Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- Purposely Podcast recently interviewed our CE, Eleanor Cater, about the increasingly crucial role of community foundations in communities: local energy tackling local issues - listen here.
- News article in The Post about women's giving: the quiet revolution - read the article here.
- Article in LawNews 'How lawyers and their clients can help the charitable sector' - read the article here.
- Member story of the month! Read this story about the resettlement of the historic $14.5m Bashford-Nicholls Trust into the care of Taranaki Foundation - read the article here.
Community Foundations responses to Covid-19
30 Mar 2020
This year, we know that our local communities will face increasing hardship. Community Foundations are responding in their own regional way...
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Community philanthropy is stepping up
23 Mar 2020
In response to Covid-19 communities are stepping up and here at Community Foundations we are considering how we might help to shape community response and steer philanthropy to where it is going to be needed most in the coming weeks and months ahead...
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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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