The Manukau Community Foundation aims to generate and distribute philanthropic resources to address emerging social issues and to meet the needs of its communities.

We offer a range of services which help donors become involved in community causes of their own choosing. We put donors at the centre of the giving equation to enhance the charitable outcome for the community. 

We are building a community based endowment fund to provide a permanent financial asset for our communities. All donations are pooled and invested wisely to generate income to help build social capital. In this way the generosity of each generation of donors flows on to support those who follow them.

We enhance and strengthen the community in which we operate. We use our grant making expertise and knowledge of community issues to assist donors develop strategic giving plans and make effective grants, which meet their own charitable goals while addressing the needs of the community.

...nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora te manuwhiri

...with your food basket and my food basket everyone will be fed

Māori proverb. 

Mark Bentley joins Manukau Community Foundation

We are pleased to announce that Mark Bentley commenced work as our new Chief Executive in late June.

For the most recent four years he was General Manager of the New Zealand Leadership Institute, a leadership research and development centre based at the University of Auckland Business School. Prior to that, he managed the Business School's "world class business school" fundraising campaign as Director of Marketing and Advancement. Mark has lived in New Zealand for eight years having emigrated from the UK in 2001.

In the UK, Mark also had prior experience of marketing and enterprise roles in the TV sport, further education and construction supplies industries. He is the holder of three national education marketing awards in the UK (Best Campaign 1995 and 1998 and Best Prospectus 1997).

Mark is a current trustee of Outward Bound and ed&co.

The Board of Trustees is keen that Mark build upon the Foundation's important platform of community engagement and create a permanent endowment that can support significantly higher levels of community support for generations to come. Meeting these needs will require the Foundation to reach out across the broader Auckland Region and further afield to the international Kiwi diaspora for support.

Mark looks forward to working with past and future friends of the Foundation in the further development of the communities it serves.

Seeking Nominations for the Westpac Business Excellence Awards

Manukau Community Foundation sponsors an important award in the Westpac Business Excellence Awards. The Business Contribution to the Community Award recognises the generosity of businesses and staff. 

This is the biggest business awards event in the country and the black tie gala dinner awards night on 18th September will attract the leaders of business and community in our city.

This is a fabulous opportunity to acknowledge businesses who support the community through engagement in philanthropy or assistance to community programmes through providing resources, mentoring, volunteer contribution or workplace access.

If you know of a business or individual you think is deserving of recognition in this area, we encourage you to nominate them online.

Past winners include Frucor Beverages (2008) Firmount Golf Park (2007) and Times Newspapers (2006).  Click here for more information 

Tindall Foundation Funding Applications Are Now Closed

Manukau Community Foundation is a regional funding manager for The Tindall Foundation.

Applications for the Manukau region 2009 -2010 funding round closed on April 9th 2009. The successful applicants will be named on our website following the board's decision.

The Augustine Challenge Trust Fund

The Manukau Community Foundation is privileged to launch the Augustine Challenge Trust Fund.

This fund is a memorial to celebrate the life of Augustine Borrell by providing a permanent legacy for the Manukau community with the charitable aims of assisting troubled youth and the development of youth in our community.

Life is a series of choices. The Augustine Challenge is about enabling others to make the right choices.

Manukau Community Foundation is the vehicle that connects 'people that care with the causes that matter'. We invite you to take up the Augustine Challenge and make a donation for the development of youth in Manukau.

Please click here to learn more about the Augustine Challenge Trust Fund.

To make a donation to the fund please click here and type Augustine Challenge in the subject line and we will assist you.

All donations over $5.00 will receive a receipt for tax purposes.

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