04 Nov 2024
Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand (CFANZ) is proud of its sector partnerships which have been developing over many years, in particular our relationship with long standing partners The Tindall Foundation and Craigs Investment Partners, both key partners in helping us to develop the infrastructure for building community philanthropy.
Read more29 Oct 2024
We certainly feel vibrancy and purpose growing in the community philanthropy field across Aotearoa NZ in the escalating of untagged future funds, in the rise of collective giving circles, in the variety of community events and partnerships that capture the spirit of community building...
Read more24 Oct 2024
Shifting power, community agency and the indigenisation of philanthropy were just some of the powerful themes at the Community Foundations of Aotearoa NZ conference Empowering Communities - Te whakamana i ngā hapori, in Ōtautahi Christchurch over the days of 21-22 October...
Read more17 Sept 2024
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, or Māori Language Week, celebrates the expression of te reo Māori, an official and indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Read more11 Sept 2024
Across the world, legacies - or gifts in wills - are providing powerful fuel for community led change and legacy giving is on the rise, a shift which is not happening by chance. Many countries, including most of Europe, UK, Canada, Australia, South Korea and Japan, run national legacy campaigns - for a day, a week or a month - timed to coincide with today, September 13th, International Legacy Day...
Read more10 Sept 2024
New Zealanders are generous givers of their money and time with Charities Services’ showing they donate about $3.8b a year and about 1.6 million hours of work every week. Philanthropy New Zealand’s CEO Rahul Watson Govindan is encouraging New Zealanders to think about their potential to continue their generosity even once they have passed on...
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