by Tarin Persson | Apr 14, 2025 | Alumni, Article, Case studies, Events, Mentoring, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED APRIL 2025 A 2024 snapshot and our vision for the future We’re proud to share ‘Accelerating Impact,’ a report that incorporates our 2024 annual review and also offers much more. It shares a 5-year roadmap to accelerate our mahi and deepen...
by Tarin Persson | Apr 3, 2025 | Alumni, Events, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED APRIL 2025 Celebrating the tranformative power of education Our 2025 First Foundation Awards Evening was a special celebration dedicated to Unlocking Opportunity. This event highlighted the transformative power education has in shaping lives, providing...
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...
[…] more about their connection with First Foundation here. […]
[…] 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…