Storylines Trust

The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust (Storylines Trust) was established in 2005 as a charitable body to provide the organisation with a better level of financial security and long-term planning.

The Trust has been formed to operate alongside the existing Foundation (an incorporated society), with overall responsibility for the legal stewardship of Storylines' finances, fundraising, advocacy, strategic planning and governance of Storylines' well-established programme, including the Storylines Festival and IBBY activities.

The new ability to claim tax deductions for donations and grants should be attractive to existing and potential sponsors for Storylines' many activities including, but not only, the Storylines Festival.
 
To comply with the Deed approved at the Foundation's 2005 AGM, three members of the Trust have come from the Storylines management committee: Dr Libby Limbrick, Rosemary Tisdall and Tessa Duder.

The first meeting elected Dr Limbrick as chairperson, and Tessa Duder as secretary. Lynette Roycroft has been appointed as treasurer. Lawyer Anna Fitzgibbon acts as legal advisor to the Board.

The Trust’s part-time Executive Officer, Christine Young, sits ex-officio on the Trust and is responsible for overall fund-raising and promotion nationally.

In addition to the Executive Officer, the Trust employs a part-time Events Manager/Administrator – Vicki Cunningham – a part-time accounts administrator, and pays modest fees to its secretary, year book and newsletter editors, and website manager.  

The Trust Board  meets quarterly. 

For more information or to contact the Trust, email Christine Young, Executive Officer.

Storylines Trust Annual Report for 2010 for downloading and printing.

The current Trust members are:  

• Anthony Butler
• Joy Cowley
• Peter Dowling
• Tessa Duder
• Dr Libby Limbrick
• Frances Plumpton
• Tony Sissons
• Tim Tipene
• Rosemary Tisdall

Kath Hon acts as the Trust’s honorary financial adviser.