Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- News article in The Post about Kiwis intentionally shaping their legacies - read the article here.
- Article in LawNews July 2025 'How lawyers and their clients can help the charitable sector' - read the article here.
- Article in Chartered Accountants Australia-New Zealand's Acuity Magazine April 2025 "How everyone can benefit from philanthropy"- read the article here.
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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Is generosity the new way forward?
23 Nov 2021
Through our work we get a sense that, increasingly, people are looking for something more meaningful. I’ve been wondering lately, is generosity the new way forward, starting to balance the excess consumerism which can dominate at this time of year...
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Holding a unique place in communities
07 Oct 2021
Having visited most of our Community Foundations over recent months it’s clear that the sun is rising on Community Foundations across Aotearoa New Zealand. Confidence in this model is building, which is super encouraging, but also not all that surprising...
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Our tūrangawaewae, our place
07 Sept 2021
Many Kiwis do like to give in a more thoughtful way, seeing Community Foundations as providing the long-term structure to be able to do this. Basically, the foundations support the tūrangawaewae of each of us – the place we stand and feel at home...
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