Hand In Hand With Inspirational New Zealanders - Tindall Foundation 2001 Annual Report

THE

TINDALL

F O U N D AT I O N

ANNUAL

REPORT

NOVEMBER

Hand in Hand with Inspirational New Zealanders

2001

The Tindall Foundation - Annual Report 2001 LETTER FROM STEPHEN TINDALL

One of the speakers at the Knowledge Wave

The goals of Social Entrepreneurs sometimes

Our deepest thanks must go to these Social

Conference held in Auckland during August

seem almost irrational by definition; they dream

Entrepreneurs and the hundreds like them

described the difference between invention and

of a better world but have to operate in an

throughout New Zealand who are striving daily

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.

Dear Fellow New Zealanders Thank you for taking the time to read about the lives and work of some of the inspirational New Zealanders highlighted in this year’s Annual

highlight the good work being done by some of

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New Zealand’s Social Entrepreneurs. Perhaps

you’ll find that some of their passions match

At The Tindall Foundation we try to help Social Entrepreneurs create social innovations

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

These are just a handful of the many fantastic, energetic New Zealanders who are becoming

donations to their initiatives and organisations – just the cost of running a small organisation

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 work can be traced back to inspired self-starters,

Environment

Families

Entrepreneurs can be exhausting to others 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

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

who understand instinctively the who, why,

rough with the smooth.

support it when you find it.

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Social Entrepreneurs

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sharing their dreams and supporting their work.

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

“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.

philosophy behind the work of the Foundation

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.” “Families in this country need all the help they can get. We have five children and we

The Tindall Foundation Donations 1995 to 2001

1995/96

$2,756,117

parenthood can be at times. The

1996/97

$2,648,439

Foundation aims to strengthen

1997/98

$2,985,373

1998/99

$6,510,866

1999/00

$6,964,131

2000/01

$5,735,665

understand how tough

families, to encourage them and is to help ordinary Kiwis help others and

to help those in crisis. We want

themselves, on a hand up not a hand out basis.

to take pressure off families so they can get on

Stephen and Margaret ceded 23 % of their private shareholding in The Warehouse Limited to establish the Foundation. Income from dividends on the Foundation’s shareholding

with life without added stress – that way, parents can focus on nurturing and raising their children in a positive way.” Margaret Tindall.

Margaret and Stephen Tindall

The Tindall Foundation keeps staffing levels and administration costs to a minimum so the bulk of its available resources can be distributed to those who need it most. The Trustees give freely of their time and expertise and play an important role in ensuring fairness and objectivity in the allocation of the Foundation’s 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,

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

covered in the Design Technology syllabus

result is the completion of important tasks that

their involvement.”

able to follow through the market research process from briefing stage 3

and the play area project was an

Partnerships Between Business & Education

processes used by

benefit the community.”

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FAMILIES

going is seeing the results in action - the

programmes already run from The Warehouse

participation; smiles on kids’ faces; teachers

stores,” explains Area Manager, Alex Grant. “We

empowered by the growth of their charges and

plan to further involve store employees in local

Funding Managers Catholic Bishop’s Conference

$350,000

Anglican Care Network

$150,000

Salvation Army

$150,000

the fruits of their labour actually being used in

school activity. Store teams will assist with

the commercial world. All of that and the support

Presbyterian Support Services

$150,000

fundraising, offer career advice and so forth;

United Way

$500,000

students are provided with an opportunity to

COMPASS Community Foundation

$130,000

work with people from The Warehouse stores

Penny~Wise Trust

$140,000

and develop their retail skills.”

Child Protection Studies

$ 30,000

Drug Abuse Prevention Alliance

$150,000

Workers’ Education Assoc

$ 60,000

Pacific Foundation

$250,000

and understanding of my loving family.” Elizabeth believes she is good at what she does because she has the right temperament, skills and conviction to be involved in this type of work. “Networking is a key element, as is a commitment to Community, a desire to make a

Deuchrass emphasises the importance of business and schools working together. “Today’s children are tomorrow’s employees and

Elizabeth Deuchrass – Partners New Zealand Trust

difference, a certain amount of stamina and a

That is how the idea to develop the

belief that everyone is entitled to an opportunity

consumers. It is imperative for kids to understand

to learn.”

the relevance of what they learn and to be able

partnership process came about. “Eight years

$3,430,198

ago, I developed the first draft process document

Nearly two hundred business/education

to apply their skills in real-life situations, before

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.

Major Projects Parenting with Confidence

$575,000

Project K

$100,000

Partners New Zealand

$ 20,000

Other Initiatives

$675,198

Passionate about the potential for school,business and community synergy 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

Elizabeth works and travels tirelessly promoting Partners New Zealand in order to

now have their own local coordinators”, says Elizabeth.

the intention of continuing the support for a further two years.

generate new opportunities, facilitate existing

In addition to The Tindall Foundation

projects and train new staff. “My friends and

funding, substantial support is also coming

Partners New Zealand Trust

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

of suitcases,” jokes Elizabeth. “What keeps me

Zealand is in keeping with community

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For more information contact: Families - 59%

Ph: 03 357 1034 Fax: 03 357 1035 Email: [email protected] 4

Families EVENING UP THE ODDS

“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

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,

from the lowest social-

discovering new things, exciting activities,

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

Endangered Species?” which in turn, led to

involved. HIPPY, which is home-based, offers

a HIPPY Graduation. I love to watch the

the formation of the Pacific Foundation

that closeness. It’s also an agent of opportunity

children, parents, grandparents, teachers and

These are the words of author,

HIPPY Graduation

second son, who has a learning disability, she became very involved with how 5

Love isn’t all you need

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Lesley Max - Pacific Foundation

Enjoying a holiday programme

“I cannot bear

between parents and their children from birth

the Pacific Foundation to widen its scope into

cruelty,” says Lesley.

so that it provides a resilient foundation for life.

other areas that enhance family functioning

“The more vulnerable

“I care deeply about kindness, the joys of

and child well-being – areas where more

the person, the more

learning and discovery; about families that

thinking and development work needs to be

unbearable it is that

nurture their children and communities that are

done, and where people’s efforts need to be

they should be

safe and offer opportunities. I care

subjected to cruelty.

deeply about New Zealand and want to

Babies and children

see a society within it, which reflects

are utterly vulnerable

the beauty that lies around us in such

and many of them

abundance,” says Lesley. “ I feel very

are subjected to

strongly that we can create good societies

unspeakable cruelty.

by fostering our capacity for empathy,

For every child who

problem solving, seeking the truth and

is battered to death

objective reality while valuing also the

there are thousands

subjective and the spiritual.”

community members celebrating two years of

more who survive - many go on to become

“When I think it’s all too hard, I

learning, loving, understanding and success,”

parents and, sadly, repeat the terrible cycle of

remind myself of the wise words uttered

says Lesley. “The thing I try to suppress

abuse and neglect.”

two thousand years ago by Rabbi Tarfon,

Study support

at such times is the frustration of not being

Lesley believes it is possible to break the

who said: ‘It is not incumbent upon you to

maximised by association with others working

able to bring this same joy to thousands

cycle of abuse. A possible strategy includes

complete the task, but neither are you free to

for the same ends. A new programme entitled

using the education system to ensure that no

desist from it.”

MATES – Mentoring and Tutoring Education

more families.” The rate of child abuse and neglect in New

one leaves school unacquainted with child

“We’re facing a national challenge, but we

Scheme – announced in August 2001, will begin

Zealand sets us apart from most other developed

development, child needs and an appreciation

can meet it if we face it in unity. Let’s just do

trials in Auckland secondary schools next year

countries. Lesley believes the most effective

of some of the realities of parenthood and

it!” she concludes.

and is an example of this expansion.

Education is the best road out of poverty relationships. Young women, in particular, need

The Pacific Foundation was designated a

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

antidote to this intolerable state of affairs is to

For more information contact:

Email: [email protected]

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Employment EMPLOYMENT

MAKING HOPE POSSIBLE

Vibrant communities are based on livelihood.

on local jobs; but others have been much

going to be enough to replace those being

slower such as the changing nature of work in

and sustain our communities but when it

our culture and in our

lost in areas hard-

disappears, the cohesion of our way of life starts

personal lives”.

hit by technological

to crumble and very quickly, we start to see the

The sum of these

innovation and a

emergence of all the social problems that come

changes has forced us to

globalised marketplace.

packaged with poverty. These range from

perceive, understand and

So where are all the

crime to overcrowding in housing and are

interpret

world

new jobs going to come

symptomatic of the exclusion that follows the

differently and the effect of

from? What can we do

loss of livelihood.

these changes is clearly

in order to attain what

having an impact on all

the Mayor’s Taskforce

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

“Our communities have been experiencing

our

of vivian Hutchinson - Jobs Research Trust

“zero

$ 75,000

Methodist Employment

$ 30,000

Major Projects Employment Scholarship Programme $ 37,500 First Foundation Project

$ 20,000

Knowledge Wave Conference

$100,000

NZ Centre for Innovation

$ 37,500

Jobs Research Trust

$ 30,000

Other Initiatives

$203,750

waste”

Hutchinson of the Jobs Research Trust. “Some

facing is systemic,” says

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

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Inventors Trust

of New Zealanders?

of the changes have been swift, like the impact

Creative use of recycled materials

Funding Managers

exciting new jobs we are now creating are not

Livelihood underpins our ability to create

$533,750

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

to replace them. All the

those jobs that come from choosing to look after

and interest groups from business and the

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 trencher

establish the Community Employment

vivian shares the view that New Zealand could

how longer-term solutions can be envisioned

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

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.

all have an important role to play in rethinking

Ph: 06 753 4434 Fax: 06 753 4430

can become politically saleable and economically

In common with many community

with the Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs.

Website: www.jobsletter.org.nz

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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

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

of what Kay was doing started to spread, people

growers from all over New Zealand. With the

asked whether she would supply them with

expanding collection came heightened

plant material and so began Koanga Nursery.

understanding of the breadth of issues involved

As time went by, more and more examples came

in particular, the irretrievable loss of genetic

forward and the range of varieties grew.

diversity of our food plants. Once again, people

Along the way, Kay discovered that New

asked Kay to supply these seeds for their own

understanding of the field but in the process of learning about soil and sustainable systems, she quickly realised that there were serious deficiencies in the way in which food was being produced commercially. Reduced nutritional value and taste sacrifice were just

gardens and so the production of seeds for sale

two aspects that concerned her, to

was begun. The Heritage Plant and Seed

say nothing of the valuable

Collections, along with a record of their history

diversity and variety that was being

and culture, have now expanded to 1000

In New Zealand, the name Kay Baxter is

selectively discarded through genetic

synonymous with the preservation and

manipulation. In 1980, a United Nations Food

propagation of heritage seeds, plants and organic

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

cultivars/varieties and more are being added all the time.

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

It seems as if Kay was destined to become

rate of loss has continued so that today, we

attempt to reduce dependence on membership

a gardener. She has fond childhood memories

may at best have only 7% of what existed in

subscriptions, the Trust decided to diversify its

of her Grandmother’s Marton garden, of the

1920. This alarming statistic comes as no

activities and an Organic Garden Centre was

family’s vegetable patch and of her own early

surprise to Kay who has spent the last 20 years

opened early in 2001. The Organic Garden

attempts at growing food. Later in life, out of

of her life promoting the importance of

Centre has provided a direct outlet for the Public

concern for the health of her young family, Kay

maintaining plant varieties within the larger

to buy heritage seeds and fruit trees, allowed

grew food organically and later, her love affair

framework of sustainable agriculture.

for a wider range of products to be sold and has

wanted to plant fruit trees to supply

Koanga (a Mäori word meaning 9

raised the public profile of the organisation.

When Kay moved to Northland, she

with nature led to the establishment of

Saving the Seeds

Kay Baxter - Koanga Gardens Trust

Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s

Continued on following page

DOING MORE WITH LESS

American-born visionary, architect, inventor

describes as “several moderately successful

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”.

Since then, Norman has recorded an

and successfully implemented a community-

“ I felt as if the Universe was nudging 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-

This philosophical approach to life and living

According to Norman, the marker for his

Given my varied employment record (from

invention of the “Negawatt” eco hot water

work in building a sustainable energy future

journalism and corporate management to

cylinder wrap and the development of a

had been laid across his trail twice, the first

farm labourer and single parent), energy

package to help establish residential energy

being in the 1970’s when helping produce the election manifesto for the Values Party (now the Greens) and 20 years later when, after what he

efficiency business

efficiency seemed an unlikely choice,

Economic Renewal through Energy Efficency

From the Past for the Future - continued

units in small

but I had an intuitive sense that

communities, the latter having created much

this was the direction in

needed employment in centres such as

which I needed to go.”

Continued on following page Norman Smith

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

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

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

of the Koanga Gardens Trust.

Fax: 09 431 2745

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Environment Environment

DOING MORE WITH LESS - continued

Opotiki, Moerewa, Waitara and

compiling facts and using a

$1,240,085

Funding Managers

Marton. An important outcome of

processing logic we don’t

Zero Waste New Zealand Trust

Norman’s work in Thames was the

understand at the time.

World Wide Fund For Nature

formation of the Thames Energy

Great ideas emerge out of

Futures Trust which he co-founded

lateral thinking, putting the

with Jeanette Fitzsimons. Since then,

pieces of a puzzle together

the Trust has successfully expanded

in a different way, or

its educational and energy efficiency

perhaps just identifying

programmes and has attracted

the missing piece.”

support from a range of funding

It used to be accepted

agencies including The Tindall

that for someone to “win”

Foundation.

someone or somebody else

Presently, Norman is involved

$200,000

Major Projects Environmental Education

$ 10,200

Other Initiatives

$309,885

automatically had to lose

Canterbury Enviromental Education Centre

and that entrepreneurs were

in some exciting initiatives including

Environment - 22%

the replication of the Thames economic renewal

But there is far more to it than that. There

invariably opportunistic and exploitative. The

project in Huntly, working with venture capitalists

are significant non-financial benefits of energy

good news, it seems, is that there are limitless

to develop a company specializing in energy

efficiency such as reduced impact on the

“win-win-win” opportunities in the energy

For more information contact:

performance contracting and the establishment

environment and improved health for low-income

sector with multiple benefits for the environment

Thames Energy Futures Trust,

of a New Zealand branch of the US-based Rocky

families living in warmer, drier dwellings and

and society at large.

601 Sealey St, Thames

Mountain Institute - arguably the world’s leading

job creation. In addition, energy efficiency results

“ I think it was the inspirational speaker,

sustainable energy think tank.

in less money leaving the community, thus

entrepreneur and marketing expert, James A.

Norman Smith:

“There are almost limitless ways to save

allowing saved “energy dollars” to be spent

Ziegler, who said that if you meet enough

41 View Rd, Melrose, Wellington

energy at much less than the cost of producing

locally. “When energy providers realise they can

people’s needs, you’ll always get your own met.

Ph: 021 499 031 Fax: 04 387 2703

it,” says Norman. “Buckminster Fuller talked

be more profitable by funding energy efficiency

I think that’s how the Universe works.”

Email: [email protected]

about doing more with less – I set out to find

rather than selling electrons, New Zealand will

concludes Norman.

ways to make energy efficiency happen, using

really prosper. It’s a huge opportunity and it’s

the dollar savings to fund the work and clipping

going to happen!” asserts Norman.

Ph: 07 868 8345 Email: [email protected]

The Tindall Foundation has supported one of Norman’s major initiatives - the Thames

the ticket on the way through! It’s what I

“The key elements to success are

Energy Futures Trust. The Trustees recently

call the “trim-tab” factor – leveraging small

partnerships, leverage, time, timing and

approved a further $150,000 on a 1:1 match

units of effort to make big things happen

mindset,” says Norman. “I also tend to operate

basis, payable over a three year period for

down the line. Energy efficiency makes money

at the intuitive level. Intuition to me is nothing

their ‘Economic Renewal through Energy

and makes sense.”

airy-fairy. It is ideas produced by the mind

Efficiency’ project.

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$720,000

Insp i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s

Energy efficiency project in Thames

Strengthening the Voluntary Sector Voluntary Sector

FINDING VALUE IN VALUES

Sometimes social change happens after a

Fortunately, UNITEC demonstrated a rare ability

labour activism coupled with sound theoretical

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

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

off the ground. Now, after six years, it operates

and the power of an idea) to persuade a talented

and Papua New Guinea as well as his in-depth

$145,680

Funding Managers UNITEC

$40,000 Major Projects

Community Self Help

$40,000

COMPASS Community Foundation

$20,000

United Way

$26,680

Other Initiatives

$19,000

Helping people who want to make a difference 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

with theory and skills development.

excited and motivated a new generation

Voluntary Sector - 3%

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

we improve the capacity of communities

operate with minimal resources and many are

were on offer were inflexible from a scheduling

Tutors Refresher Day

point of view or were simply unaffordable for

core of New Zealand experts like Aly McNicol,

to respond to those in need. To use the language

faced with the constant challenge of delivering

many prospective attendees.”

Garth Nowland-Foreman, Margy-Jean

of business, the Sector has a single competitive

positive outcomes while struggling to make ends

Everyone agreed that something needed to

Malcolm, Margot Nicholson and Lyndsay

advantage - an ability to excite in people a

meet on a day-to-day basis. In many instances,

be done but as is so often the case, no one

Jeffs, to offer their services for a lot less than

passion around shared values. Our management

training and skills development is,

fronted up to pay for a sustainable solution,

they were worth. John’s own knowledge of the

must serve the values of our organisations,”

understandably, way down on the needs list

particularly the costs of the tutors. It required

Not-for-Profit environment stems from early

saya John.

and many such organisations focus on the urgent

an entrepreneurial approach.

involvement in social, political and

Meeting the needs of the Voluntary Sector

Participants are predominantly working

In s p i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s

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THE TINDALL FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT GOVERNANCE

FINDING VALUE IN VALUES - continued

TRUSTEES John Avery Keith Smith Margaret Tindall Stephen Tindall

over the important. Improved management and

and commitment to the Voluntary

leadership is not only desirable but imperative

Sector and the organisation’s agency

if the Voluntary Sector is to operate at anything

commitment to the course of study.

like its true potential. The demand for sector-

In addition, there are work study

ADVISORY TRUSTEES Peter Menzies Joan Withers

relevant vocational training and skills

“subsidy” opportunities for

development is enormous given that there are

participants who have completed Year

about 60,000 community based organisations

One or who are otherwise ineligible

operating in New Zealand.

for first year scholarships.

MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL Tim McMains – Manager Evelyn Gauntlett – Administrator Christine Peace – Administration Assistant CONSULTANTS Allen Miller Ross Merrett Teresa Schwellnus

Strengthening ties between Government and the Voluntary Sector

FINANCIAL ADVISORS BDO Spicers

when they see funders like the Foundation supporting this initiative,” he says. “I have

LEGAL ADVISORS Hesketh Henry

attended many board meetings where raising

CONTACT DETAILS Postal Address: The Tindall Foundation P.O. Box 33 181 Takapuna, Auckland Ph: 09 488 0170 Fax: 09 489 5327 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tindall.org.nz

the issue of support for the Programme from

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Design & Production: I Cheesman Communications Ltd Writers: Allen Miller, Sheena Hendon, Liz Taite Photographs: Many thanks to all amateur and professional photographers for their photographsthey have captured things that can’t be expressed in words. Published: November 2001 Printed on recycled paper using environmentally friendly ink that contains no mineral oils or resins and is produced exclusively from vegetable based products.

providing total donations of $75,000 towards

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major funders has been a deciding factor in those organisations committing to the programme of study.” The Tindall Foundation has supported the ‘Not-for-Profit Management’ Courses since 1998 student scholarships.

Small group work engenders peer mentoring

For further information contact: The Tindall Foundation has appointed

John believes the support of organisations

UNITEC as one of its Funding Managers. In

like The Tindall Foundation has proved pivotal

Private Bag 92025 Auckland

terms of this arrangement, scholarship

to the success of the Programme. “Many smaller

Ph: 09 815 2945

applications are carefully assessed and awarded

organisations that are perhaps uncertain as to

Fax: 09 815 2905

by an allocation Committee, based on equity

the legitimacy of setting aside valuable project

Email: [email protected]

criteria such as the applicant’s proven ability

funds for management training are assured

Website: www.unitec.ac.nz

In s p i r a ti o n a l N e w Ze a l a n d e r s

UNITEC School of Community Studies,

The Tindall Foundation - Annual Report 2001 THE TINDALL FOUNDATION - ASSETS AS AT JULY 31, 2001

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

The Foundation has adopted a Funding Manager Model, whereby Foundation resources are disbursed by well-managed, non-profit

• Collaboration with other groups

• Sports and leisure groups; sport sponsorship

Liquid Assets

$ 16,566,115

• Good planning, evaluation, governance,

• Evangelical work or promotion of religious

The Warehouse Ltd Shares

$ 371,410,032

Other Investments

$

Total Assets

$ 391,705,436

and financial management

agencies operating within the Programme Areas,

• Adding value all over the community

acting on broad guidelines set by the

• Good review by referees

Foundation for the allotment of funds. Funding

• Staged projects

Managers are autonomous in their decisionmaking, but are accountable to the Foundation in making the fairest and most expeditious use of Foundation money to achieve objectives. Expressions of interest are considered in the four Programme Areas of: Families, Employment, Environment and Supporting the Voluntary Sector. These are redirected to the appropriate Funding Managers for assessment and action. Exceptional cases and special projects falling outside normal assessment criteria are appraised by Foundation personnel and placed before the Trustees for consideration. Trustees do not respond to personal approaches. CRITERIA The Foundation’s grant-making activity is confined to the geographic boundaries of New Zealand. It’s approach to funding is based on the broad principles of Community Development. These are some the of hallmarks we and our

• Well-motivated case for support

or political messages, doctrine or ideology • Private business proposals, venture capital and investment • Organ transplants or related medical interventions; medical research and health services

3,729,289

The Tindall Foundation Expenditure August 1, 2000 – July 31, 2001

• Good track record

• Youth award programmes

Foundation Services Admin.

$

270,895

• Differentiating quality

• Art Galleries and Libraries

Programme Development

$

141,138

• Schools, Pre-schools,

Donations

$

5,735,665

Total Expenditure

$

6,147,698

• Community support • Encourage volunteerism • Leverage other resources FORMALITIES The Foundation’s programme year-end is July 31st.

Kindergartens and Crèches • Applications for assistance made by or on behalf of individuals • Statutory Bodies The foregoing is not an exhaustive list of exclusions. Again if in

Preliminary Assessment Forms are available

doubt, prospective

on application and are used to determine if a

applicants are invited to

request can be referred to a Funding Manager

contact the Foundation

in the Programme Area into which the

in order to determine

application falls, or whether an Application

eligibility for support.

Form will be processed by the Foundation itself. If unsure please do not hesitate to contact the staff at the Foundation at any time to discuss your request. EXCLUSIONS Appeals in respect of the following do not

Funding Managers look for when considering

qualify for assistance:

a funding request:

• Overseas Travel

• Capacity to deliver the project

• Church and School buildings

Tim McMains, Christine Peace, Evelyn Gauntlett

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THE

TINDALL

F O U N D AT I O N

ANNUAL

REPORT

Mana Youth Glen Innes Community Tile Mosaic

NOVEMBER

2001