Latest news
Latest in generosity news on topics of interest across New Zealand, in the media and from our regular and guest bloggers
- News article in The Post about Kiwis intentionally shaping their legacies - read the article here.
- Article in LawNews July 2025 'How lawyers and their clients can help the charitable sector' - read the article here.
- Member story of the month! Read this story in The NZ Herald about Judy Beer and her everlasting gift for Northland, to be cared for by Northland Community Foundation - read the article here.
A mighty legacy
18 Aug 2025
September is Wills Month. It’s the annual nudge to pull out your papers and ask, “Does my Will still fit the person I am and the place I care about?” Back in 2001, Edna Brown, enjoying quiet retirement in Tauranga, did exactly that...
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Top tips for leaving a charitable gift in your will
10 Aug 2025
Giving gifts in your will is a sensible way to ensure your legacy remains after you pass, and The NZ Law Society shares top tips of the things you need to think of when you are doing so...
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Eleanor Cater Steps into CEO Role at CFANZ
07 Aug 2025
The Board of CFANZ is delighted to announce that Eleanor Cater has been appointed as our Acting Chief Executive Officer. Eleanor has played a highly influential role in our management team since 2017, most recently as Director of Philanthropy and Membership Services and we are thrilled to have her move into this important position.
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A city built on generosity
04 Aug 2025
Behind much of what helps Tāmaki Makaurau thrive, you’ll find legacy giving. These are gifts that don’t always make headlines but make a lasting difference. They come from people thinking not just about today, but about tomorrow – the city their grandchildren will grow up in, the opportunities they want to share with others, and the values they want to live on into the future...
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Women reshaping philanthropy
25 Jul 2025
So much has been written and debated about the “great wealth transfer”, the burgeoning phenomenon that will see the baby boomer wealth changing hands over the next 25 years. It’s an outsized bulge of generational wealth that the world has never seen in size and scale before, and, here in New Zealand, it’ll see NZ$1.2 trillion in earnings, property, and other financial assets changing hands as the older generation passes on. It turns out there’s another really interesting shift going on as well...
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A conversation between generations: how legacy giving builds stronger communities
02 Jul 2025
I grew up in a small town called Bar Harbor, on the coast of Maine. It’s one of those places that feels like it came from a storybook - pink granite cliffs, salty air, and a thick morning fog that rolls in just like in the movies. As a kid, I thought the beauty around me was just… there. I never questioned how the places I loved came to be. But years later, I realised something: so much of what I cherished had been because of philanthropy...
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