June 25, 2019
Over the past decade, San Francisco based foundation, The Whitman Institute (TWI) has been–in their words–mildly obsessed with the concept of “trust-based philanthropy”. Their approach recognises that often the traditional approach of a grantmaker… Read more »
June 5, 2019
For many New Zealanders, a licence to drive is a rite of passage and a significant milestone. Gaining our first licence not only gives us the right to drive, but offers a sense of freedom… Read more »
May 17, 2019
Eight Awards were presented to New Zealand individuals and organisations at the Philanthropy New Zealand Awards 2019 on Thursday 16 May. These Awards recognise their dedication to making a positive difference in Aotearoa. From emerging leader, Michelle… Read more »
May 15, 2019
Join us for a conversation with international guest speaker Vu Le, a nonprofit hero and author of the popular blog “Nonprofit AF”( formerly NonprofitwithBalls.org). Philanthropy New Zealand and FINZ invite the nonprofit community (unicorns*) to hear Vu’s… Read more »
May 15, 2019
Join the country’s largest gathering of leaders involved in philanthropy at our biennial conference, the Philanthropy Summit 2019, May 15-17, 2019.
May 6, 2019
We have submitted Philanthropy New Zealand’s submission on the Review of the Charities Act 2005 to the Department of Internal Affairs. You can find our submission here. Thank you to everyone who provided input into the development… Read more »
April 18, 2019
Rescued food, youth development, health workers, economic development and supporting incarcerated women to turn their lives around. Which organisation gets your vote? Philanthropy New Zealand and AMP Capital today opened public voting for the 2019… Read more »
April 18, 2019
By Sue McCabe, Chief Executive Philanthropy New Zealand Changing the company structure to better meet the emerging number of businesses focussed on leaving the world a better place is a key recommendation in a report… Read more »
April 10, 2019
Rātā Foundation chair Christine Korako looks at the role philanthropic organisations can play after a crisis. Rātā Foundation is New Zealand’s second largest philanthropic foundation and the South Island’s largest Community Trust. In the financial year ending 31 March 2018,… Read more »
April 9, 2019
By Sue McCabe I’m counting down the number of sleeps and have all the anticipation of a child who believes in Santa in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Are we there yet? Because it’s… Read more »