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Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- "The Great Wealth Transfer is our opportunity to do things differently" - read this recent article published in the New Zealand Law Society's Property Lawyer magazine - read the article here
- Community foundations have great potential to empower communities from within - read our recent blog published by Alliance Magazine - read the article here
- Member story of the month! Read this article in The NZ Herald about the Western Bay of Plenty's community foundation, Acorn Foundation, and their record distributions into their community - $3.2m this financial year, and mostly generated from gifts in wills - read the article here
Kiwi generosity - it's in our DNA
05 Sep 2020
One of the many aspects of Kiwi life we can be proud of is our generosity. The Global Giving Index places New Zealand third in the world...
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Responding to funding where it’s needed most
31 Jul 2020
It’s been quite a year. When Covid-19 hit, we knew we had to respond to the growing needs in our community and we very quickly set up the Northland Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund, for generous locals to contribute to...
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An immensely rewarding journey
16 Jul 2020
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...
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Community readiness for when lightning strikes
06 Jul 2020
Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis people have often said to us: "We should have set up an endowment fund five years ago”...
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A watershed moment in time
01 Jul 2020
Thanks 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...
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Proudly for purpose, not for profit
22 Jun 2020
It'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...
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