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.
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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 »
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 »
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. The information presented can also be found in our annual review and the accompanying short presentation “How well did… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Introducing Sara Norling – Kaitakawaenga Māori 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 »
Goodbye to Whetū Campbell – WCF Kaitakawaenga Māori
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 »