Latest news
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
Community philanthropy has never been more important
16 Mar 2020
What a time we are seeing. As the fallout from Covid-19 deepens, there is no doubt that our communities will face increasing hardship. It sure is a test of human solidarity, and we will see community priorities having to change over the coming year...
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Good governance matters
10 Mar 2020
Community Foundations have a bit of a unique role in communities. We operate with one foot in the charity sector and the other in the philanthropy sector. Our key roles include...
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Ensuring maximum returns to the community
03 Mar 2020
When Trust Porirua chose to transfer their $5.5 million fund to Nikau Foundation to manage in October 2018, we made a commitment to ensuring maximum returns to the community...
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New research on giving
25 Feb 2020
The long-awaited NZ Support Report by JBWere and Philanthropy New Zealand is out this week and it includes some really interesting research on giving trends across Aotearoa New Zealand...
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Whakaari and the generosity of the global village
30 Jan 2020
Response to the tragedy that unfolded on December 9th upon Whakaari / White Island has been incredibly heart-warming. When it comes to adversity, the generosity of our global village is paving the way forward..
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Generosity shaping our local communities
23 Jan 2020
With 17 Community Foundations across Aotearoa NZ most people in our country have the ability to give back to their community in a strategic way that will support the causes they are most passionate about, forever...
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