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.

Ensuring sustainable income streams for charities

22 Mar 2021

While this has been a challenging year for any fundraiser, a revolution of sustainable fundraising has been quietly continuing to develop in communities across Aotearoa New Zealand. That revolution is managed endowment funds which are giving back to communities for the long-term...

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Building back better

24 Feb 2021

Our second five-year strategic term is now underway, which has an endowment fund target of $80 million by 2025. We are on track to disburse close to $1 million per annum from next year...

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Business giving making a real difference

12 Feb 2021

If there is something we have seen growth in lately it’s been the interest of businesses in giving back to their communities in a meaningful way...

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Making Trust funds work for community

11 Jan 2021

Changes to the Trusts Act have highlighted the need for community funds to be put to better use..

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Celebrating our people

21 Dec 2020

Fresh from our national conference last month I had been reflecting on this year and the stellar people working in our sector, when I saw that one of our new managers to the network has just won a ‘Kiwibank Local Hero’ award..

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Making a real difference through leadership

08 Dec 2020

I am so proud to have joined the Community Foundations of NZ (CFNZ) Board as a Trustee, principally because of the wonderful work that CFNZ and its member Community Foundations are doing to help New Zealanders strengthen their communities and change lives...

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