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TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER ANNUAL REPORT 2018 TRUST VISION To be a champion of positive opportunities and an agent of benefi cial change for Taranaki and its people now and in the future. Kia tŪ hei kaihĀpAi ki te whakatairanga i ngĀ kŌwhiringa, Ā, hei kaiwhakawhanake i ngĀ iwi o Taranaki ki Ānamata. CHAIR'S REPORT Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, of Understanding being agreed with key organisa ons. This will enable us to collec vely contribute to improving wellbeing in tēnā koutou katoa. Taranaki, for genera ons to come. Welcome to the TSB Community Trust BOUNDARY CHANGE PROPOSAL Annual Report for 2018. The Trust has con nued to await the outcome of its joint boundary change proposal with Whanganui Community Founda on. The This will be my last Chair’s report for the TSB Community Trust, Trust is hopeful of a posi ve outcome that will see communi es a er three terms (12 years) I am re ring and my term fi nishes in within the South Taranaki District boundary included in the Trust’s July 2018. legisla ve area. I had hoped to see this change happen during my me with the Trust, but I know that the staff and Trustees are It has been a huge privilege to be involved in the Trust over the looking forward to engaging with those communi es once the past 12 years. Looking back the Trust has developed a great deal process is complete. since I commenced as a Trustee in 2006. Now more than a simple grant maker, the Trust has moved from GOVERNANCE transac onal grant making into strategic philanthropy. A new On 1 July 2018 there will be a change of Trustees as myself and Vison and Strategic Overview was developed in 2016 and is now Kelly Marriner will formally re re from the Board. I will have well on the way to being implemented. In the next 12 months the served 12 years, spending the past six as Chair, while Kelly has Trust will be more involved in Innova ve Philanthropy and Impact served eight years, six of those as Deputy Chair. Inves ng. One of the key changes for the Trust since 2016, has been to focus on child and youth wellbeing in a whānau context. Harvey Dunlop has been elected by the Board to take over as The aim is to have an intergenera onal impact, ensuring that our Chair, and Jenny Gellen as Deputy Chair. At the me of wri ng young people are well equipped to take Taranaki forward, a er this report we have yet to be formally advised of the new all they are our future. Trustee appointments. The Trust’s asset base has also grown immensely, in 2015 the FAREWELL MESSAGE Trust developed a new company structure and TSB Group Ltd As I depart my role on the Board, I wish to thank my fellow purchased the fi rst tranche of Fisher Funds Management Ltd. The Trustees for all the support they have each aff orded me during Trust has con nued to grow in this area and in August 2017, TSB my me as Trustee and Chair. The commitment that they have Group Ltd took a controlling interest in Fisher Funds. I believe for the wonderful region of Taranaki is truly outstanding. that the income that will be derived from that investment will complement the outstanding performance of TSB Bank Ltd I also wish to thank our Chief Execu ve Maria Ramsay for the and will be of immense value for this community. It will have a energy and determina on she has brought to her role, suppor ng signifi cant impact both at an economic and a social level in the myself and the Board through rapid change, since 2007. years to come. It has truly been an honour to take part in the Trust’s journey, and Being the Chair of both TSB Community Trust and TSB Group Ltd as the Trust con nues to develop I have every confi dence that its during this me of signifi cant change has been an extraordinary impact working with the community will con nue to grow. experience. He maru ahiahi kei muri te maru awatea, he paki ārohirohi kei mua. A big thank you must go to TSB and Fisher Funds, and everyone in our community that support them, without them the Trust’s work A er the shades of darkness comes the dusk of dawn. Whilst would not be possible. before lies the shimmering glory of a fair day. STRATEGIC COLLABORATION Over the past 12 months the Trust has con nued to work steadily towards our strategic vision introduced in 2016; that of championing posi ve opportuni es and intergenera onal change. Collabora on and working together on mutual strategies has been Ngā mihi nui a strong focus this year, with three signifi cant Memorandums Hayden Wano, Chair “it has been a big year for the project, with standouts being the degree to which iwi, agencies, businesses, philanthropic organisations, and the Taranaki community have come together to tackle the biodiversity challenges that Taranaki Mounga is addressing. This is uniquely Taranaki, and something that we can collectively be proud of” Taranaki Mounga Team 2 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 2018 has been another very productive You can read more about some of these groups and projects on year for the Trust, with many pages 6-10 of this report. developments on both an operational and EFFECTIVE ORGANISATION 2018 has been a produc ve year for Trust opera ons with several philanthropic level. developments taking place including the appointment of two new posi ons to the Trust’s Leadership Team early in 2018. GRANTS SUMMARY This will have a signifi cant impact on the Trust’s ability to plan The Trust’s philanthropic support of our region con nues to grow and implement its strategies at an opera onal and strategic level. with $11.4 million in total grants paid out and commi ed this year, bringing our total contribu on to over $127 million since 1988. Recognising the importance of working with Māori, in 2017 we introduced a new strategy to guide our rela onships and CHILD AND YOUTH WELLBEING engagement with Iwi and the Māori community. In March 2018 Our strategic priority of Child and Youth Wellbeing in a whānau the Trust signed a rela onship agreement with Te Kotahitanga context has been a key focus for the Trust. More than 50% of the o Te A awa Trust, our fi rst formal iwi partnership under this grants made or commi ed this year have contributed in some way strategy. It is hoped that further partnerships will follow. to improved Child and Youth Wellbeing. Meanwhile the Trust con nues to increase its engagement with COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND FUNDING communi es and organisa ons. Our very able Grants Team work Over the past year we have con nued to implement our Community with applicants with the aim of assis ng them to get the best Investment and Funding Strategy introduced in April 2017. At its outcome possible for their organisa on. core is our Funding Framework – you can see this framework on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS page 6 of this report. Firstly I would like to acknowledge all the volunteers and community At its base, our Community Funding supports the fabric of our workers that help to make Taranaki the rich and vibrant region that communi es by suppor ng the diverse array of ac vi es that it is. Without these people the Trust would not be able to have the keep our community humming. impact in our community that we do. So, this is a big thank you from the Trust to all of you. This year we have been very ac vely engaged in Strategic Philanthropy, working more strategically and forming partnerships And last but by no means least a huge thank you to the TSB with community organisa ons to achieve our mutual goals and Community Trust team of staff , a group of individuals that are priori es. passionate about our place and all those that live here. We have con nued our commitment to the Taranaki Mounga He tautuku aroha tēnei ki ngā kaimahi katoa e whakapau werawera Project to restore ecological diversity on Mounga Taranaki in ana ki ngā ni kaupapa huri noa i te mounga. Mei kore ake koutou, partnership with DOC, NEXT Founda on, Shell NZ and Iwi. e kore rawa e pēnei te kaha o ngā hapori o tō tātou rohe. Mei kore ake koutou, e kore hoki e o ngā mahi o te TSB Community Trust i In December 2017 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed roto i a koutou. Heo anō te kōrero, tēnā rawa atu koutou. with Taranaki organisa on Te Pou Tiringa, to explore ways to improve child and whānau wellbeing in the region. We also formed Waihoki, e whakamanawa ana i ngā kaimahi katoa o te whare o a partnership with Paren ng Place, an innova ve organisa on TSB Community Trust, kātahi te rōpū pukumahi ko koutou, he ma focused on strengthening parents. e ngākaunui ana ki tō tātou rohe me te hunga e noho nei ki ngā rekereke o tō tātou koroheke tapu. Kei te mihi. It is heartening to see some of the results being achieved by community partners such as START Taranaki who are busy suppor ng young men to gain life-changing opportuni es. During this fi nancial year we also con nued exploring our Innova ve Philanthropy, using design thinking to explore with local Ngā mihi communi es how we can work together to build family wellbeing.