November 1, 2018
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Philanthropy New Zealand’s new Chief Executive, Sue McCabe. Sue will be joining our Wellington-based team from the end of November. Sue has a diverse professional… Read more »
October 18, 2018
The redevelopment of a community funding strategy that supports Council vision and targets where need is greatest has been a big focus of the Hutt City Council’s Community Funding team. Philanthropy News spoke to Melanie… Read more »
September 26, 2018
Philanthropic Advisor Michelle Wanwimolruk discusses the strategy development for the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation and how the foundation is making a difference through law. What is ‘strategy’ anyway? Strategy has become one of the… Read more »
September 9, 2018
Philanthropy New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Tony Paine is resigning, effective mid-October. Board chair Sandra Kai Fong said Tony has done a fantastic job leading Philanthropy New Zealand and has continued to grow the organisation as… Read more »
August 23, 2018
Every two years the philanthropic and grantmaking sector comes together for our only national gathering, the Philanthropy Summit. The next Philanthropy Summit is 15 – 17 May, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. The three-day Summit… Read more »
August 2, 2018
The role of young people in philanthropy, grantmaking, and socially-minded entrepreneurship is critical. They are the next generation sitting around the tables of family foundations; the designers of new business models that have social contribution… Read more »
July 18, 2018
After six years as General Manager of Spark Foundation, Lynne Le Gros is returning to the corporate arm of Spark. We’ve asked her a few questions about her time leading one the country’s largest corporate foundations (and… Read more »
July 3, 2018
Lawyer and soon-to-be mum of three, Melissa Gibson is Chairperson of The Len Reynolds Trust which was established in 1966 by farmers Len and Ada. The Trust aims to build partnerships with Waikato community organisations by… Read more »
June 6, 2018
Julia Hunter is the Donations Manager for a family charity, Hugo Charitable Trust (“Hugo”). Hugo was founded in May 2017 by Maryanne Green to honour the legacy of her father, Hugh Green, and the values… Read more »
June 5, 2018
From the Philanthropy Sector Meeting with Government May 2018 Oranga Marae Funding Partnership: get involved Robyn Nicholas from DIA/Lotteries is very interested in talking with anyone from our sector about participating in a new partnership… Read more »