Acorn Foundation
Post Office Box 13604
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty 3141
New Zealand
Mission
To inspire and enable generosity to benefit our local community, forever
Most Meaningful Change
To encourage collaboration in the identification and achievement of strategic goals for our community, we invited local funders and government representatives to attend a facilitated workshop that focused on measuring community needs. The result was the establishment of a working group charged with initiating more in-depth research. We hope this will lead to some common strategic goals being set and a more collaborative approach to funding for long-term community health.
2003 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$6,897,200 Endowment Value
$292,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Acorn Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 13604 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Tauranga |
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State / Region | Bay of Plenty |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 3141 |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Continent | Oceania |
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Map Address (If Different) | 78 First Avenue |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Tauranga |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Bay of Plenty |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 3141 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 647.579.9839 |
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Email | officeadmin@acornfoundation.org.nz |
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Website | www.acornfoundation.org.nz |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Nicky Wilkins, General Manager |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Estelle Steinmann |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Administration Officer |
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Year Founded | 2003 |
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Mission Statement | To inspire and enable generosity to benefit our local community, forever |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 280,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 18 |
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Total Board Members | 9 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,200,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $706,700 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $500,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $292,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $6,897,200 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | None |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Slightly important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Fair amount |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Rarely |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Rarely |
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Leadership development | Rarely |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | To encourage collaboration in the identification and achievement of strategic goals for our community, we invited local funders and government representatives to attend a facilitated workshop that focused on measuring community needs. The result was the establishment of a working group charged with initiating more in-depth research. We hope this will lead to some common strategic goals being set and a more collaborative approach to funding for long-term community health. |
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