annual report 2003 living to the end
chairman’s statement ...... 3 chief executive’s report ...... 4 launch of resource centre ...... 6 education and training...... 7 the thérèse brady library ...... 8 service support ...... 9 research ...... 10 development ...... 11 fundraising ...... 12 corporate and financial information ...... 15 statement of financial activities...... 16 balance sheet ...... 17 commmentary on financial statements ...... 18 letter from the chairman
appropriately trained personnel. It is As I hand over to my successor, Michael intended that its various initiatives in training, O’Reilly, I take the opportunity to thank my information, education and service support fellow Directors for all their support and should make it a national resource for their generous contribution to the work of hospice professionals and volunteers as well the Board and its committees. I would also as a wider audience of potential users. like to welcome two new Board members, Maryrose Barrington and Trevor Bowen. our vision Progress has been made in many areas, as will be detailed elsewhere in this report. Finally, I want to pay special tribute to the That no one should have to face death without appropriate care and But without funding nothing would be Foundation’s Chief Executive, Jean possible, and another memorable event Manahan, and to all the staff, in whose support, including support for the family and extending into bereavement. this year was the launch of Peter & The continued commitment and Wolf, one of our most exciting fundraising professionalism the Board has every ventures ever. Heartfelt thanks are due to confidence. Undoubtedly the highlight of 2003 was the all involved in this very special initiative, completion of the move to Morrison which successfully travelled to London, Chambers and the launch of the IHF New York and Los Angeles. The Education & Bereavement Resource Centre. international dimension provided the Many years of hard work have gone into the impetus for a Board decision that the development of this facility, and it is deeply Foundation should begin to support hospice our mission statement satisfying to see such a truly worthwhile projects in developing countries, for project come to fruition. example in areas where AIDS is causing Bill Shipsey The Irish Hospice Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes enormous suffering. This will be done Chairman of the Board This Centre is being developed in the through the intermediary of established the hospice philosophy and supports the development of hospice care. context of the Report of the National Irish and international agencies. We are Advisory Committee on Palliative Care confident that our supporters, who have (2001), which recommended that contributed so generously to the bereavement support should be available in development of hospice care in Ireland all palliative care settings, delivered by over the years, will support this decision.
3 report of the chief executive
Selected developments in 2003 needs of patients with dementia, while the on the principles of hospice care. and statutory sectors. We are still in a Appreciation Children’s Palliative Care Needs Ultimately we hope that the learning process of consultation as regards the In the year in which our Education & Education and training Assessment which we are co-funding with gained will be disseminated to other potential and usefulness of such a role, Bereavement Resource Centre finally In education and training, our workshops the Department of Health and Children hospitals, with a view to improving all and are particularly concerned to ensure became a reality, I would like on behalf of on loss and bereavement have more than continues on schedule for completion in aspects of care and organisational culture that it should correspond to real need. the Foundation to thank everyone who has doubled in number. Our Certificate Course spring 2004. affecting those who die in hospitals. assisted in any way in its planning and in Children and Loss commenced in Fundraising development. Sponsors play a vital role in October, and everything is now in place for Information and resources Voluntary hospice groups The launch in October of the CD and book nearly all our fundraising activities, and we the Higher Diploma in Bereavement In our new library and information centre, During 2003, we have worked to update of Peter & The Wolf has made 2003 a very are grateful for their generosity. We are Studies to begin early next year. collection building, the acquisition of our understanding of the needs, priorities special year in Fundraising. Few can imagine also deeply thankful to all our donors and suitable hardware/software and and concerns of the independent voluntary how much time, energy, creativity and sheer benefactors, whose contributions, large Bereavement support is, of course, only computerised cataloguing of resources hospice groups around the country in the hard work have gone into the development and small, continue to make possible the one aspect of hospice care, and while we continued through the year. The aim is to current climate of change and uncertainty of this very special project, or how many work we do in support of hospice and have long had a particular focus on this build a knowledge centre of excellence in palliative care services and in the health people have been involved. It would be palliative care. My thanks also to those area, we are also interested in formal consisting of both physical and online sector generally. This has been done impossible to mention them all individually, organisations – and committed individuals education and research in the wider field. resources, to be made as widely through meetings held in Morrison but I would like to say a huge thank you to within them – which have become our We are particularly concerned that the accessible as possible. As part of this Chambers as well as visits to various sites Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer and Bono; to partners and associates in initiatives which multidisciplinary nature of hospice and process, our website is undergoing a around the country. all our sponsors; to every member of the would not have been possible otherwise. palliative care should be reflected in the complete re-design. Peter & The Wolf committee and especially education programmes and structures that We have also undertaken or are to Project Director, Marie Donnelly, whom I would like to express my sincere support it. This year we entered into Project on hospital care investigating the feasibility of various we are indeed fortunate to have as a appreciation to Bill Shipsey, Chairman, and exploratory talks with representatives of Over 60% of all deaths annually in Ireland support initiatives. During the year we member of our Board. to all of the Board of Directors for their different university departments to take place in a hospital or similar carried out a survey of all the voluntary advice and support throughout the year. consider how best the Irish Hospice institution. This has been the background hospice groups in the country. This has Staff changes Finally, I want to congratulate the staff of Foundation might contribute to the for the development of our ‘hospice- resulted in a report and a listing containing We have had an unusual injection of new the Foundation for all their hard work and This year has been about both change and development of such structures. The friendly hospital’ concept, on which work detailed information not currently available blood in 2003 following the move to larger dedication. It is a privilege to lead such a continuity. Change, because it has been response to these approaches has been began in 2002 and intensified this year. We elsewhere. The listing will be made premises and an expansion of services. talented team – my warmest thanks to all marked by a number of important very positive and discussions will continue are now proceeding in close cooperation publicly accessible next year. I would like to welcome Maura Dunne, of them for their loyalty, commitment and milestones: our installation in new next year. with the North Eastern Health Board and Breffni McGuinness, Emer O’Riordan, good humour. premises in January, the launch of our are at the final stage of planning for a two- We have also allocated funding for the Caroline Pfeifer and Oona Walls. I also Education & Bereavement Resource Research year project to be piloted in a major creation of a number of posts aimed at want to pay special tribute to George Centre in May, and at year end the The main development in this area was the general hospital in the region in 2004. providing support in the regions. Two types Byrne, who retired in December after 15 retirement of our longest-standing staff identification of a suitable candidate and of post are envisaged, one focusing on years devoted service to the Irish Hospice member. Continuity has been apparent in project for the awarding of a three-year The aim of this initiative – which has yet to general development, the other on the Foundation and the cause of hospice in the unfolding of our five-year strategic Research Fellowship in Palliative Care be officially named but is likely to be called development of bereavement support Ireland. It is hard to put into words the plan, which has now passed mid-term and which we are co-funding with the Health the Care for People Dying in Hospitals services. Among other things, the former special place George occupies in the Jean Manahan is well on the way to the fulfilment of its Research Board. Funding was also project – is to develop a culture of care for role would aim to facilitate cooperation and hearts of all in the Foundation. We wish Chief Executive Officer main objectives. provided for a project on the palliative care those facing death in hospital which draws communications between the voluntary him every happiness.
4 5 launch of education & bereavement resource centre education and training
The defining event of 2003 was the Mr Callely referred to the 2001 Report of At the opening ceremony: Dr Tony O’Brien of The move in January to Morrison Chambers include Younger Children and Death, Children official opening on 21st May of our the National Advisory Committee on Cork University Hospital and Marymount Hospice and opening of our Education & Bereavement and Other Losses, Adolescents and Loss and Education & Bereavement Resource Palliative Care (NACPC), with its detailed (left) with Mr Ivor Callely, TD, Minister of State at Resource Centre has meant that for the first Bereavement Services for Children. the Department of Health and Children. Centre. It was a day of celebration for the recommendations for the future time this year we have been able to run our Board and staff and for all who have development of services, including education and training programmes on our Higher Diploma in Bereavement Studies helped raise funds or have otherwise bereavement support. own premises. By the end of the year, planning was also at contributed to making the Centre a reality. an advanced stage for our Higher Diploma in We hope that it will also come to be seen Dr Tony O’Brien, Consultant in Palliative This facilitated an expansion of our annual Bereavement Studies, due to commence in as meaningful in the history of Irish Medicine at Cork University Hospital and Loss and Bereavement workshop series from Breffni McGuinness, Training Officer March 2004. This multidisciplinary hospice and palliative care, of which Marymount Hospice, and Chairman of the six to 13 workshops, running from January to postgraduate course is being developed with bereavement support is a key component. NACPC, said that he looked forward to the July. Seven of these were of two days’ Appointment RCSI and will be accredited through the implementation of those recommendations. duration; the remainder were one-day events. National University of Ireland. All classes, In June this year, Breffni McGuinness was The Education & Bereavement Resource “It is important not to lose the momentum New topics included Loss and Bereavement tutorials and seminars will take place in the appointed to the new post of Training Officer. Centre is dedicated to the provision of gathered to date on developing this in People with Intellectual Disabilities, Finding training rooms of the Education & While contributing to in-house training, Breffni information, education, training, research important aspect of our health service,” Life after Suicide and The Place of Art Bereavement Resource Centre; the library will has also been developing training packages in support and other services in the area of he stated. Therapy in Loss and Bereavement, along with also be at students’ disposal. the area of bereavement aimed at companies, bereavement. These are aimed in the first more familiar themes, e.g. Overview of Loss community groups, schools and other instance at professional care-providers Reception and Bereavement and Schools and Loss. The programme for the Higher Diploma will organisations. Human resource departments and volunteers, both in hospice/palliative The day concluded with a most enjoyable be directed by our own professional staff, are increasingly becoming aware of the need care and in the general healthcare Participants came from all over Ireland, reception which allowed us to present the with core modules and inputs imported from for an appropriate response to bereavement community, as well as at employers or including Northern Ireland, many attending Centre and its facilities to a wider audience the academic, hospice and community in the workplace. This new appointment has others who may come into frequent more than one workshop. Among the of hospice and palliative care professionals sectors in Ireland and the UK. The curriculum given us the flexibility to provide training in contact with the bereaved. The Centre is professions represented were nursing, social and volunteers, other voluntary bodies, has been developed around six modules, this area in various formats (educational talks; also intended to serve as an information work, psychology, education, information former staff, supporters and well-wishers. aimed at equipping students with the half or full-day workshops, etc.), at different resource for bereaved persons science and management. We were delighted that so many people theoretical and practical skills to take an levels (students, general staff, HR themselves, for researchers and students, turned up to help us celebrate this happy informed approach to helping those who are management) and at any almost location. and for the media. Certificate in Children and Loss occasion. In particular, we would like to bereaved. Training can also be customised to meet thank Dr Miriam Brady, after whose sister, An important development in 2003 was the specific needs. The activities of the Centre in its first year Thérèse Brady, our Library is named. upgrading of our second workshop series, on Volunteer training are described in more detail in the Thérèse was the founder of the IHF’s bereavement in children and adolescents, to a Finally, financial support was offered during following pages. Our training course for volunteers preparing Bereavement Service and her enduring full course certified by the Royal College of the year to a number of individuals under for work in the bereavement support influence has guided the development of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). The Certificate in our education and professional development Need for action Also in attendance were Bill Shipsey, services of Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s this new facility. We hope it proves worthy Children and Loss offers academic content, grants scheme aimed at staff working or IHF Chairman; Marie Donnelly, Board member Cross, and St Francis Hospice, Raheny, The launch of the Education & of her vision. skills training and experiential work. It got preparing to work in hospice and palliative (right); and Aileen Corkery, Temple Bar Properties. which began in late 2002, ended in January Bereavement Resource Centre was under way in October and was fully care. A total fund of €20k per year is made with a celebratory lunch in the Stillorgan officially carried out by the Minister of subscribed with a total of 24 participants, half available for this purpose. Accredited Park Hotel. Plans are well advanced for a State at the Department of Health and of whom came from outside Dublin. education courses, workshops and new volunteer training course which will Children, Mr Ivor Callely. In his address, conference attendance are among the areas begin in early 2004 and which, for the first The course comprises one two-day and eight eligible. It is planned to promote the time, will include participants from non- one-day workshops, along with two scheme more actively next year through our hospice bereavement services, for example integrative tutorial sessions led by new website. from cancer support groups. experienced facilitators. Subjects covered
6 7 the thérèse brady library service support
Our new reference library and information had been electronically catalogued. As part of the work of the Education & ‘supervision’ that are common in the centre has had a busy year, refining its The catalogue will be made accessible Bereavement Resource Centre, the Irish counselling and therapy fields but may be vision, growing its collections and working through our website in 2004. Hospice Foundation offers a consultation less evident in other areas of healthcare. Information leaflets towards remote access in the future. service to those involved in the set-up or Even where supervision is readily available, on bereavement A key element of the Education & Subscriptions are now held to eight leading development of bereavement support additional support in a safe environment Bereavement Resource Centre, the library specialist journals. We are the only library services. During the year we met with a may often be welcome. Series A is named after the late Thérèse Brady, in the country offering access to five years number of individuals and groups to (written by professionals): whose donation of her own small private of back issues of Omega – Journal of discuss their needs and plans. Individual supervision, information sessions collection provided the foundation stone Death and Dying; the Journal of Loss and and talks were provided in the first • Adults grieving the death of a parent for its development. Trauma and Death Studies. Six additional These discussions have helped shape our instance to a number of individuals and journals of general interest are also more general response to typical needs. organisations. Plans for a more formal • Grieving the death of The library has a specialist focus on stocked. Next year, work will begin on Thus, for example, we have expanded our response to this need are now under way someone close bereavement but also includes other compiling an electronic database of journal series of information leaflets on aspects of for 2004, when Dr Susan Delaney, • Living through the death of your subject areas of interest to the hospice articles (bibliographic details), and our loss and grief (see panel). These leaflets together with Training Officer, Breffni partner or spouse and palliative care community. Under the database of Irish research on hospice and are available free of charge to McGuinness, will convene a • When someone you care about direction of library manager, Caroline palliative care will also be made available bereavement support services or to multidisciplinary peer supervision group is bereaved Pfeifer, who took up her post in January, it through the website. individuals and may also be downloaded aimed at anyone who may be interested in aims to become a national resource for from our website. such support. • The grieving family material on bereavement and related The area of training materials, which may • When a child is bereaved topics as well as supporting our own include books, workbooks and audiovisual Over the past year Bereavement Services Local needs • Adolescents and death Manager, Dr Susan Delaney, has been educational courses. Its audience will items, is also being developed. We have a As a national organisation, we are always working each week at St Francis Hospice, include those having a professional interest particular interest in acquiring culturally aware of the need to develop Raheny, where, at the invitation of the in these areas as well as the wider public. relevant Irish material, which in general bereavement support and raise awareness Series B hospice’s Department of Social Work, she has been lacking. We currently hold 31 of bereavement issues throughout Ireland. (true-life personal accounts): Collection building has been seeing clients in relation to videos along with some audio tapes. Part of the rationale for appointing a bereavement experiences. This has been a • The death of my mother The acquisition, organisation and training officer this year has been to enable welcome partnership between our two • Coping with my mother’s death classification of new material occupied We are grateful to the Department of us to offer introductory training on an Caroline Pfeifer, • The death of my father much of the year, as did the research, Health and Children for the once-off grant organisations and is set to continue over Library & Information Centre Manager outreach basis in response to request • The death of my wife testing and purchase of software. On the we received during the year towards the the coming year. and/or perceived need. • A young widow’s story library shelves, the material in the main development of the library and its services. Peer supervision • The death of my sister sections, e.g. Bereavement, is arranged This welcome funding was allocated to the We have also been investigating the under specialised sub-headings such as purchase of four computers and a Work which involves regular encounters feasibility of setting up regional coordinator photocopier as well as to collection Teenagers; Intervention; Research; with death, dying and bereavement places posts in relation to bereavement support in Further information Spirituality; Counselling; Art Therapy and building. It has also facilitated the heavy demands on professional carers. partnership with local health boards. • Recommended books on so on. Classification follows the Dewey complete re-design of our website which Over the course of 2003, we received The role might include the provision of bereavement and loss. Decimal System used in public libraries. was needed for the enhanced provision of requests from other organisations to information, advice, training and other By year end, some 700 items, including electronic information. Work on this project provide appropriate support for staff in this support. We hope to progress this further books, journals and audiovisual material, is now under way. situation. Such support reflects models of next year.
8 9 research development
This year we were extremely pleased to Training seminar Other activities Work continued in 2003 on initiatives on the independent voluntary hospice groups and have been working closely with the award the first ever Research Fellowship In February, Milford Care Centre, Limerick, Throughout the year, work has continued aimed at the further development of and fundraising committees around the region’s Consultant in Palliative Medicine, in Palliative Care, sponsored by the Irish hosted an Irish Hospice Foundation training on the nationwide research-based hospice and palliative care. country. The Foundation agreed to try and fill Dr Doiminic O’Brannagáin. Interviews for Hospice Foundation in partnership with the this information gap. We engaged Maura the Project Manager post are now seminar on qualitative research in hospice assessment of the palliative care needs of We have referred elsewhere to our co- Health Research Board. Dunne on a work placement scheme to scheduled for early January. We look and palliative care. This two-day event children which we are co-funding with the funding of a nationwide assessment of conduct a telephone survey aimed at forward to launching the project in a proceeded to a more advanced level from Department of Health and Children and children’s palliative care needs. There are Following an open competition and expert identifying each group and its activities. The specific hospital later next year. an introductory workshop we offered in which will conclude in March 2004. This currently a number of parties interested in review process, the three-year fellowship listing compiled as a result will become 2001. Professor David Clark and Dr Jane project should provide the information developing residential services for children was awarded to Philip Larkin, Palliative Care available in 2004, along with a survey report Hospice studies Seymour of Sheffield University facilitated needed to develop a coherent structure for in Ireland, and in July we hosted an Nurse-Coordinator with the Western Health on how the voluntary groups and health the sessions, with inputs from Dr Donncha children’s palliative care services in Ireland. information session at which David It is our belief that formal education and Board and previously of the Education boards are working to provide services. Kavanagh, NUI Cork, and Onja Van Strudley of Naomi House Children’s research are essential to the development Department at Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Doorslaer of the Royal College of Surgeons Finally, the Foundation continues to form Hospice (UK) described the development In July we also held an information-sharing of high-quality hospice and palliative care, Cross. Philip’s research focuses on patients’ in Ireland. The course was very positively links with other professional and research of services there. session for voluntary hospice groups. Pat and we support the NACPC’s experiences of the transition to palliative evaluated by participants. groups through conference attendance and Quinlan, General Manager of Milford Care recommendation that departments of care services, not only in Ireland but across This year also saw the appointment of membership of professional bodies. Centre and IHF Board member, gave a palliative medicine should be established in Europe. We congratulate him and wish him Ireland’s first Clinical Nurse Specialist in The IHF also supports research training by Examples are the Irish and European short presentation on his experience of Irish medical schools. Our further well in his studies. Paediatric Palliative Care. Our decision to means of grant-aid for further education – Associations for Palliative Care, the UK service agreements, which led on to a commitment to multi and interdisciplinary fund this post at Our Lady’s Hospital in for example, Master’s programmes Palliative Care Research Society and the lively discussion. education in this area led during the year Co-funded project Crumlin was taken in 2002, but due to a involving research dissertations. Bereavement Research Forum. to discussions with universities about nursing shortage the recruitment process The Foundation also contributed €19,950 Dissertations sponsored in this way are Hospital-based project establishing a mechanism for developing was not successful until early this year, towards an investigation of the specific housed and can be consulted in the ‘hospice studies’, perhaps through the when Gill O’Callaghan was appointed. In December, we advertised the post of needs of patients with dementia. Dr Thérèse Brady Library. endowment of a professorial chair. These Project Manager for our new two-year Regina McQuillan and Una MacConville of discussions will continue next year. Voluntary hospice groups project on the care of those facing death in St Francis Hospice, Dublin, sought funding Examples of titles are: general hospitals. Most Irish people die in for a project entitled, An exploration of the We also organised meetings to review the International hospice support hospital rather than at home or in a end-of-life care needs of dementia • Ethical decision-making in end-of-life care status of the national development of hospice hospice, and the Foundation historically In 2003, the Irish Hospice Foundation patients: palliative care and geriatric care – an exploration of nurses’ experiences and palliative care in line with the has funded the establishment of specialist took a decision to begin to commit some perspectives. Our research committee (Anna-Marie Lynch) recommendations of the National Advisory palliative care services in acute general funding to international hospice care. This approved their application for submission Committee on Palliative Care (NACPC). These hospitals. The aim of the current project, will be directed towards strategic or to the Health Research Board, where it • Palliative care – the meaning for public were attended by representatives of Irish however, is to develop a palliative care policy initiatives, educational projects and secured funding to match our own health nurses and general practitioners in voluntary hospice groups, large and small. approach throughout the hospital system. direct service initiatives in partnership contribution under the HRB co-funded the community (Valerie McGinley) One such meeting, facilitated by IHF Board with established Irish or international aid grants scheme. Dr McQuillan and Ms Background work had been on-going for member and Director of the Health Services and development agencies. Meetings MacConville will collaborate with Dr Mary • Evaluation of a cognitive behavioural over a year, but clearly this project could Executive, Denis Doherty, also included have taken place with some of the latter Cosgrave, Consultant Geriatrician with the group intervention for the treatment of only be implemented with the cooperation representatives of the health boards. From and disbursement of funds will Northern Area Health Board. We look complicated grief (Angela Pugh) of a working hospital. We are therefore this meeting, it emerged that no commence in 2004. forward to reviewing the results of the delighted to have found an enthusiastic Philip Larkin, Research Fellow comprehensive up-to-date information existed study in 2004. partner in the North Eastern Health Board,
10 11 fundraising
The event of the year in Fundraising was along with t-shirts and posters which were Participants in our Our primary sponsor for Muc in for Many other groups raised funds for us mark Ireland ‘Celebrity Bake-in the launch of our Peter & The Wolf CD and sold at the launches and through the Peter ’s Biggest Coffee Morning Hospice was the Irish League of Credit during 2003. Among them were students included An T ’ to book, which took place in a packed City & The Wolf website. and jazz musician,ánaiste, Paddy Ms Cole Mary (centre), Harney, TD, Unions, and many credit unions all over the from the Smurfit School of Business, who Hall in Dublin in October. A modern take seen here with Patrick Bewley outside country displayed Muc donation boxes. organised an event dubbed ‘A Night in Bewley on Prokofiev’s musical tale for children, This project was directed by IHF Board ’s in Grafton Street. This fundraiser earned over €70,000 and Havana’. The proceeds were donated to this new version of the classic orchestral member, Marie Donnelly, who worked we are indebted to our sponsors and all three charities, including, for the second work was adapted by Gavin Friday and tirelessly with a dedicated committee of who helped. time, the Irish Hospice Foundation. Maurice Seezer and performed by Gavin volunteers. Special thanks go to Marie, and the Friday-Seezer Ensemble. The Gavin, Maurice, Bono and everyone who Loyal support National fundraising accompanying hard-cover book was gave so generously of their time and Other events during the year included the Again in 2003, Sunflower Days and illustrated by Bono with the help of his talent. We are also very grateful to Howth Walk, organised and supported by a Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning – the daughters, Jordan and Eve. Christie’s for all their help. committed group of lady golfers who have latter sponsored by Bewley’s for the tenth made this an annual event. The 2003 Walk successive year – continued to grow. This was the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Muc in for Hospice was a particularly successful one, helped These two annual fundraisers are first fundraising venture to be strongly Another novelty this year was our Muc in for by the fact that the Lady Captain of coordinated by the Irish Hospice promoted outside Ireland. The book topped Hospice project, which particularly targeted Milltown Golf Club also nominated the Foundation on behalf of voluntary hospice the children’s bestseller list at home before schools, both primary and secondary. Once Foundation as her charity of the year. groups throughout the country. Funds Christmas, and over 35,000 editions have again, we have Gavin Friday to thank for raised go direct to local hospice services. sold throughout the world. The rights have Bono, Marie Donnelly, Gavin Friday and € Maurice Seezer with one of the original Muc, the 12-foot high sculpted piggy bank Over 60,000 was raised, bringing the grand been bought in Japan and a Japanese Peter & The Wolf illustrations in City Hall, (with wings!) which Aer Rianta kindly total achieved to date by these loyal The national effort was helped by the usual version will be available next year. As well where the CD/book was launched. allowed us to place outside the Arrivals supporters to €390,000. We are grateful to all army of volunteers, along with such well- as aiding hospice care at home, some of Terminal at Dublin Airport. who contributed. The funds raised go to Our known figures as Marian Finucane; Tánaiste, the proceeds of Peter & The Wolf will go Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Mary Harney, TD; actors, Don Wycherley, to supporting badly needed hospice The comical pig provided the inspiration for where the Irish Hospice Foundation provides Simon Delaney and Keith McErlean from the projects in developing countries. a series of competitions and events in aid funding for the cancer home-care service and RTE series, Bachelors’ Walk; Seamus Moran of children’s hospice care which will for specialist palliative care nursing. and Stuart Dunne of Fair City; Miss Ireland, New York auction continue into 2004. Almost 5,000 primary Rosanna Davison; jazz musician, Paddy Cole; Peter & The Wolf is about much more than schoolchildren around the country took Other events TV presenter, Caroline Morahan; journalist, the CD/book alone. The launch included an part in ‘Muc Day’, seeking sponsorship to Quentin Fottrell; and Lord Mayor of Dublin, Another group, known as ‘IHF2’, which exhibition of 16 of Bono’s original large- wear their colourful Muc masks to school. Dermot Lacey, TD. has worked repeatedly in support of the scale illustrations. These attracted much Participating schools were entered in a Foundation, held its fifth annual ball at the interest here before travelling on to draw and the winning school enjoyed a Earlier in the year, fundraisers from the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge in May. Christie’s in London and from there to Los free trip to the circus, courtesy of various local hospice groups were invited This year’s event was themed as a Angeles and New York, where the Fossett’s. Secondary school pupils sought Muc in for Hospice: Clown from Fossett’s bacchanal or celebration of the god of to the Irish Hospice Foundation to discuss drawings were sold at auction (sponsored sponsorship to switch off their mobile Circus with giant Muc at Dublin Airport wine, with ball-goers invited to dress in strategies for national fundraising. This by Volkswagen) in November, raising some phones for 24 hours. The winning school red, white or rosé. Sponsored for the meeting provided a useful forum for $368,000. Other offshoots included a was invited to attend the Meteor Music second time by SAP, the ball made hospice fundraisers to come together and special limited edition of 200 sets of giclée Awards at the Point in Dublin. €30,000 in aid of Irish hospice care. share experiences. prints, numbered and signed by Bono,
12 13 fundraising continued
Give As You Earn programme Greencom our sincere The year also saw the extension of our A decision was taken during the year to corporate and financial information Give As You Earn programme, whereby join Greencom, a telecommunications thanks to our employees of participating companies company that offers a comparable service donate direct to the Irish Hospice to the main telecomms service provider donors, sponsors, Foundation through their salaries. while donating a portion of its earnings to volunteers and Organisations now on board include FÁS, charity. The Irish Hospice Foundation was Royal & Sun Alliance; Independent one of 17 charities to sign up and to other supporters Newspapers; Irish Distillers; Irish Motor participate in the Greencom Charity Board, Distributors; the Communications Workers’ whose role is to make decisions on behalf At the Bacchanal Ball in the Four Seasons Union and SAP Ireland. In all, hundreds of of the charities involved and plan activities. Hotel in May: Chief Executive, Jean Manahan employees are involved, raising thousands In less than a few months, over 40 of our (left) with Peter Gahan of SAP and comedian, actress and writer, Pauline McLynn. of euro for hospice care. supporters, both individuals and companies, had signed up to the Irish Some companies also undertook fundraising Hospice Foundation Phone Community. A company limited by guarantee initiatives on our behalf or included us in existing programmes. Among them were Cards and not having a share capital ESB, the Licensed Vintners’ Association, Our 2003 Christmas card project was also Eagle Star and Indaver Ireland. Paddy Power successful, achieving a satisfying increase in and Jury’s Doyle Hotels contributed with revenue over the previous two years. This Charity Ref. No. 6830 gift-in-kind donations. was partly due to the support of the business community, who either purchased Direct mail campaigns cards or made donations to the Irish Hospice Two direct mail campaigns were undertaken Foundation in lieu of sending Christmas during the year, aimed at recruiting people to cards. As in previous years, greeting card commit to a regular, small, direct debit companies John Hinde Ltd and Lantz also donation or to donate on a once-off basis. sold their own charity Christmas cards from Over 200 new donors signed up for direct which the Foundation benefits. debits and further funds were raised in once-off donations, giving a healthy return Our non-denominational ‘Sóláis’ on the investment involved in developing sympathy cards also helped raised funds, and administering the campaigns. both through sales and through donations sent to the Irish Hospice Foundation in This year an ‘upgrade’ campaign was also lieu of sending flowers on the occasion undertaken to encourage regular donors to of a funeral. increase their existing direct debit. We were particularly pleased with the success of this campaign, which saw 50% of regular donors pledge to increase their contribution.
One of our 2003 Christmas cards.
14 15 statement of financial activities balance sheet for the year ended 31 december 2003 for the year ended 31 december 2003
2003 2003 2002 2002 2003 2002 €€ € € €€ Incoming resources Fixed assets Income from fundraising activities 1,680,756 659,035 Tangible assets 512,323 299,069 Other income 220,815 324,440 Current assets Total income 1,901,571 983,475 Stocks 58,040 4,477 Debtors 975,636 60,989 Resources expended Grant aid (490,265) (297,649) Other current assets 0 190,460 Education/Bereavement Cash at bank and in hand 2,636,407 3,315,477 Resource Centre (619,686) (300,310) Fundraising (396,259) (388,027) 3,670,083 3,571,403 Management and administration (138,399) (67,364) Creditors (1,644,609) (1,053,350) Amounts falling due within one year (443,771) (198,339) Surplus/(deficit) for the year 256,962 (69,875) Net current assets 3,226,312 3,373,064 Write-off of option to purchase premises (190,460) (0) Total net assets 3,738,635 3,672,133 Transferred to general reserves 66,502 (69,875) Reserves & funds Funds Fund balances – restricted 101,086 159,491 1 January 3,672,133 3,742,008 – unrestricted 3,637,549 3,512,642 31 December 3,738,635 3,672,133
3,738,635 3,672,133
16 17 commentary on the financial statements to 31 december 2003
The Irish Hospice Foundation earned an cards; legacies; and the many events that 2003, up 65% on the previous year. This Board of Directors Chief Executive Bankers € operational surplus of almost 257,000 in are held throughout the country on behalf amounted to 25% of total funds raised and Bill Shipsey (Chairperson) Jean Manahan Bank of Ireland 2003, compared with a deficit of nearly of the Foundation. We are grateful to all represents an important part of our € Denis Doherty (Vice-chairperson) Montrose Branch 70,000 in 2002. who have organised or participated in service. Grants are available under several Company Secretary events, made donations or contributed in headings, e.g. education, research, service Maryrose Barrington Stillorgan Road The main fundraising initiative was the any way. development. Grant aid this year included Trevor Bowen Jean Manahan Co. Dublin launch of the Peter & The Wolf boxed the funding of two nurses in Our Lady’s Tim Collins Registered Office book/CD set. Sales of this product, In 2003 a further €260,000 was spent on Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin and Marie Donnelly AIB Bank The Irish Hospice Foundation together with the auction of the original art developing the Education & Bereavement another at the Galway Hospice Foundation. Marian Finucane 1 Lower Baggot Street work by Bono and the sale of limited Resource Centre, the new facility which Also in receipt of funding was the Morrison Chambers Miriam Hughes Dublin 2 edition sets of signed lithographs, yielded has provided a base for the Foundation’s Bereavement Support Service at Our 32 Nassau Street net proceeds in excess of €816,000. We education, training and other activities in Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross, while over Gary Jermyn Dublin 2 Solicitors are indebted to Project Director, Marie support of hospice care and particularly €123,000 was spent on research, notably Antoin Murphy Donnelly, and to the entire committee who bereavement care. Total expenditure on on a project related to the hospice and Michael O’Reilly Eugene F. Collins Auditors worked tirelessly to achieve this result. We the Centre, the services of which are palliative care needs of children. Eileen Pearson (retired mid-year) Temple Chambers are also grateful to the many donors and availed of by care professionals, Gaby Smyth & Co. Ltd Robert Power 3 Burlington Road sponsors involved and to the public who volunteers, students and others, has now It was decided that $100,000 of revenue 92 Merrion Road Dublin 4 € Pat Quinlan purchased the products. exceeded 500,000. The actual costs earned outside Ireland from Peter & The Ballsbridge associated with its running, including the Wolf should go towards funding hospice Dublin 4 Income from other fundraising activities provision of training, support for research projects in developing countries in increased by 43%, and efforts are being and the on-going development of the association with established agencies. made to further develop income sources Thérèse Brady Library, amounted to as demand on our resources continues to €620,000 this year. Management and administration costs for grow. Direct mail initiatives represent an the year amounted to 7% of total income. important source of revenue, as are such The Irish Hospice Foundation spent Every effort is made to curtail expenditure schemes as Give As You Earn; the sale of €490,000 on grant aid and assistance in in this area.
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