Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- Eleanor Cater Steps into CEO Role at CFANZ, read the article here.
- Read our article with LawNews July 2025 'How lawyers and their clients can help the charitable sector' - read the article here.
- Read our article in Chartered Accountants Australia-New Zealand's Acuity Magazine April 2025 "How everyone can benefit from philanthropy"- read the article here.
Has big money hijacked philanthropy?
10 Dec 2024
‘Money has hijacked philanthropy’ – this caught my eye in a recent LinkedIn post. This tendency to align the word ‘philanthropy’ with big dollars has been on my mind for some time...
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Good things come in no packages
03 Dec 2024
The festive season can be a tough time for the most marginalised in local communities and local generosity and care can make a real difference ...
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Empowering communities through key partnerships
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.
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Empowering communities from within
29 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...
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Empowering Communities - Te whakamana i ngā hapori
24 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...
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Māori Language- Enriching Culture, Lives and Mahi
17 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.
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