Getting funding for your organisation, project, or personal development can take a lot of effort - especially if you aren't familiar with what's available. This guide provides a starting point for finding funding, and information about applying for grants, sponsorship and other funding.

The guide is maintained by Natasha McDougall of the Funding Information Service. The Funding Information Service provide accessible and comprehensive funding information for New Zealand community groups, voluntary organisations and individuals .

Suggestions for new material and feedback are welcomed; contact Natasha.

News   (Go to full list of 32 items)

• Grant puts Muscular Dystrophy Association on road

  Thanks to a $24,000 grant from The Lion Foundation, the Wellington branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has purchased a vehicle enabling them to travel further afield to support people suffering from neuromuscular disease.
  Date added: 3 February 2010

• Global Fundraising Confidence Survey: Fundraisers see green shoots of economic revival

  The past year has been tough for some, with half of not-for-profit organisations reporting a decline in income, but one third (33%) of fundraisers have successfully bucked the trend and generated additional income despite the recession, according to The Management Centre's Global Fundraising Confidence Survey 2009.
  Date added: 21 December 2009

• Payroll giving schemes can begin in NZ workplaces from 7 January

  Date added: 7 January 2010

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Publications / Resources   (Go to full list of 27 items)

• CorporateCitizens - The directory of corporate community involvement

  CorporateCitizens holds details of New Zealand businesses that are committed to building relationships with community and voluntary organisations. It is the first port of call for New Zealand organisations looking for mutually beneficial relationships with businesses offering volunteering, mentoring, sponsorship, gifts in kind, loans and other initiatives.
  Date updated: 21 December 2009

• BreakOut - Awards, scholarships and grants for individuals

  BreakOut is New Zealand's biggest collection of information about awards, scholarships and grants available for individuals.
  Date updated: 19 November 2009

• FundView - Funding for community groups and organisations

  FundView is the first stop for information about funding sources for community groups and organisations in New Zealand.
  Date updated: 19 November 2009

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Templates

• Commonly required application information.

  Many funders will require similar information to be included with your applications. It can be useful to keep this information routinely up to date so you can easily make funding applications.
  Date updated: 8 October 2008

Case Studies

• Success Stories

  The Funding Information Service has a number of stories provided by funders that have their funding schemes in FundView, BreakOut and CorporateCitizens.
  Date updated: 12 November 2008

Websites   (Go to full list of 28 items)

• Funding Information Service

  The Funding Information Service collects and distributes information about funding for community groups, voluntary organisations and individuals by three searchable computer databases, FundView, ...
  Date added: 29 August 2007

• ANGOA

  The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations of Aotearoa (ANGOA) is a unique network of organisations from across the range of NGO’s in Aotearoa New Zealand including national, regional and local groups. Our member organisations are ...
  Date added: 19 February 2008

• Community Sector Taskforce

  The Community Sector Taskforce is an independent Treaty-based body of ten community representatives, established in 2003 mandated to continue the work developed by the joint community sector and government working parties (2000-2002) to develop the ...
  Date added: 19 February 2008

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