Ardoch`s 2014 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2014
VISION
Every child’s and young person’s potential is realised
through full participation in education.
MISSION
To overcome barriers to full participation in
education
To mobilise volunteers to support children in
schools and early childhood centres
To develop skills and broaden horizons for children
and young people
THE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION
There are many barriers to full participation in education for children and young people in disadvantaged communities in Australia.
Families from low socio-economic backgrounds are less able to support their children’s education, resulting in students being unable
to engage fully in school if basic needs are not being met. For example, one in five Australian children start school developmentally
vulnerable.1
Australia has a significant equity issue as schools in disadvantaged communities are the most under-resourced. Research shows that
the benefits of extra funding aren’t just better results at school for disadvantaged students – but better results in life.2
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Australian Early Development Census, 2012
NBER, 2015: The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms
HOW DOES ARDOCH HELP?
We aim to break the cycle of disadvantage by helping vulnerable children and young people to reach their potential through full
participation in education.
Ardoch Youth Foundation is a charity providing education support for children and young people in disadvantaged communities.
We deliver tailored education and wellbeing programs that address barriers to education, develop skills and broaden horizons. We
mobilise volunteers to support schools and early childhood centres and advocate for change.
CONTENTS
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CEO and Chair’s Report
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Measuring Our Impact
03
Founder’s Message
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Treasurer’s Report
03
Ardoch Ambassadors
16-18 Financial Reports
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Where We Work
19-20 Thank You to Our Supporters
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Highlights of 2014
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Community Support
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Ardoch Programs
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Business Support
07-08 Learning Buddies
Community Volunteering Programs
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Philanthropic Support
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Board of Directors
09-10 Learning Buddies
Literacy Buddies®
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Ardoch Team
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How You Can Help
11-12 Broadening Horizons
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Learning Essentials
CEO AND CHAIR’S REPORT
Mandy Burns and Joff Macleod
After strong results the previous year,
2014 was marked by program growth and
expansion of the volunteering program. The
number of early years services and schools
supported increased by 26% with notable
growth in support for the early years. Most
importantly, 96% of our early years and
school partners reported that Ardoch’s
programs contributed to improved learning
and wellbeing outcomes.
The bright star in Ardoch’s work continues
to be our volunteering programs, through
which we train and place volunteers who
work side by side with educators to directly
support children and young people. Their
outstanding 24,459 hours in voluntary
service in 2014 played a significant part in
building the capacity of early years services
and schools to support children and young
people in disadvantaged communities.
We continued to develop our workplace
volunteering programs with the completion
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Equity Coalition to campaign to cover the
costs of education by raising awareness
of the effects of cutting the Victorian
government’s Education Maintenance
Allowance. Both campaigns reinforce
Ardoch’s advocacy for policies that enable
children, their families and schools to
overcome the barriers to education.
of the Numeracy Buddies program pilot
and the development of an online Literacy
Buddies® portal. We also strengthened our
partnership with the City of Stonnington and
CatholicCare to successfully pilot an early
literacy supported playgroup.
In 2014, Ardoch worked nationally to
campaign for needs based funding for
schools with other national NGOs and, at
a state level with the Victorian Council of
Social Service as a member of the Education
Ardoch continues to thrive due to the calibre
of its staff, board, volunteers, partners and
supporters. Thank you to each and every one
of you for your support. Together we share
a vision of supporting children in need to
reach their potential. Together, we work to
ensure that children and young people in
disadvantaged communities have access to
educational opportunities that will inspire
and engage them more in learning.
Together, we make a difference.
FOUNDER’S MESSAGE
Kathy Hilton OAM
ARDOCH
AMBASSADORS
David Bridie
David Bridie is a seven times ARIA-award-winning
songwriter and composer. He is an avid supporter of Ardoch’s
music programs, and loves to jam with students at our
partner schools whenever he gets a chance to.
Lady Anna Cowen AM
As the Founder of Ardoch Youth Foundation, I am very proud
that our thousands of volunteers continue to make such
a difference to the lives of children and young people in
disadvantaged communities.
Thanks to our passionate volunteers, supporters and partners,
Ardoch continues to help children and young people to reach
their potential through full participation in education.
Lady Anna Cowen has supported Ardoch for many years,
alongside her husband, Sir Zelman Cowen, a former
Governor-General of Australia, who became our first Patron
in 1988.
Joe Hildebrand
Joe Hildebrand is a panelist on Network Ten’s morning
show Studio 10 and a newspaper journalist. He became
an Ambassador after he heard about Ardoch’s work to
provide education support to children and young people in
disadvantaged communities.
Hilary McPhee
Hilary McPhee is a renowned writer and editor. Hilary became
an Ardoch volunteer in 2012 and continues to be a strong
supporter of Ardoch’s work.
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WHERE WE WORK
Ardoch works in some of Australia’s most disadvantaged urban communities.
In 2014 we worked with schools and early learning services across Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia:
Inner Melbourne
Melbourne’s West
Mornington Park Pre-School
Murarrie State School
Seaford
Park
Primary
School
St Flannans Catholic Parish
Caulfield Park Community School
Albion North Primary School
St
Mary’s
Primary
School
School
Cooke Court Child Care Centre &
Ardeer Primary School
(Dandenong)
St Mary of the Cross Catholic
Kindergarten
Dinjerra Primary School
St
Francis
Xavier
Catholic
Primary
School
Elwood Primary School
East Sunshine Kindergarten
School
Elwood Secondary College
Mother of God Primary School
Perth
Wirilda Kindergarten
Fitzroy Primary School
Sunshine College (West Campus)
Calista Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road Primary
Sunshine Harvester Primary
Geelong
South Coogee Primary School
School
School
Northern Bay College: Tallis Street
Richmond West Primary School
Sunshine Kindergarten
Sydney
Campus, Hendy Street Campus,
Rupert Street Child Care Centre &
North Sunshine Kindergarten
Wexford Court Campus, Peacock Ardoch’s Literacy Buddies® program
Kindergarten
Sunshine North Primary School
is delivered in Sydney by our sister
Avenue Campus, Goldsworthy
Sacred Heart School Fitzroy
Sunshine Primary School
Road Campus, Northern Bay Early organisation Daystar Foundation.
South Melbourne Mission
Frankston
Learning and Care and Northern
Kindergarten
Bay Family Centre
Ardoch also partners with
Aldercourt Primary School
South Yarra Preschool
St Francis Xavier Primary School
CatholicCare to facilitate
Banyan Fields Primary School
Southern Teaching Unit
St Thomas Aquinas Primary School the Early Literacy Supported
East Karingal Pre-School
St Brendan’s School Flemington
Playgroup in Stonnington.
Frankston Pre-School
St Kilda Primary School
Brisbane
Mahogany Rise Primary School
St Kilda Youth Services (SKYS)
Hendra State School
Monterey Secondary College
Stonnington Primary School
Loganlea State High School
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Over
Broadening
Horizons
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activities
delivered
ARDOCH PROGRAMS
Learning Buddies
Broadening Horizons
Learning Essentials
Volunteers are the heart and soul of Ardoch.
Broadening Horizons provides children in
areas of high disadvantage with inspiring
learning and life experiences. These
opportunities build aspirations and present
new possibilities. Our program has been
carefully designed to address identified
needs at each learning stage:
Learning Essentials programs provide
essential goods and services to help
children and young people get set for
learning, including:
There are a range of ways that our
community and corporate volunteers help
us to provide education support, including:
providing classroom support for
literacy and numeracy;
nurturing students’ skills through
lunchtime activities and workshops;
supporting early language and
literacy development through playbased learning activities;
taking part in Ardoch’s workplace and
university volunteering programs,
Literacy Buddies® and Numeracy
Buddies;
pro bono professional support to
build Ardoch’s organisational
capacity; and
supporting Ardoch’s programs and
administration needs in the head office.
Pre-school – developing language/
literacy skills and engaging parents in
very young children’s learning;
Primary school - learning experiences
that increase children’s confidence,
resilience and engagement with school;
Secondary school - connecting young
people to work and study pathways,
raising aspirations and expectations.
From a School Principal after an excursion:
“There was a collective whole-school grin
on the way back to school.”
Learning Essentials Bags providing
stationery, food and toiletries;
Breakfast Clubs providing fuel for
learning before school;
School Readiness Packs providing
resources to engage parents and
children in education;
developing and publishing the ‘Ardoch
School Costs Guide’ to help parents and
schools navigate school costs; and
facilitating partnerships with other
agencies to provide schools and early
years services with food, stationery and
other learning essentials.
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LEARNING BUDDIES
Community Volunteering Programs
In 2014, 318 community volunteers gave 15,509 hours of their time. Over 3,000 children and young people across Melbourne and
Geelong were supported by our dedicated volunteers. They supported students one-on-one or in small groups in schools and early childhood
settings, with interactive reading sessions, numeracy activities, arts, sports and guitar lessons.
Our annual Volunteer Survey found that of the respondents, 93% of early childhood centres reported that Ardoch’s programs contributed to
improved learning and wellbeing outcomes, and all school principals reported that Ardoch volunteers had a positive impact at their school.
Building Capacity For Schools
Catherine volunteers at St Brendan’s Primary School for nine hours
over two days each week.
“When I gave up work two years ago I was looking for ‘work’ that
would stretch me and also enlighten me… what better place to be
than in education, especially working with young children.
“I love listening to the children read and have recently been asked
to work with a child on a one to one basis - assisting with their
reading, writing and working through an Articulation Program - very
rewarding.
I feel privileged to be able to share the learning experience with
children. Through the professional development courses Ardoch
has offered, I am encouraged to explore further ways to increase
my knowledge of early development and through this give a little
more.”
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Early Years Support
Danielle volunteers at the weekly Early Literacy Supported
Playgroup in Stonnington. She can see first-hand how the
program is impacting positively on the children.
“I am really glad to be part of the project and believe, with
the warm welcoming feeling, the play time, the stories, the
yummy food and the general positive vibe, we are doing
something which I think is downright beautiful.”
LEARNING BUDDIES
Literacy Buddies®
Literacy Buddies® is a powerful pen-pal program with adult volunteers supporting children and young people in communities of disadvantage.
A class of students (approximately 25 ‘Little Buddies’) and their volunteer ‘Big Buddies’ regularly exchange letters, with the goal of encouraging
students to read and write, providing meaningful interactions with positive adult role models and raising aspirations. The Buddies meet twice during
the program, once during the mid-year visit to the school, and again at the end of year visit to the Big Buddies’ workplace or university.
In 2014, Ardoch delivered 33 Literacy Buddies® programs – 24 in Victoria, six in Brisbane and three in Perth, with a further 22 delivered by our
sister organisation, Daystar Foundation in Sydney.
Ardoch worked directly with 839 students across 29 schools in the program, paired with the same number of corporate volunteers from 14
organisations. On average, four letters per buddy were exchanged during the year, totalling 6,523 letters.
2014 Literacy Buddies® Partners
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AIA Australia
The Link Group
From our Literacy Buddies® teachers:
BDO
NAB Business Banking Centres
Clayton Utz
NAB
Corrs Chamber Westgarth
PwC
“The most significant benefit that the Literacy
Buddies® program provided my students was
increased motivation and engagement to
write.”
Dimension Data
UBS
GE
University of Melbourne
Gordon Institute of TAFE
Victoria Police
“It provides our students with successful role
models who have careers which they might
aspire to. It also enhances their work ethic and
helps them to interact with adults.”
Literacy Buddies® started as a corporate volunteering program and
in 2012 the program was expanded to community organisations
with Victoria Police coming on board. In 2014 Literacy Buddies®
was further expanded to include a partnership with the University
of Melbourne, when the Campbell Edwards Trust supported a
successful pilot of the program involving tertiary students as
volunteer Big Buddies.
Students from St Thomas Aquinas School were matched up with
creative writing students at the University of Melbourne.
This program not only developed the primary school students’
literacy skills and confidence, it also helped to raise their
aspirations and awareness of tertiary education. By providing
connections with university students who were learning about
children’s fiction, the Little Buddies were able to help develop
their Big Buddies’ creative writing skills.
We’re excited to welcome the University of Melbourne back as a
partner in 2015, and hope to expand Literacy Buddies® to more
tertiary institutions in the coming years.
BROADENING HORIZONS
Ardoch ran 102 Broadening Horizons activities in 2014, reaching 4,692 children and involving 276 volunteers – donating 1,083 hours.
These included taking over 240 students from Seaford Park Primary School, Mother of God Primary School, Sunshine North Primary School and Sacred
Heart School Fitzroy to see The 13-Storey Treehouse at the Arts Centre Melbourne; facilitating fun and interactive Museum Victoria visits to early
childhood centres; expanding Learning Through Lunch to partner schools in Frankston; and introducing Monterey Secondary College and Northern Bay
College to LEGO Robotics to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Broadening Horizons connects children and young people in areas of high disadvantage with the world beyond their postcode through inspiring
learning and life experiences.
Outdoor Education Camp
As part of Ardoch’s Broadening Horizons program, 40 students from
Aldercourt Primary School enjoyed an outdoor education camp over three
days at Briars, near Mount Martha. The camp was funded by the Alice
Sloan Trust, as part of our three-year partnership to enable students
from Frankston North to take part in outdoor education camps that
would otherwise not be possible.
The camp develops the students’ independence, confidence and
self-esteem and aims to promote co-operation and communication
through outdoor activities. The benefits for the school include increased
attendance from those students who go on the camp and a stronger
school community with students sharing a fun and inspiring experience
with each other, teachers, Ardoch and parent volunteers. The children
loved the experience and told us it was “a camp we will all never forget”.
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Ardoch’s Guitar Program was borne out of the vision of a long
time Ardoch supporter, Andrew Robison, to provide children living
in disadvantaged communities with the opportunity to learn and
play music. Andrew developed, funds and organises the program
in partnership with Ardoch. The program is currently taught to
over 150 children in four schools across Melbourne.
Andrew says “the emphasis in the program is to engage the kids
in a fun, nurturing, safe and supportive environment.”
The program is provided at no cost to the children where the
majority may otherwise never have the resources or opportunity
to learn to play an instrument. The program is backed by the
generosity and passionate support of Lance Vadala at Jade
Australia, Brendan Meyers from BlueNote Music in Frankston and
Hodges St Kilda.
LEARNING ESSENTIALS
In 2014 Ardoch’s Learning Essentials program was delivered in 45 early years services and schools across Melbourne and Geelong to
provide resources for children and families in need (food, toiletries, stationery and other learning essentials).
Ardoch facilitated five Breakfast Clubs reaching 180 children and distributed 484 Learning Essentials Bags and 310 School Readiness Packs.
Ardoch partnered with community organisations Foodbank, FareShare, SecondBite and State Schools Relief to deliver these programs.
Breakfast Clubs
Research shows that children who eat well at breakfast usually
perform better academically, are happier at school and have greater
learning abilities and attention spans than those who skip or eat
poorly at breakfast. Students benefit from the Ardoch Breakfast
Clubs through access to regular healthy, nutritious breakfasts;
increased concentration and engagement in learning; and feeling
more included.
We ran Breakfast Clubs with support from Ardoch volunteers and
food donations from community and corporate partners at Northern
Bay College in Corio, Sunshine College, Sunshine Primary School,
Elwood College and Mahogany Rise Primary School in Frankston
North to provide a healthy start for the school day.
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MEASURING OUR IMPACT
Ardoch is committed to evaluation, and to measuring the effectiveness of our work. We use a monitoring and evaluation framework to capture
quantitative and qualitative data on each of our programs, using a number of different tools – including volunteer timesheets, evaluation
forms, surveys and focus group discussions – to collect feedback from our key stakeholders.
Early Years Support Evaulation
As well as internal evaluation, Ardoch also works with
external organisations to undertake independent evaluations
of our work.
In 2014, Ardoch engaged the Centre for Community Child
Health (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute) to evaluate
our Play, Learn, Read program for pre-school children, and
make recommendations for future development.
and home settings”. The report also included significant
qualitative feedback from staff at participating Early
Childhood Education Centres, the majority of whom indicated
that the program contributed to improved learning outcomes
for children, and supported their children to be more ready
for school.
The report highlighted that children participating in Play,
Learn, Read are improving in key areas related to emergent
literacy skills, social skills and their engagement with
reading, noting “dramatic improvements in children over
the course of the Play, Learn, Read program, unanimous
agreement that the program helped to excite children about
reading, and preliminary indications of the flow on effect of
the program within the early childhood education centres
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TREASURER’S REPORT
Joelle Tabone
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
The financial information included below is taken from the Ardoch Youth Foundation Limited Annual Financial Report 2014, as audited
by KPMG. The full financials can be found online at www.ardoch.asn.au
ARDOCH YOUTH FOUNDATION RESULT
Ardoch recorded a surplus of $11,529 compared to a surplus of $250,305
for the year ended 31 December 2013. Whilst there was a small decrease in
income in 2014 the final result reflects budgeted program growth.
INCOME
Total income for 2014 at $2,618,483 has decreased by $51,537 which is
2% less than 2013. This figure includes the in-kind value of volunteer time,
goods and pro bono services. In-kind support increased significantly by
13.4%, which represents strong support for our programs in the community
and Ardoch’s approach to efficient use of resources. Income from corporate
partners has decreased by 13.8% reflecting the current economic climate and
ongoing competition for funds.
EXPENDITURE
Total expenditure in 2014 was $2,606,954, representing an 8% increase from
2013. This includes the value of in-kind corporate and community volunteer
support, goods and pro bono professional services. This increase is largely
due to programs growth including the expansion of our volunteer program and
innovative program development.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Abridged Financial Statements - Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2014
REVENUE
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
Trusts & Foundations
910,464
950,043
Corporate
512,904
595,378
32,647
67,717
Government
Schools
99,974
89,236
217,756
214,685
26,854
31,882
817,884
721,079
2,618,483
2,670,019
Administration
87,437
84,997
Computer & Equipment
26,814
29,131
163,510
151,530
1,239,002
1,187,173
78,951
92,402
Programs
1,011,240
874,481
Total Expenses
2,606,954
2,419,714
11,529
250,305
Other Donations & Fundraising
Interest
Donations In-kind
Total Revenue
EXPENDITURE
Property
Staff
Marketing & Fundraising
Surplus
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Abridged Financial Statements - Statement of Financial Position for the year ended 31 December 2014
ASSETS
2014 ($)
2013 ($)
1,003,429
1,106,713
155,968
4,623
Other Current Assets
84,299
35,380
Total Current Assets
Cash & Investments
Receivables
1,243,696
1,146,716
Fixed Assets
26,420
26,483
Total Assets
1,270,116
1,173,199
Payables
75,396
93,255
Provisions
88,506
88,301
Amortised Revenue
563,450
460,408
Total Current Liabilities
727,352
641,964
Non Current Provisions
16,139
16,139
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
743,491
658,103
Net Assets
526,625
515,096
EQUITY
Reserves
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Retained Earnings
526,607
515,078
Total Equity
526,625
515,096
Income for 2014
Expenditure for 2014
Trusts & Foundations Revenue 35%
Programs Expenses 73%
Donations in Kind 31%
Marketing & Fundraising
Expenses 19%
Corporate Revenue 20%
Administration Expenses 8%
Other Donations & Fundraising 8%
Schools Revenue 4%
Government Revenue 1%
Interest 1%
The financial accounts have been audited by KPMG
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Trusts and Foundations
Major grants have been received from the
following philanthropic organisations:
Baker Foundation
Percy Baxter Charitable Trust
Besen Family Foundation
Campbell Edwards Trust
The FIL Foundation
The Miller Foundation
WCF Thomas Charitable Trust
Yeast Foundation
Andyinc Foundation, Wiliam Angliss (Victoria)
Charitable Fund, The Angel Fund, Pierce
Armstrong Foundation, Artists for Kids
Culture, Circle of Latitude Foundation, Collier
Charitable Trust, Paul Edward Dehnert Trust
(managed by Perpetual), Dowd Foundation,
Elwood Community Bank® Branch of Bendigo
Bank, Gandel Philanthropy, The Alfred Felton
Bequest, The Marian and EH Flack Trust, The
Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood
Studies, Frankston Charitable Fund, Geelong
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Community Foundation, Give Where You Live,
Grosman Family Foundation, Jean Jones Legacy,
The Toni Kaye Foundation, Kids in Philanthropy,
The Flora and Frank Leith Charitable Trust,
H V McKay Charitable Trust, Late Mr Gordon
Jackson Foundation, Lord Mayor’s Charitable
Foundation, MC Gift Fund, McKern Steel
Foundation, Newsboys Foundation, Harold
Mitchell Foundation, Sabemo Trust, Sidney Myer
Fund and The Myer Foundation, Nelson Alexander
Charitable Foundation, Newsboys Foundation,
The Barbara Luree Parker Foundation, Riddiford
Trust, River Capital Foundation, Tom Robison
Legacy, Schudmak Family Foundation, Sharman
Mitzvah Fund, Sabemo Trust, Alice Sloan Trust,
Ward-Ambler Foundation, The Ray and Margaret
Wilson Foundation.
Major Donors
Cindy Batchelor, Richard and Mirion Bearman,
David Birnbaum, Gideon Blecher, Marla and
Herman Borenstein, Barry Borzillo, Tanya Bryant,
Ken and Marjory Butterworth, Dan Cable, Dr
Brandon Carp, Adrian Cester, Val Crohn, Meredith
Doig, Sally Dougas, Gabrielle Eisen, David Efron,
Ray Elder, Peter Fenwick, Betty Frid, Jo Grigg,
Carole Hart, Margaret Henderson,
Joe Hildebrand, Kathy Hilton OAM, Rebecca
Honner, Sonia Kirkham, Wendy Kozica, Tony
Kynaston, John and Lynne Landy, Jeffrey Largier,
Peter and Anne Laver, Bob and Ruth Loder, Siôn
Lutley, Robert McDougall, Bernie McIntosh, Gavin
McKay, Jonathan Mushin, Susan O’Mahony,
Rosanne Osborn, Matthew Pattison, Dominic
Pellegrino, Andrew Robison, Susie RodgersWilson, Margaret S Ross AM, Jenny Rozen, Linda
Rubinstein, Mark Rudd, Dr Barbara Sawyer,
Christine Smith, Neil Spitzer, Margaret Stevens,
Lachlan Tighe, Ken Viney, Cindy Wedding, Graeme
West, David Willersdorf, Christine Wright, Dr
David Zyngier.
Government Supporters
City of Greater Geelong, City of Port Phillip, City of
Stonnington, Frankston City Council.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Business Supporters
Major business supporters in 2014:
GROUP
Accelerator Communications, AIA Australia,
Alcoa of Australia, ANZ Staff Foundation,
Aspect Personnel, Australian Administration
Services, BDO, Carman’s Fine Foods Pty Ltd,
Cleaning Institute of Australia, Coles, CSL Ships,
Dimension Data, Drummond Golf, Football
Galaxy, Fordham, Gordon Institute of TAFE, Green
Energy Trading, Hodges St Kilda, Holding Redlich,
Intrax Consulting, LK Boutique, Macquarie Group
Foundation Ltd, Mercedes Benz – Berwick,
Patties Foods, Property Industry Foundation, The
Promotions Factory, Simpson, Spence & Young,
Scientifix and Victoria Golf Club.
Significant pro bono and in-kind support
has been received from the following
organisations and individuals:
2014 Community Supporters
AIA, Carman’s Fine Foods Pty Ltd, Caulfield
Grammar School, CFS Custom Solutions Colonial First State, Clayton Utz, Cobram
Estate, Complete Store Maintenance, Firbank
- Sandringham House, Form 700, Frankston City
Council, GE, Immune Deficiencies Foundation
of Australia, Impact Volunteering, Intrax
Consulting, K&L Gates, Knit One Give One,
KPMG, Lauriston Girls School, Linfox Property
Group, Margaret McRobbie, Melbourne Markets
Lions Club, Methodist Ladies College, Mission
Australia, Mount Scopus College, nabTV,
Officeworks, Promocean, Property Industry
Fund, Rotary Club Bayside, Rotary Preston,
Simon Jones, Spiritgrow, St Kilda Baptist
Church, Temple Beth Israel, The King David
School, TPF (The Promotions Factory), Tree
House Early Learning Centre, Celeste Tramonte,
Kerryn Velleman.
All Souls Opportunity Shop, Arts Centre
Melbourne, Australian Tennis Foundation,
Caulfield Grammar School, Dingley Village
Country Women’s Association, Fairfax Community
Network, Flemington Primary School, Ivanhoe
Grammar School, Malvern Marlins Masters
Swimming Club, Methodist Ladies College,
Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club Women’s
Committee, Raoul Wallenberg Unit of B’nai B’rith,
Ritchies Stores Pty. Ltd., Rotary Club of Balwyn,
Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin, Rotary Club
of Brighton, Rotary Club of Camberwell, Rotary
Club of Corio, Rotary Club of Geelong, Somerset
College, Spatial Industries Business Association,
St John’s Uniting Church Opportunity Shop, St
Kilda Tree House Early Learning Centre, St Kilda/
Elsternwick Baptist Church, Surveying and
Spatial Sciences Institute, Toorak College Mount
Eliza, Urban Development Institute of Australia,
Women of the University Fund.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Rotary Club of Brighton
Thank you to all the generous community organisations and
schools who supported Ardoch in 2014. We are very proud to
be working with the Rotary Club of Brighton to raise funds
to support the education of children and young people in
disadvantaged communities.
In the lead up to Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival, Ardoch
was excited to be chosen as one of the charity partners of the
inaugural Jack Holt Charity Breakfast. The breakfast was in
celebration of the life and career of renowned trainer Jack Holt.
The event was held at the prestigious RACV Club and hosted
250 guests who all wore their racing best. Ardoch received a
generous $10,000 from this fantastic fundraiser. Thank you to
the Rotary Club of Brighton for choosing Ardoch as a charity
partner at this event.
We look forward to working together for many more years.
Pictured right: Ardoch CEO Mandy Burns receiving the
cheque from 2014 President, Bill Howley.
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BUSINESS SUPPORT
AIA Australia Making Education a Reality
AIA Australia’s support started in 2011 with a one-off
volunteering day where employees taught students from Prep to
Grade 6 to play board games. The relationship has continued to
flourish and in 2014, AIA Australia became a Literacy Buddies®
partner, as well as providing staff to assist with mock interviews
for secondary students and supporting a whole school excursion
for Sacred Heart School to go to Elwood Beach.
This consistent support is critical to program development and
building the capacity of our partner schools.
In addition to volunteering and program funding, AIA Australia
also run office donation drives at the end of the year to support
Ardoch’s Learning Essentials program which makes a significant
contribution to Ardoch’s support of schools and families.
Our partnership with AIA Australia is a great example
of businesses developing relationships with community
organisations to respond thoughtfully and with purpose to the
issues of disadvantage and barriers to full participation in
education.
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PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
Gandel Philanthropy Giving Young Children the Best Start
Gandel Philanthropy is supporting our ‘Giving the Best Start’ early
childhood education project from 2012-2015 to enable Ardoch to
expand our Early Childhood Oral Language Program into all of our
partner early years services. Through this early intervention project, we
now provide many more children with regular opportunities to develop
their oral language through play activities and reading with our
volunteers, inspiring excursions and learning experiences, books and
other resources.
Alexandra White from Gandel Philanthropy (pictured right) visited
Cooke Court Kindergarten in Richmond to read with young children
who benefit from their support through our oral language program
with trained Ardoch volunteers. Targeted support with oral language
development is critical for the early education of young children in
disadvantaged communities.
Gandel Philanthropy’s visionary support is helping to ensure that
children in disadvantaged communities learn within a rich language
environment, supported by trained volunteers and participate in a
range of language experiences and regular conversational reading.
We are very grateful to the Gandel family for their support for this
important project for young children.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marsha Sussman
Deputy Chair
Executive Coach, Human Capital International
Jane S Evans
Company Secretary
Joelle Tabone
Treasurer
Partner, HLB Mann Judd
L-R: Jim Alexiades, Jane S Evans, Marsha Sussman, Joff Macleod, Joelle Tabone and
Barry Borzillo.
Joff Macleod
Chair
Partner - Private Clients, PwC
Barry Borzillo
Deputy Chair
Managing Director and CEO, Intrax Consulting
Jim Alexiades
Independent Non-Executive Director
Deputy Principal, Head of Campus
Caulfield Grammar School
Wendy Kozica
Independent Non-Executive Director
Lawyer
Brian McGovern
Independent Non-Executive Director
Deputy Head of Property, Institutional Banking and Markets,
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Desma Strong
Independent Non-Executive Director (Retired in 2014)
Senior Lecturer/Coordinator, Melbourne Graduate School of Education,
University of Melbourne
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ARDOCH TEAM
Education Partnership Coordinators
(Primary and Secondary Schools)
Steve D’Giacoma - Geelong
Sue Dunn - Frankston
Nick Gabb - Inner Melbourne and Melbourne’s West
Rosanne Osborn - Inner Melbourne
Programs Coordinators
Wendy Lake - Programs Coordinator
Rachel Morley - Learning Essentials
Adele Stowe-Lindner - Volunteer Coordinator
Management Team
Mandy Burns - Chief Executive Officer
Mary Brown - Finance & Operations Manager
Rupert North - Programs & Research Manager
Barb Taylor - Marketing & Fundraising
Manager
Programs Team Leader
Raj Selvam
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Education Partnership Coordinators
(Early Years)
Angela Knox Carter - Frankston
Viv Neale - Inner Melbourne
Chrissy Singh - Melbourne’s West
Jan Sparke - Inner Melbourne
Katherine Stanley - Geelong
Finance and Operations
Jude Gilroy - Operations & HR Team Leader
and Executive Assistant
June Lang - Assistant Accountant
Julie Trickey - Database Officer
Marketing and Fundraising
Quyen Do - Marketing Executive
Danielle Griffin - Corporate Relationships Executive
Bianca Mayers - Fundraising Executive
Isobel Michael - Philanthropy Executive
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Make a tax deductible donation today at
www.ardoch.asn.au/donate
Become an Ardoch Star through monthly giving
Volunteer to support children in our partner
schools and early years services
Involve your business in supporting Ardoch
Make a gift in your Will and provide a lasting
legacy for Ardoch
Hold a donation drive to collect goods to assist
a child or family in crisis
Support an Ardoch program through a Charitable
Trust or Foundation grant
Hold a fundraising event or participate in a
sponsored activity with your community group,
school or club
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