Time: 5:30- 7:30pm Location: Studio One Toi Tū, 1 Ponsonby Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1021 If you’re passionate about making a positive difference in the world, there is no time to waste. That’s why we’re pleased to present an opportunity for you to get together with other changemakers this month to learn, connect and be inspired. … Continue Reading →
Last week we launched the Good Gift Guide with New Zealand Post. A catalogue of social enterprises with stunning products that create impact in both our local and global communities, the guide is designed with Christmas in mind and offers buyers a discount with certain social enterprises. To celebrate its launch, New Zealand Post hosted … Continue Reading →
Website: www.makegivelive.com Founder: Claire Conza Type of organisation: Limited Liability Company Who is Make Give Live? Make Give Live was founded by Claire Conza in 2016. Following a burnout in a business she had lost passion for, Claire spent a good 18 months trying to figure out how she could re-invent herself using her skills … Continue Reading →
Following the announcement today from Minister Henare, we’re delighted to confirm that over the next four years our team will be partnering with the Department of Internal Affairs to grow New Zealand’s social enterprise sector. This announcement comes at a time of rising opportunity and excitement. We saw the need to connect, develop and support … Continue Reading →
Today we publicly announced that our wonderful CE, Alex Hannant, is stepping down, and will be replaced by our General Manager Louise Aitken. This is a huge change for Ākina and it comes with a whole bag of mixed emotions. After six years, we’re sad to say goodbye to Alex at the end of the … Continue Reading →
Hot off the back of the Social Enterprise World Forum, the Ākina team attended the AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards dinner last Wednesday night, and took home the Not for Profit Award! Our GM, Louise Aitken, proudly accepted the award on behalf of the entire Ākina team, and took the opportunity to … Continue Reading →
Legal structures currently available to New Zealand social enterprises are essentially limited to for-profit and non-profit categories. Social enterprises operate via a ‘profit-for-purpose model’, so organisations face challenges when choosing a particular legal structure. The choice has implications for legal activity, access to funding, and governance obligations. These challenges are set out in detail in … Continue Reading →
The Ākina Foundation are proud to launch a new report report on impact investment, ‘Growing Impact in New Zealand’, produced with contributions from EY and JBWere. The report provides the rationale for impact investing in New Zealand. It looks at the need for new methods of funding social and environmental impact. The report also shows … Continue Reading →
With the Social Enterprise World Forum just around the corner now, we’re so proud to have some of Ākina Foundation’s very own sharing their expertise. We talked to Alex Hannant, Louise Aitken, Rowan Yeoman, Seán Barnes and Anake Goodall about their events and what they will be talking about. Alex Hannant Chief Executive, Ākina Foundation … Continue Reading →
Website: www.organicediblegarden.co.nz YouTube: Organic Edible Garden Founders: Jan McIntosh and Rob Velseboer Who is Organic Edible Garden? Organic Edible Garden (OEG) has a core team of two: Jan McIntosh and Rob Velseboer. Jan is an experienced television director and producer, who started her television career at TVNZ. There she created ‘The Palmers Garden Show’, … Continue Reading →