It is a common misapprehension that philanthropic giving is only useful if it is large in scale and amount and that the small donor cannot really make a difference. Yet nothing could be further from the truth...
Read moreSince the start of the Covid-19 crisis people have often said to us: "We should have set up an endowment fund five years ago”...
Read moreThanks to the support of generous people who shared the Acorn Foundation’s vision from the very start, our local Community Foundation in the Western Bay of Plenty has now reached financial self-sustainability, meaning more money can go to local charities...
Read moreIt's National Volunteer Week and we are giving a massive shout out and thank you to the skilled volunteer Boards and many others providing vision, heart and soul to Community Foundations all around Aotearoa NZ...
Read moreIn this (soon to be) post Covid-19 world, times are far from normal, Acorn Foundation considers a new way forward...
Read moreOver the last few weeks, we have been reminded many times of fact that, whether we like it or not, we are part of a community...
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