https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-community-trust Wellington Community Fund newsitems https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/he-mihi-aroha-farewelling-chiara-larotonda-and-sara-norling/ Wellington Community Fund is sharing the news that Chiara LaRotonda and Sara Norling will be leaving the organisation. Chiara and Sara have both made significant contributions to Wellington Community Fund and to the communities we serve, and we would like to acknowledge the impact of their mahi. Chiara joined Wellington Community Fund in 2018 as... Read more » communitygroups Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/he-mihi-aroha-farewelling-chiara-larotonda-and-sara-norling/ Wellington Community Fund 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/apm-2025-recording-and-presentation/ On Tuesday 21 October 2025, 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: Video Recording of WCF APM 2025 The information presented can also be found in our annual... Read more » communitygroups Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/apm-2025-recording-and-presentation/ Wellington Community Fund 2025-10-21T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/wellington-community-fund-appointment-of-chief-executive-officer/ Tēnā koutou katoa. The Wellington Community Fund Board is delighted to announce that Sue McCabe is our new Chief Executive Officer. This follows a recruitment process that attracted a large number of very high calibre applicants. Sue brings the leadership, skills, experiences, relationship focus and commitment to progress Wellington Community Fund’s vision of thriving communities... Read more » communitygroups Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/wellington-community-fund-appointment-of-chief-executive-officer/ Wellington Community Fund 2025-09-15T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/chief-executive-role-open-for-applications/ Following the announcement of our Chief Executive’s resignation, the Board is now seeking an inspiring and strategic Chief Executive to lead Wellington Community Fund in delivering meaningful impact across the region. Please click here to read more about the role and to apply communitygroups Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/chief-executive-role-open-for-applications/ Wellington Community Fund 2025-07-29T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/resignation-announcement/ On behalf of the Wellington Community Fund Board, I would like to share some important news. Linn Araboglos has made the decision to step down as CEO of Wellington Community Fund, with her last day in the role being 4 September 2025. Linn has served as CEO since April 2020, and over the past five... Read more » communitygroups Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/resignation-announcement/ Wellington Community Fund 2025-07-27T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/changes-for-incorporated-societies-in-2026/ A new Incorporated Societies Act came into effect in October 2023 introducing several important changes for societies. All societies that wish to remain ‘incorporated’ must re-register under the new Act by April 2026. To reregister, a society may need to update their constitution for the requirements of the new Act. Key changes under the Incorporated... Read more » communitygroups Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/changes-for-incorporated-societies-in-2026/ Wellington Community Fund 2025-07-03T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/general-grants-applications-now-open/ General Grants is now open for applications; with updated criteria. Read more here about what has changed and why; and please speak to us before applying for funding. communitygroups Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/general-grants-applications-now-open/ Wellington Community Fund 2025-03-31T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:15:18 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/general-grants-prioritising-social-services/ Wellington Community Fund 2024-11-13T01:15:18Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/general-grants-closed-for-the-rest-of-the-year/ Wellington Community Fund 2024-09-30T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/thank-you-for-joining-us-apm-2024/ Wellington Community Fund 2024-09-29T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/general-grants-closing-early-this-year/ Wellington Community Fund 2024-07-16T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/wait-until-april-to-apply-for-general-grants/ Wellington Community Fund 2024-01-14T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/thank-you-for-joining-us-apm-2023/ Wellington Community Fund 2023-10-17T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/net-zero-emissions-our-commitment/ Wellington Community Fund 2023-09-28T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/introducing-sara-norling-kaitakawaenga-maori-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 » communitygroups Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/introducing-sara-norling-kaitakawaenga-maori-at-wcf/ Wellington Community Fund 2023-08-07T00:00:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/goodbye-to-whetu-campbell-wcf-kaitakawaenga-maori/ 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 » communitygroups Sun, 28 May 2023 20:03:30 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/goodbye-to-whetu-campbell-wcf-kaitakawaenga-maori/ Wellington Community Fund 2023-05-28T20:03:30Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/changes/ 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;... communitygroups Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:35:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/changes/ Wellington Community Fund 2023-03-13T19:35:00Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Tue, 04 Oct 2022 01:56:13 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/trustee-reappointments-at-wcf/ Wellington Community Fund 2022-10-04T01:56:13Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:59:24 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/new-climate-action-resource-for-funders/ Wellington Community Fund 2022-10-02T22:59:24Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Mon, 20 Jun 2022 02:06:16 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/new-leadership-appointments-on-the-wcf-board/ Wellington Community Fund 2022-06-20T02:06:16Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/why-have-we-changed-our-name-and-logo/ As we’ve evolved our funding – especially with the launch of our updated strategy in 2021 – it was clear that our logo and name weren’t aligned with where we are today as a funder. communitygroups Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:18:32 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/why-have-we-changed-our-name-and-logo/ Wellington Community Fund 2022-03-27T23:18:32Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:30:40 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/community-trusts-form-funders-commitment-on-climate-action/ Wellington Community Fund 2021-12-12T22:30:40Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » covid-19 health communitygroups Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:45:56 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/covid-19-alert-level-4/ Wellington Community Fund 2021-08-23T00:45:56Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Wed, 09 Jun 2021 02:45:35 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/climate-action-fund-recipients-project-overviews/ Wellington Community Fund 2021-06-09T02:45:35Z https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/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 » communitygroups Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:36:00 GMT https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/our-funding-a-new-direction/ Wellington Community Fund 2021-03-31T13:36:00Z https://wct.org.nz/changing-priorities-for-wct-funding/ WCT is currently undergoing a review of our funding strategy. communitygroups Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:53:45 GMT https://wct.org.nz/changing-priorities-for-wct-funding/ Wellington Community Fund 2020-11-22T22:53:45Z https://wct.org.nz/he-rau-aroha-launches/ WCT is pleased to announce the latest step in our commitment to te Tiriti o Waitangi – He Rau Aroha. communitygroups Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:40:00 GMT https://wct.org.nz/he-rau-aroha-launches/ Wellington Community Fund 2020-11-17T08:40:00Z https://wct.org.nz/spotlight-on-orongomai-marae-and-wellington-volunteer-centre/ This week we’re putting the spotlight on a few of the organisations and initiatives WCT has funded recently. communitygroups Mon, 19 Oct 2020 01:36:49 GMT https://wct.org.nz/spotlight-on-orongomai-marae-and-wellington-volunteer-centre/ Wellington Community Fund 2020-10-19T01:36:49Z https://wct.org.nz/climate-action-fund/ WCT’s Climate Action Fund is now open. communitygroups Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:37:00 GMT https://wct.org.nz/climate-action-fund/ Wellington Community Fund 2020-10-06T19:37:00Z https://wct.org.nz/climate-action-fund-launching-7-october/ Since announcing WCT’s soon-to-launch Climate Action Fund, we’ve had many of you asking for more information. communitygroups Sun, 27 Sep 2020 22:30:16 GMT https://wct.org.nz/climate-action-fund-launching-7-october/ Wellington Community Fund 2020-09-27T22:30:16Z