What is the Staff Foundation?

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What is the Staff Foundation?

• ANZ Nationals payroll giving programme.
  Launched in 2001
• Staff contribute from their fortnightly pay and
  the Bank matches their contributions dollar for
  dollar
• Each quarter the Staff Foundation Board reviews
  applications from community organisations and
  allocates the funds available
• Relaunched in 2007 to all staff across all of our
  businesses
• The Staff Foundation has helped more than 250
  community organisations throughout New Zealand
  since its inception
• 1 million in community grants
• Currently 1,114 staff are members. We aim to
  increase membership to 1,500 in 2008.

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Benefits

• Our People
• Staff engagement
• We make it easy for our people to give even
  1/fortnight makes a difference when pooled with
  other contributions so its accessible to
  everyone
• Our people can access funding for their favourite
  causes each application must be supported by a
  contributing member
• Compliments our paid volunteer leave policy
• The Community
• We can support more organisations and spread
  donations more widely in the community
• Smaller charities which wouldnt qualify for
  sponsorship have an avenue for accessing funding

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How does it work?

• Administered through payroll
• Staff can join at any time and nominate how much
  theyll give
• All of the donations and matched funds are given
  to the community
• The Foundation is administered by Trustees
  Executors (pro bono)
• Framework and criteria to determine eligibility
• Staff are involved every step of the way its
  their Foundation
• They contribute
• Support applications
• Those elected to the Board review applications
  and make funding decisions
• And they present the cheques.

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Grants in action
ANZ National Bank Staff Foundation

• A grant of 2,308 to Ronald McDonald House in
  Wellington replaced two small television sets and
  purchased 13 DVD players for patient rooms.
• The House provides temporary accommodation for
  the families of seriously ill children. Up to 13
  families can stay at the house at any one time.
• Your thoughtfulness will bring cheer to families
  at this traumatic time and make our House more
  of a home."

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Grants in action

• A grant of 2,600 to North Shore Hospice
  purchased an Argus Infusion Pump for blood
  transfusions and delivering medication.
• This equipment allows improved administration of
  medicine for patients and frees up valuable
  nursing time.
• The Argus Pump has become an invaluable piece of
  equipment, providing relief for terminal
  patients.

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Grants in action

• A grant of 3,585 assisted the Auckland Womens
  Centre Teen Mothers Support Programme.
• The Centre provides support, information,
  referrals and advice on issues of health, child
  development and parenting skills and abusive
  relationships and is used by more than 10,000
  women every year.
• It has benefited me by giving lots of good
  advice for myself and my daughter.

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Making a difference for our communities.