Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- Read our article in Chartered Accountants Australia-New Zealand's Acuity Magazine April 2025 "How everyone can benefit from philanthropy"- read the article here.
- Community foundations have great potential to empower communities from within - read our blog published by Alliance Magazine - read the article here
- Member story of the month! Read this recent article featured in the Waikato Times from Momentum Waikato Community Foundation: how community foundations create lasting impact through gifts in wills - read the article here.
Reimagineers of the future
27 May 2025
The intergenerational focus of community foundations, and the deep roots that they hold in communities, lends them towards being ‘reimagineers’ of the future of communities. In April, at Infrastructures for the Future (IFF25) in Bucharest, representatives from 35 countries, over 90 participants, explored how we reimagine the role of community foundations of the future...
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Trust and the charity sector
21 May 2025
We care, deeply. But we also need to trust. Right now, charities across Aotearoa are under immense pressure. The need for support has never been higher, bridging big gaps in food security, family violence, youth pathways, housing, health and education. These are not fringe issues – they’re fundamental to our community’s wellbeing...
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Accelerating action this International Women's Day
05 Mar 2025
It’s a researched phenomenon that women give differently. This can be seen unfolding across society in many ways, including how high-profile women such as Mackenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates express their personal philanthropy, tending towards more high trust approaches than their male counterparts. This includes support for grassroots initiatives, marginalised communities and community empowerment...
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Supercharging your giving – give and get your tax back
03 Feb 2025
Giving into our communities, both through our time and our resources, plays an important part in the kiwi psyche. Here in New Zealand, we understand and support a giving culture, however what is not widely understood is the part played, and the rationale behind, our country’s tax incentives to promote giving and philanthropy..
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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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