Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- Read about Community Foundations in the September edition of Lawtalk, the NZ Law Society's magazine - read the article here
- Read the article on Community Foundations in Air NZ's Kia Ora magazine, September 2022 - read the article here
- See Community Foundations featured on TVNZ's Seven Sharp, August 2022 - watch the story here
- See 'Community Foundations on a fast-track to growth' featured in NZ's Investment News, June 2022 - read the article here
Good governance matters
10 Mar 2020
Community Foundations have a bit of a unique role in communities. We operate with one foot in the charity sector and the other in the philanthropy sector. Our key roles include...
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Ensuring maximum returns to the community
03 Mar 2020
When Trust Porirua chose to transfer their $5.5 million fund to Nikau Foundation to manage in October 2018, we made a commitment to ensuring maximum returns to the community...
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New research on giving
25 Feb 2020
The long-awaited NZ Support Report by JBWere and Philanthropy New Zealand is out this week and it includes some really interesting research on giving trends across Aotearoa New Zealand...
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Whakaari and the generosity of the global village
30 Jan 2020
Response to the tragedy that unfolded on December 9th upon Whakaari / White Island has been incredibly heart-warming. When it comes to adversity, the generosity of our global village is paving the way forward..
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Generosity shaping our local communities
23 Jan 2020
With 17 Community Foundations across Aotearoa NZ most people in our country have the ability to give back to their community in a strategic way that will support the causes they are most passionate about, forever...
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New Fund launched for the victims of Whakaari/White Island
18 Dec 2019
News from Eastern Bay Community Foundation
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