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    • General Grants – prioritising social services
      • WCF’s General Grants funding criteria is changing. When we open applications on 1 April 2025, there will be a new set of criteria for organisations to be eligible to apply – which prioritise organisations that provide a social service. These changes do not apply to He Rau Aroha. Why we are doing this Increased community... Read more »

    • General Grants Closed for the rest of the year
      • WCF’s General Grants funding is now closed for the remainder of the financial year. No applications for General Grants will be accepted until the new financial year (1 April 2025). He Rau Aroha remains open. We understand this early closure of General Grants funding is a big change, and is harder to work with than... Read more »

    • Thank you for joining us | APM 2024
      • On Wednesday 25 September 2024, WCF staff and board delivered our Annual Public Meeting via Zoom. We were pleased to be joined by a number of community groups. For those who couldn’t make it we’ve uploaded the recording here – use the password H!z$F$m2 to view. The information presented can also be found in our annual review and... Read more »

    • General grants closing early this year
      • WCF’s General Grants funding will be closing early this year. No applications for General Grants will be accepted after 5pm 30 September 2024, until the new financial year (1 April 2025). He Rau Aroha remains open. Why we are doing this A higher demand and lower budget has seen us grant over half of the... Read more »

    • Wait until April to apply for general grants
      • In March last year, WCF announced some changes to our funding to manage a smaller available grants budget. Despite these measures, we have not quite made it to the end of our financial year (March 31) and have granted 100% of our general grants budget (pending decisions at our board meeting in February). This means... Read more »

    • Thank you for joining us | APM 2023
      • On Wednesday 27 September 2023, WCF staff and board delivered our Annual Public Meeting via Zoom. We were pleased to be joined by a number of community groups. For those who couldn’t make it we’ve uploaded the recording here. The information presented can also be found in our annual review and the accompanying short presentation... Read more »

    • Net zero emissions – our commitment
      • Together with Forsyth Barr, WCF has produced a ‘Combined Commitment’ which ties us together in a partnership that commits us both to support the Fund’s investment portfolio to be aligned with net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. We acknowledge that there is an urgent need to accelerate the transition towards global net zero carbon... Read more »

    • Introducing Sara Norling – Kaitakawaenga Māori at WCF
      • Please join us in welcoming Sara Norling (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Kai Tahu and Ngāti Maniapoto) to the team. As Kaitakawaenga Māori, Sara will be leading He Rau Aroha – our strategic granting programme focussed on supporting Māori-led initiatives that specifically serve and support mana whenua, taura here, and other Māori communities in the Wellington... Read more »

    • Goodbye to Whetū Campbell – WCF Kaitakawaenga Māori
      • We’re sad to announce that Wellington Community Fund’s Kaitakawaenga Māori – Whetū Campbell is leaving the organisation at the end of May. Whetū joined WCF in October 2019, and has been pivotal in shaping and leading He Rau Aroha, our strategic granting programme focussed on supporting Māori-led initiatives that specifically serve and support mana whenua,... Read more »

    • Changes to funding
      • WCF has had to make the difficult decision to reduce our general grants budget significantly this year in order to ensure we can continue to grant in subsequent years. In line with our strategic ambitions we’ve looked at how we can continue to support those in our community who experience the most inequity and exclusion;...

    • Trustee reappointments at WCF
      • We’re pleased to announce that five of Wellington Community Fund’s trustees have been reappointed for another term by the Associate Minister of Finance. The reappointed trustees are: Mary O’Regan Dr Pushpa Wood Ken Allen Roger Palairet Mele Wendt, MNZM  Having continuity with our Trustees brings great advantage – especially as these trustees have been key... Read more »

    • New! Climate action resource for funders
      • Climate Action Aotearoa has proudly launched a ‘Shared Resource’ and Tika Transition framework to help funders along their climate action journeys. The resource contains a substantial amount of information and encourages users to make the framework their own. After launching the Funders Commitment, the first action of Climate Action Aotearoa was to create a shared... Read more »

    • New leadership appointments on the WCF Board
      • We’re delighted to introduce our new leadership team for the WCF board. Each role is being filled by a trustee who has been on the WCF Board for 3-4 years; and collectively they bring with them a highly diverse and relevant set of skills. We’d also like to thank those trustees stepping down from their... Read more »

    • Community Trusts Form Funders Commitment on Climate Action
      • As world leaders convened for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, a majority of the Community Trusts of Aotearoa New Zealand have signed a Funders Commitment on Climate Action, in recognition of the important role community funders play in building better outcomes for our environment and communities. This commitment is the initial result... Read more »

    • COVID-19 Alert Level 4
      • Kia ora koutou, we hope you are all keeping safe in your bubbles. A little update from us regarding what COVID-19 alert level 4 means. Three key messages: We are still granting as usual. Our funding strategy prioritises those who need it the most. We will not be holding face to face meetings. Email or... Read more »

    • Climate Action Fund Recipients | Project Overviews
      • After announcing the recipients of our Climate Action Fund grants; we’ve put together some more detail on what each of the groups will be doing with the funding. As these are all projects spanning across multiple years, we will be following their progress and look forward to sharing the updates and outcomes as they develop.... Read more »

    • Our funding – A New Direction
      • WCT is today launching our new funding strategy; working towards our Vision: Thriving Communities Across the Wellington Region. What is a funding Strategy? Our funding strategy is the way we decide how to give out grants. We know, from the research we commissioned recently, that there are communities in our region that experience exclusion, inequality,... Read more »

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