by Tarin Persson | Feb 12, 2025 | Article, Mentoring, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2025 Tracey shows one introduction can change many lives Tracey Kay is a General Manager of Safety, Culture and Sustainability at Counties Energy. Her experience with First Foundation has led her and her organisation to become an advocate for our...
by Tarin Persson | Oct 7, 2024 | Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2024 Cyclone leads the way to a better future Cyclone Computer Company, a New Zealand tech solutions business, has joined the First Foundation’s whānau of scholarship partners. To celebrate 30 years of leading the sector and partnering with...
by Tarin Persson | Sep 18, 2024 | Article, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2024 NZCT contribution changes communities In 2008, Brooke Leota became one of the first two scholars supported by New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT). Fast forward to 2024 and NZCT has supported more than 72 bright young people through the First...
by Tarin Persson | Sep 17, 2024 | Article, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2024 The feel-good factor of supporting First Foundation makes business sense Knowing you’ve played a role in transforming someone’s life is a very special feeling. First Foundation scholarship partners tell us this is one of the reasons their...
by Tarin Persson | Aug 14, 2024 | Article, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED AUGUST 2024 Signing new commitment will empower underserved students in STEM First Foundation is pleased to welcome Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Foundation as a new Principal Partner. FollowFollowFollowFollow From left: Amanda Gilchrist, Neerali Parbhu,...
by Tarin Persson | Jul 15, 2024 | Case studies, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED JULY 2024 Scholar Kyarne is ready to rock the big city Spotswood College prefect Kyarne Broughton-Pratt is showing that coming from a tight-knit community is no barrier to realising big-city dreams. The talented student says his First Foundation scholarship...
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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…