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.

The smarter way to give something back

06 May 2022

For those who want to do good in a strategic and long-lasting way, the Community Foundation model is worth a look...

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The fastest growing form of philanthropy

31 Mar 2022

The greatest inter-generational transfer of wealth in human history is currently underway, which is estimated to be around $1.1t across New Zealand over the next 20 years...

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A new way of thinking

10 Feb 2022

White Paper just released. The charity sector is changing and communities are looking for smarter ways to manage community funds. Generous locals are looking for an easy way to leave a personal local legacy. Having an all-encompassing, well-governed structure for communities, simply makes a lot of sense...

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Streamlining for impact

08 Feb 2022

For Community Foundations, our end game is impact. As foundations, we have a kaitiaki role for our communities; it is our job to identify the areas in which our support is most needed, to fund in ways that have the most benefit to community organisations and ensure we can remain a reliable funding stream...

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10 reasons to give through your local Community Foundation

06 Jan 2022

I was asked recently why is it better to give through a Community Foundation rather than giving directly to charity? It’s a good question. We don’t say it’s ‘better’... but it's certainly different. Here are the top 10 reasons we hear...

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Spotlight on Community Foundations

21 Dec 2021

The lights are shining brightly over the collective successes of Community Foundations over the past year. Every day we hear of kiwi generosity, new funds launched and exciting impact projects, transforming communities...

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