Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- "The Great Wealth Transfer is our opportunity to do things differently" - read this recent article published in the New Zealand Law Society's Property Lawyer magazine - read the article here
- Community foundations have great potential to empower communities from within - read our recent blog published by Alliance Magazine - read the article here
- Member story of the month! Read this article in The NZ Herald about the Western Bay of Plenty's community foundation, Acorn Foundation, and their record distributions into their community - $3.2m this financial year, and mostly generated from gifts in wills - read the article here
Has big money hijacked philanthropy?
10 Dec 2024
‘Money has hijacked philanthropy’ – this caught my eye in a recent LinkedIn post. This tendency to align the word ‘philanthropy’ with big dollars has been on my mind for some time...
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Good things come in no packages
03 Dec 2024
The festive season can be a tough time for the most marginalised in local communities and local generosity and care can make a real difference ...
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Empowering communities through key partnerships
04 Nov 2024
Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand (CFANZ) is proud of its sector partnerships which have been developing over many years, in particular our relationship with long standing partners The Tindall Foundation and Craigs Investment Partners, both key partners in helping us to develop the infrastructure for building community philanthropy.
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Empowering communities from within
29 Oct 2024
We certainly feel vibrancy and purpose growing in the community philanthropy field across Aotearoa NZ in the escalating of untagged future funds, in the rise of collective giving circles, in the variety of community events and partnerships that capture the spirit of community building...
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Empowering Communities - Te whakamana i ngā hapori
24 Oct 2024
Shifting power, community agency and the indigenisation of philanthropy were just some of the powerful themes at the Community Foundations of Aotearoa NZ conference Empowering Communities - Te whakamana i ngā hapori, in Ōtautahi Christchurch over the days of 21-22 October...
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Māori Language- Enriching Culture, Lives and Mahi
17 Sep 2024
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, or Māori Language Week, celebrates the expression of te reo Māori, an official and indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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