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<p>NERF promotes excellence in nursing and health care by providing funding opportunities for education and research.</p>
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== Nursing Education and Research Foundation ==
  
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<p> Our strategic aims:</p>
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<p>The Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF) was set up in 1968. It is a registered charitable trust and is registered with the Charities Commission (registration number: CC11458).</p>
  
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<p>Leadership:
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<p>The origins of NERF can be traced back to a memorial fund established to commemorate the life and work of Flora J Cameron OBE (former Director, Division of Nursing) who died in 1966.</p>
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- Promote excellence in nursing and health care.
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- Identify priorities and provide support for research and education grant applications.
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- Contribute to the development of nursing as a profession.</p>
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<p>Recipients:
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<p>At that time money was donated by New Zealand nurses as a memorial to Flora and the then New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNA) built on this to establish a larger and more permanent fund to provide New Zealand nurses with travel grants, scholarships and other assistance to enhance opportunities for continuing education and professional development.</p>
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- Provide scholarships, travel grants and other assistance to eligible applicants to enable them to do nursing research work and acquire specialised knowledge and/or further qualifications in connection with their profession of nursing.</p>
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Organisational:
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<p>Since then there have been a number of bequests/donations to NERF and the fund has grown over the years. NERF now supports nurses and midwives and students of nursing with a range of grants & scholarships.</p>
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- Provide initiatives to grow funds through bequests and donations.
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- Allocate grants each year in accordance with donors and founders requirements and at levels which preserve the investment base.
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<p>All activities of NERF are controlled by a Trust Deed. The Deed is managed by a Board of Trustees of 7 people including 4 New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) representatives, 1 member of NERF Associates, 1 lay person and 1 person with business experience. NZNO provides all administrative support.</p>
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- Ensure stability and safe guardianship whilst maintaining the investment base.
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- Ensure investments are informed by the values, ethics and aspirations of New Zealand nurses. 
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- Avoid investments that are repugnant to New Zealand nurses.
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- Take a proactive attitude toward future challenges.
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Social:
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- Promote equity of access to scholarships and grants.
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- Prioritise the provision of scholarships and grants for projects and research that demonstrate a commitment to improving health and social inequalities.
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- Periodically identify areas of social and/or historical value to the nursing profession and undertake long term funding of projects that preserve and/or promote nursing’s historical and social base.
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Our mission statement  In this section you can find out about the Nursing Education and Research Foundation and it's work.
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 December 2014

Nursing Education and Research Foundation

The Nursing Education and Research Foundation (NERF) was set up in 1968. It is a registered charitable trust and is registered with the Charities Commission (registration number: CC11458).

The origins of NERF can be traced back to a memorial fund established to commemorate the life and work of Flora J Cameron OBE (former Director, Division of Nursing) who died in 1966.

At that time money was donated by New Zealand nurses as a memorial to Flora and the then New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNA) built on this to establish a larger and more permanent fund to provide New Zealand nurses with travel grants, scholarships and other assistance to enhance opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

Since then there have been a number of bequests/donations to NERF and the fund has grown over the years. NERF now supports nurses and midwives and students of nursing with a range of grants & scholarships.

All activities of NERF are controlled by a Trust Deed. The Deed is managed by a Board of Trustees of 7 people including 4 New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) representatives, 1 member of NERF Associates, 1 lay person and 1 person with business experience. NZNO provides all administrative support.