Joan is a very experienced executive, director and trustee of a wide range of business and not-for-profit organisations. As a South Auckland resident, Joan brings particularly relevant interests, links and knowledge to the Foundation as it focuses on the most needy in our communities.

Farewell Peter Menzies

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1200

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 your Case Studies

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1300

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

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:48:00 +1300

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.

Social lending think-piece (4 pages, 200 KB PDF)

A new funding paradigm: Prospects for social lending and investment by foundations in New Zealand (400 KB PDF)

Annual Report 2009/Calendar 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:18:00 +1300

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.

We have a limited number of spare calendars available for people you work with or who are interested in the initiatives profiled. Please email zarleen.blakeley@tindall.org.nz to request more copies.

Download a full copy of the report here: The Tindall Foundation Annual Report 2009 (3.52 MB PDF)

Working Together More Fund applications closed

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:52:00 +1300

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 November 30th

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1300

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

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1300

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.

The objective of the fund is to provide seeding assistance to organisations looking to work closer together to provide a better service for people in need.

In today's environment, demand for services is high but availability of resources has diminished and many organisations are struggling. New innovative ways of thinking and working are required.

A recent research project carried out by these funders found that collaboration between organisations could provide a successful way forward for many groups.

Find out more about this fund and download an application on the Working Together More Fund website: www.workingtogether.org.nz

Tindall Foundation powered by the sun

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1200

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/.

We are monitoring our CO2 reduction and power use. Check out the latest data here:

http://www.sunnyportal.com/Templates/PublicPageOverview.aspx?page=e6e3325f-41fe-4bd1-bda4-d38f51cd42ff&plant=6b5ef374-acf3-4c06-a773-69fe8e506207&splang=en-US

The Tindall Foundation headquarters in Takapuna, North Shore

SCOPE long-term outcomes evaluation

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200

The evaluation findings on the long-term outcomes of the SCOPE capacity-building pilot were published in June. Most of the surveyed organisations believed that SCOPE support contributed to improved services to their clients and communities. For many, SCOPE was a turning point in their organisation's sustainability.

The survey data demonstrates a high level of gain (average 4.24 on a scale with a top score of 5) from the organisations that responded, on improvements in:

management and governance
improved internal relationships
ability of the organisations to identify and address problems
improved systems; clarity of purpose and direction
ability to deliver a service based on the organisation's intended purpose.

In addition, respondents reported high levels of maintenance of gains over time from SCOPE support.

For more information, read about the SCOPE pilot on our website and download the report:

SCOPE long-term outcomes evaluation (360 KB Word doc)

Inspiring Communities

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200

The Tindall Foundation is funding the national Inspiring Communities Exchange and Network to support local people in place-based communities. They do this by building active local leadership and connections; developing an integrated way of working across sectors; generating solutions to locally identified challenges; and learning from each other across the country. The Exchange publicly shares the vision, learning and practice of community-led development in order to enhance and accelerate effective community solutions. http://www.inspiringcommunities.org.nz

Download the report of the Auckland Region workshop hosted by Inspiring Communities on 27 March 2009.

Sign On

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200

The Tindall Foundation is interested in climate change and spotted the Greenpeace Sign On campaign. In December 2009 world leaders will gather in Copenhagen to Sign On to a global agreement for action on climate change. The campaign aims to generate support for John Key to go to Copenhagen and Sign On to reduce New Zealand's emissions by 40 per cent by 2020. Read more here: www.signon.org.nz

New website

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1200

We are pleased to launch our revitalised website! SilverStripe built the site and they provide the open source software for our CMS (content management system). We hope you will find the new website more user-friendly as you apply for funding or find out more about what we do. You will see our new logo displayed here, which was introduced in December 2008. The logo design is based on New Zealand sculptor Jeff Thomson's life-size corrugated iron kauri tree at our Takapuna office. Feel free to contact website manager Zarleen Blakeley with any feedback: zarleen.blakeley@tindall.org.nz

Early Years

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1200

Many of our current website Case Studies feature community initiatives which support the early years of New Zealand children's development. Recent research shows that the experiences a child has in their first 3-5 years have a significant impact on the direction their life takes. The Tindall Foundation is currently intensively scoping the 'Early Years' field, to assist us to match with the most effective partners and initiatives.