HB Foundation welcomes new fund to benefit Wairoa iwi
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is honoured to welcome a new fund from Ngāti Kahungunu Wairoa Taiwhenua Incorporated, which will see funds safeguarded in perpetuity for Wairoa iwi. Ngāti Kahungunu Wairoa Taiwhenua Inc. is a charity that has represented the interests of tangata-whenua in the Wairoa community for the past 30 years. Their current registered membership stands at […]
COVID-19: Q & A with Nourished for Nil
Hawke’s Bay Foundation asked some local charities how COVID-19 affected them, especially during level 4 lockdown, and how they adapted to ensure their services remained available to their communities. Read below about Nourished for Nil’s unique responses. Nourished for Nil Nourished for Nil was formed in 2017 by Christina McBeth and Louise Saurin with a mission […]
COVID-19: Q & A with Enliven Older People Services
Hawke’s Bay Foundation asked some local charities how COVID-19 affected them, especially during level 4 lockdown, and how they adapted to ensure their services remained available to their communities. Read below about Enliven Older People Service’s unique response. Enliven Older People Services Enliven Older People Services Enliven Older People Services is a provision of Presbyterian […]
COVID-19: Q & A with Central HB Budget Services
Hawke’s Bay Foundation asked some local charities how COVID-19 affected them, especially during level 4 lockdown, and how they adapted to ensure their services remained available to their communities. Read below about Central Hawke’s Bay Budget Service’s unique response. Central Hawke’s Bay Budget Services Central Hawke’s Bay Budget Services Central Hawke’s Bay Budget Service is […]
Hawke’s Bay Foundation Staff Adapt During Lockdown
Like the rest of New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay Foundation staff were abruptly cast into working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Thankfully the digitally advanced world we live in made it very accessible and straightforward. The only glitch was the odd “micro-management” from the littlest members of staff, aka our children who were often challenging with their demands! All jokes aside, we […]
Fund market update from Hawke’s Bay Foundation Chair, Giles Pearson
Hawke’s Bay Foundation operates under the Endowment Fund model, where the majority of donations received are invested, and the income received from these donations is distributed to local charities annually. Our Endowment Fund is invested in perpetuity, so we have not been particularly concerned about volatility caused by Covid-19. Like all investment portfolios the Endowment Fund dropped in value, […]
Applications Invited For Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s Annual Funding Round
Hawke’s Bay Foundation is delighted to invite applications for their 2020 annual funding round. Local registered charities have from 18 May until 22 June to apply online at www.hawkesbayfoundation.org.nz for a grant. The Foundation considers funding for groups that make a difference in the community, with the focus on community connectedness, social development, health, children […]
Locals Show Heart In Time of COVID-19 Crisis
When New Zealand went into a country-wide lockdown for four weeks in March, Hawke’s Bay Foundation was contacted by many locals wanting to help those hit with new challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being unable to leave home meant people couldn’t drop food or clothing parcels into food banks or charity shops, so had […]
Building A Thriving Region This Year
Thanks to our generous donors, almost $150,000 has been awarded to 57 local charities in our 2019 funding round. Grant included $63,000 awarded on behalf of the Tindall Foundation, for which Hawke’s Bay Foundation is the local funding manager. This year saw 90 local charities apply for grants – the highest number of applications to […]
Independent Report Highlights $630 Million Funding Gap
An independent report released in September has found the government is underfunding social service providers by $630 million a year nationwide. Commissioned by Social Services Providers Australia, the report ‘The Funding Gap and How To Bridge It’ shows that the government funds less than two-thirds of the actual cost of the work charities and social […]
