Local lawyers offer free will changes
If you have been thinking about getting your affairs in order, September is the month to do so. Ten local law firms are giving their clients the opportunity to leave a gift in their will to the Hawke’s Bay Foundation – with no fee charged for the amendment. You don’t need to be wealthy to […]
Winter Newsletter 2019
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New and retiring Trustees
We are delighted to welcome three new trustees to the board of Hawke’s Bay Foundation. All bring a wealth of experience from a diverse range of backgrounds, but share a common goal to build a better and fairer region for everyone, forever. Sarah Mihiroa Reo Mother of two, Sarah is a Law and Bachelor of […]
Placing your Trust in a safe pair of hands
Hawke’s Bay Foundation can provide a range of options for managing Charitable Trusts to ensure their ongoing viability. You may be looking to wind up your Trust, provide an exit strategy for retiring Trustees, or your Trust has become too much to actively manage. Hawke’s Bay Foundation can take care of the ‘red tape’, including […]
Giving Options – Community Impact Fund
Established in 2012, the Community Impact Fund is our central fund. As the name suggests, monies distributed from this fund are used to make a lasting and meaningful impact in our community, forever. The Community Impact Fund is ideal for those wanting to make a one-off or regular donation of any amount, without having to […]
Round table reporting
We love hearing about the incredible work our charity partners are doing in the community. Each year, we run a series of Round Table Reporting sessions, where grant recipients are invited to share their successes and challenges over the past 12 months. In early May, we held 5 sessions with 44 participants who received funding […]
Driver licences open doors for students
Connecting for Youth Employment (CYE) began in 2013 as a response to the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs initiative that all young people should have opportunity in their own community. Kelly Annand, General Manager of CYE says a full drivers licence opens doors to work, training and social opportunities. “In a rural community like ours without […]
Hawke’s Bay Foundation named as charity partner for International marathon
Hawke’s Bay Foundation was delighted to be named the official charity partner for this year’s Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon, held on the 18th of May. With more than 6000 participants attending the event, it gave staff and volunteers the opportunity to talk to a wide range of people, many of whom hadn’t […]
February 2019 Newsletter
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Financial Boost for Wairoa Literary Service
A grant of $3,000 from Hawke’s Bay Foundation to the Wairoa Financial Literacy Service has provided a welcome boost to the organisation’s Financial Mentoring Programme The programme sees individuals or whanau working one-on-one with a financial mentor for three half-day sessions. Service Manager Ngaio Bell says participants are supported to shop, identify specials, plan menus […]
