ACORN Foundation

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The Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN) is a registered charity and has deductible gift recipient (DGR) endorsement by the Australian Tax Office.

Why support ACORN?

ACORN is the largest specialty nursing College in Australia with 5300 members.

Our work is to advance safe, quality perioperative nursing care for Australians.

To do this, ACORN must:

1. fund research
2. provide education and professional development for perioperative nurses
3. continually update and actively promote Standards for Perioperative Nursing in Australia (the Standards).

ACORN does not receive any government funding.

What difference will my donation make?

Donations to the ACORN Foundation improve the standard of perioperative practice by funding professional development, educational and scholarships for our members.

How can I donate?

There are a number of ways you can donate to the foundation.

1. Tribute or Memorial

Make a gift in honour or memory of a special perioperative nurse, colleague, friend or family member.

2. Endowment

Endowments provide a perpetual income stream that enables ACORN to support core programs each year.

3. On-going gift

An on-going gift can be automatically withdrawn monthly from your bank account.

4. Planned giving

A planned gift can be given at some future date. The gift may be made as soon as is practicable, a number of years from now or at death. A deferred gift is a present decision to make a future gift, evidenced by a legal contract.

5. Named scholarship

Individuals, companies and organisations may establish an annual academic, research or professional development scholarship named by the donor.

 

If you would like to donate, please contact Wendy Rowland, Executive Officer, via email at wendy.rowland@acorn.org.au or phone 1300 781 924 to discuss your wishes.

Donors

We wish to thank the following donors to the ACORN Foundation.

Andrew Herrick and family

Heather May Herrick Scholarship Program (2019–2023)

Click here for more information about the scholarship.

 

Phyllis Davis AM

Phyllis Davis AM Conference Scholarships

Click here for more information about the scholarships.