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Donating Effectively
Each year the Trust reviews its
donation policy which contains
areas of focus to guide donation-
making. The Trust also abides by the
principles outlined in its Strategic
Plan: valuing and promoting
community development, valuing and
facilitating community organisations,
valuing and recognising cultural
diversity, and valuing and respecting
Māori as tangata whenua.
In 2014 approximately $7.6million in donations was
committed during the year to a wide range of sports,
recreation, social service, community development, arts,
cultural and environmental groups.
Significant capital project donations were granted to Waikato
Community Hospice Foundation $280,000, Te Awa River Ride
Charitable Trust $150,000, Te Aroha Events Centre Charitable
Trust $250,000 and Waikato District Council (for a community
hall in Meremere) $100,000. At the same time, the Trust
continued to make many small donations because it believes
that an active community and voluntary sector encourages
participation and inclusion in communities.
We have continued to support the umbrella trusts: Sport
Waikato $700,000, Community Waikato $500,000 and Creative
Waikato $400,000, all of which contributed to building the
capacity of the community and voluntary sector in our region.
A new strategic funding partnership was established with
Wise Trust for The People’s Project, addressing homelessness
in Hamilton. Strategic funding partnerships with Otorohanga
District Development Board, English Language Partners
– Waikato and New Zealand Red Cross Refugee Services,
continued into their second year of funding.
Trust Waikato has been encouraging online applications since
2013. In 2014, online applications accounted for 69% of the
total donation applications received. The benefits of applying
online are many; our goal is to continue to increase the
number of online applications over the coming year.
Trust Waikato categorises its donations using the New Zealand Classification of Non-profit Organisations (NZSCNPO). You can find out more
about this classification system by visiting the Statistics New Zealand website
www.stats.govt.nz.1%
Funding and Voluntarism
4%
Law, Business,
Civic and Advocacy,
Religious Assoc.
6%
Tangata Whenua
2%
Environment
24%
Social Services
8%
Health
6%
Education and Research
22%
Sport and Recreation
11%
Art and Culture
16%
Economic, Social and
Community Development
Every $1 Trust Waikato donated in 2014 was split between these sectors:
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