by Tarin Persson | Sep 17, 2025 | Article, Case studies, Events, News
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2025 Empowering tomorrow’s leaders Every First Foundation scholar is inherently a leader – they are often the first in their family to attend university, the first among their peers to step into corporate environments, and frequently the...
by Tarin Persson | Aug 25, 2025 | Case studies, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED AUGUST 2025 Investing in rural youth Jazmine Murray’s journey is a powerful example of how investing in rural youth creates lasting impact. With support from Pāmu Farms and First Foundation, she shows how targeted investment in young talent is helping to...
by Tarin Persson | Jul 23, 2025 | Article
PUBLISHED JULY 2025 It’s vital our young people inherit a planet where they can thrive First Foundation’s work naturally aligns with the intent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 interconnected global objectives designed to create a better world by...
by Tarin Persson | May 29, 2025 | Article, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED MAY 2025 INFINZ collaborates to enrich the finance industry Jim McElwain, executive director of INFINZ, says, “In terms of collaboration, we seek to amplify the good work being done by other groups. One of these difference-makers is the First Foundation.”...
by Tarin Persson | May 28, 2025 | Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED MAY 2025 Hard work bears fruit for generations From a single man’s dedication to his Riverhead orchard, a beautiful legacy has blossomed. The Jelas Foundation, established by Steve Jelas, is showing that vision and determination can cultivate...
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[…] Intern, scholar Richard Tong said, “It definitely does provide that insight into how it is in the real world…
[…] on sustainability to their workplaces. Jessica Vandermeer, 2019 Spark New Zealand scholar and Loshaunce Leaso, 2021 Mike Ross scholar show…
[…] cycle of intergenerational poverty. Individual partners also further their impact. For example, the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Foundation partners…
[…] between their communities, universities and other areas of society. The success of scholars like Mahdi, who supports his refugee…