An unexpected phone call from Hawke’s Bay Foundation to Sherwood School has kick-started an exciting new project at the Central Hawke’s Bay school. In early August, Linda Calder, Development Manager at Hawke’s Bay Foundation contacted the school to pass on the good news that they were the recipients of a donation from the Barry Family … Continued
We’re excited to be partnering with ten local law firms to promote ‘Wills Month’ this September. Wills Month is a fantastic initiative that has been run successfully in other regions of New Zealand. It gives existing clients of participating law firms the opportunity to update their wills and include a gift to the HB Foundation … Continued
We recently caught up with all of the organisations that we supported in 2017 at our round table reporting session. We took the opportunity to chat with a few of them who are on the ground doing the hard work in our community. Here is a short video clip from Margot at Heretaunga Women’s Centre … Continued
We’re excited to be partnering with ten local law firms to promote ‘Wills Month’ this September. Wills Month is a fantastic initiative that has been run successfully in other regions of New Zealand. It gives existing clients of participating law firms the opportunity to update their wills and include a gift to the HB Foundation … Continued
Last year we were very grateful to receive funding from Hawke’s Bay Foundation which enabled us to help empower our clients to manage their financial situations and plan for their future. Recently a bank referred a gentleman to our service as he was facing a mortgagee sale. He had received a letter five weeks previously … Continued
As regional funding managers for The Tindall Foundation, we have the responsibility of managing TTF’s annual charitable distributions to the local community. It’s a responsibility we take very seriously and we feel privileged to partner with Tindall to help build a stronger, more sustainable Hawke’s Bay. Tindall’s work is driven by a belief that all … Continued
We are delighted to introduce our new Trustee, Craig Hay. After 15 years living and working in London and Auckland, Craig returned to Hawke’s Bay in 2002. For him it was returning home to a place he spent his formative years of schooling. Craig’s background is in engineering and marketing, but he entered the hospitality … Continued
Volunteering is a vital and evolving part of Cranford Hospice. With nearly 400 volunteers throughout Hawke’s Bay, it is essential we have good communication with, and understanding of our volunteers. Cranford Hospice is always looking for ways to let our current volunteers grow with us and attract new volunteers across the huge variety of people … Continued
As avid Hawke’s Bay regionalists, Peter and Jeanette Kelly are committed to giving back to the place that has been so good to them. Three years ago, they decided the time was right to start making an annual donation to Hawke’s Bay Foundation. “Directing our charitable giving via HBF made sense both financially and personally. … Continued
Trialled in 2017, these sessions give our grant recipients the opportunity to come together and share some of the inspiring stories that our grant making has enabled this year. This year, we hosted 45 representatives over four sessions, and once again, we were both gratified and humbled by the incredible work that each organisation is … Continued
