The guide is maintained by Rachael Mansfield 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 Rachael.

News   (Go to full list of 28 items)

• Kiwis Feast on Volunteering

  Kiwis around the country have been inspired to volunteer during Volunteer Awareness Week. Statistics from Volunteering New Zealand show a huge leap in numbers visiting the Volunteer Now website www.volunteer.org.nz where people can search for volunteering opportunities throughout the country.
  Date added: 1 July 2008

• Bill Gates leaves Microsoft to focus on philanthropy

  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Sensing the start of a personal computer revolution, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 to start Microsoft Corp and pursue a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home.
  Date added: 30 June 2008

• Almost 80 percent of volunteers also give

  Date added: 30 June 2008

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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: 1 July 2008

• BreakOut - Awards, scholarships and grants for individuals

  BreakOut is New Zealand's biggest collection of information about awards, scholarships and grants available for individuals. There are currently 2,703 schemes listed, 1,804 open for applications.
  Date updated: 1 July 2008

• 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. There are currently 712 schemes listed, 582 are open for applications.
  Date updated: 1 July 2008

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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: 5 September 2007

Case Studies

• Success Stories

  Funding Information Service has over one hundred Success Stories provided by funders that have their information listed in FundView, BreakOut and CorporateCitizens.
  Date updated: 26 June 2008

Websites   (Go to full list of 21 items)

• Funding Information Service

  The Funding Information Service is New Zealand's primary source of information about all forms of funding for community groups, voluntary organisations and individuals. The FundView, BreakOut and ...
  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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