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Funding

• CommunityNet Aotearoa
  The CommunityNet Aotearoa has a "Funding How-to Guide" that provides a starting point for finding funding, and information and advice about applying for grants, sponsorship and other types of funding.
• ASB Trusts
  The objectives of the Trusts are to help organisations carrying out charitable, cultural, philanthropic and recreational work which is of benefit to the people of Auckland and Northland.
• Bay of Plenty Community Trust
  The Bay of Plenty Community Trust makes donations to community groups serving the Bay, in order to help build, strengthen and enhance local communities.
• COGS (Community Organisation Grants Scheme)
  This site provides information on support for New Zealand based community groups or organisations that provide essential social services to disadvantaged people.The Department of Internal Affairs' Community Development Group administers the scheme.
• Community Internship Programme
  This site provides information on grants for placing experienced and skilled people from the public, private and community and voluntary sector on six-month internships with host community organisations. The Department of Internal Affairs' Community Development Group administers the programme.
• Community Trust of Wellington
  This site provides information on distributes funds to projects that are beneficial to the community principally in the wider Wellington region for charitable, cultural, philanthropic, recreational and other purposes.
• Eastern and Central Community Trust
  The Trust regularly donates money to community groups within the eastern and central area; donations amount to around $5 million per annum. The aim is to help groups achieve the things they believe will make their communities a better place for all who live there.
• Fundraising Institute of New Zealand
  FINZ is the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand. It provides access to a professional fundraising network in New Zealand.
• J R McKenzie Trust
  This site provides information on grants to community organisations in New Zealand, mainly in the areas of social services, health services and community development.
• Lottery Grants Board
  The Lottery Grants Board funds a number of distribution agencies and distribution committees. Distribution committes consider applications for grants in the areas of community facilities, environment and heritage, research, marae heritage and facilities, seniors, welfare, youth and general purpose.
• New Horizons for Women Trust
  This site provides information to help women return to education and training and promote research on women's issues.
• Trust Waikato
  The Trust's purpose is to help organisations carry out charitable, cultural, philanthropic and recreational projects of benefit to people in the Greater Waikato. Every year the Trust holds one major donation round, allocating funds to around 1,100 community groups.
• Trust and Fellowship Grants
  This site provides information on individuals, community and welfare groups can apply for a range of funding managed by the Department of Internal Affairs Community Development Group.
• Wellington City Council Community Grants
  The Council is a major funder of community organisations and projects. Funding covers the likes of salaries for community organisation employees, festivals, arts and cultural projects, community projects, sports and city safety projects. The grants made by the Council amount to several million dollars.
• Youth Development Fund
  This site provides information on the Government's Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. The Fund focuses on providing youth development opportunities as an approach to lessening risks of self harm.
• Youth Worker Training Scheme
  This site provides information on the development of training opportunities for youth workers thereby contributing to increasing the quality of youth work practices in New Zealand. The Scheme provides small grants to meet informal training needs of youth workers and their employing agencies.

Other Funding Information

The Funding Information Service is a not-for-profit organisation collecting and distributing information about funding by way of three separate searchable computer databases, FundView, CorporateCitizens and BreakOut.

• FundView contains information about funding for community groups in New Zealand.
• BreakOut holds information about awards, scholarships and grants for individual development.
• CorporateCitizens holds details of New Zealand businesses that are committed to building relationships with community and voluntary organisations.