Summer 2021
FOUNDATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Your New Year’s Resolution – Join the 1892 Circle! The growth in membership of our Foundation’s 1892 Circle has been steadily upward since its inception in 2015 and we plan to grow its numbers substantially over the next few years. So what, you may ask, is the 1892 Circle? The answer is simple: it is a form of recognition and appreciation of our regular Foundation donors, being those that have donated (or pledged to donate) at least $500 per year over a consecutive three year period. Over the coming months, you will hear more about
FROM THE VICE PRINCIPAL
Over the past few years, the Haileybury Foundation office has often spoken about generating a ‘Culture of Giving’. But what does that really mean? While the precise definition may be slightly different for some organisations based on their size, sector or existing initiatives, at its core a culture of giving simply implies that we have a community of people committed to telling and supporting relevant stories to enhance each other’s wellbeing. As our CEO | Principal Derek Scott often states, it is about willing the good of another. Haileybury is fortunate to have an engaged community steeped in philanthropic values and this has become a living force. It is not a piggy bank to shake now and then, but the legs, hands, and heart of everything Haileybury does. It’s powerful, self-sustaining, and enables entirely new possibilities.
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this Circle, how you can play your part and the events we have planned. During our Board discussions, we readily agree that our future strength lies in building a ‘culture of giving’ within our very large and diverse community – the size of which means that, were we to encourage even just a portion of its members to donate the meaningful, affordable and tax-deductible amount of at least $500 each year, in tandem with the larger gifts we receive, our corpus would grow exponentially over the coming decade and become a self-perpetuating legacy for us all to be proud of. This form of ‘meaningful yet affordable’ community giving is already bearing fruit in the Staff Giving and “Class of” programmes that we facilitate and encourage. Whilst not all the members of these groups yet qualify for the 1892 Circle, they are now bound together through the young lives they are changing forever. It is, therefore, likely they will wish to carry on their good work for many years to
Like most things worth doing, it doesn’t happen overnight. Cultural evolutions can take years. As the Haileybury Foundation moves in to its 11th year of operation it has established a valuable culture that is changing lives forever. From leadership and teaching positions, Old Haileyburians to first-year families or past parents, it’s imperative that everyone in our community is provided the opportunity to engage, contribute, and share. We are all ‘first among equals’, understanding that one donor
come and I look forward to welcoming many more of our donors to the Circle over the next couple of years. For a New Year’s resolution that you have every chance of fulfilling, look no further than committing yourself to your own version of a ‘meaningful yet affordable’ donation to the Foundation – receiving a tax deduction would be a certainty and entering the 1892 Circle could be well within your grasp. Good Luck! NEIL SUTCLIFFE CHAIRMAN, HAILEYBURY FOUNDATION
making a huge gift means nothing without us all playing our part. We look forward to sharing with you all the incredible stories that will continue to drive the success of the Haileybury Foundation, sustaining our great School now and for the future. SCOTT DORAN VICE PRINCIPAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & ADVANCEMENT