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Hawke’s Bay Funders Forum Event
On Wednesday 15th November, the Hawke’s Bay Funders Forum hosted a funding clinic for over 220 community organisations at the Napier War Memorial Centre. The...
Shifting Culture and Power through Mana-Enhancing Partnerships
The Philanthropic Landscape Volume II – Shifting Culture and Power through Mana-Enhancing Partnerships has officially been released! ECCT is proud to share their story of...
Trustees & Staff visit with Tararua Community Youth Services Inc
ECCT held its July Board meeting in Dannevirke and during the visit, Trustees and staff took the opportunity to meet one of the groups currently...
ECCT achieves Toitū net carbon zero certification
As part of our Climate Change Action plan goals, ECCT officially became a Toitū net carbonzero certified organisation in line with ISO 14064 1 in...
Notice: Community Assets & Facilities Fund – On hold till early 2024
Eastern & Central Community Trust’s vision, under its 2023-2030 Strategic Plan is to “accelerate courageous transformational change, that creates vibrant, more sustainable and equitable communities”. The...
Media Release: Wairoa Funding Support Programme
ACHIEVING positive funding pathways for the people of Wairoa district is the goal of an exciting initiative operating at grassroots level. The Wairoa Young Achievers...
Expressions of Interest for a Board of Trustee position/vacancy
Eastern & Central Community Trust (ECCT) is calling for Expressions of Interest for a Board of Trustee position/vacancy. The Minister of Finance is charged with...
Media Release Feb 2023: Three new trustees appointed
Three new trustees have been appointed to the Eastern & Central Community Trust (ECCT) Board. The Current Trust Chair, Georgina Morrison has also been appointed...
Supporting Rangatahi Participation in Sport, Wairoa
In August 2022 ECCT provided funding of $150,900 to 18 educational / sporting establishments in Wairoa with the specific purpose of enabling tamariki and rangatahi...
SportFest, Palmerston North
In 2021 TiraRangatahi (ECCT’s Rangatahi rōpū) provided a grant of $4000 from the Rangatahi-led fund to support SportsFest, an eight-week pilot programme that uses sport...
Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust, Hawke’s Bay
ECCT has been partnering with Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust (Raukatauri) for the past three years to support their goal of increasing accessibility for the underserved...
Freyberg High School – Ka Ora, Ka Ako
Freyberg High School (FHS) has a long-established partnership with Eastern & Central Community Trust (ECCT). ECCT has supported various school initiatives since 2015. FHS is...
Alzheimers Manawatu
In 2019 ECCT provided support to Alzheimer’s Manawatu to assist with the building of a multi-use day care facility for those living with Dementia. The...
2022 Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival
The annual Featherston Booktown Karukatea 2022 Festival was a wild success, thanks in part to the generous funding from Eastern & Central Community Trust (ECCT)....
Climate Action Aotearoa Launches Shared Resource
Climate Action Aotearoa has proudly launched a ‘Shared Resource’ and Tika Transition framework to help funders along their climate action journeys. The resource contains a...
Wairarapa Youth Charitable Trust – Wairarapa Boxing Academy
August 2022 – ECCT has been working with the Wairarapa Youth Charitable Trust since 2019 and Trustees & Staff toured the Wairarapa Boxing Academy on...
Shelter Masterton – Project Manaaki
In 2021, ECCT provided $40,000 to Shelter Masterton to support the re-piling of a house, and the installation of heating and hot water systems for...
Aratoi – Wairarapa Museum of Art & History goes green!
For anyone planning to visit the Wairarapa and more specifically Masterton they should be sure to include a stop at Aratoi, the Wairarapa Museum of...
August 2022 Newsletter
Click here to read the latest news from Eastern & Central Community Trust.
Second funding initiative launched under the Rangatahi Action Plan
Fifteen organisations will receive grants totalling $600K under Eastern & Central Community Trust’s (ECCT) new Champion Rangatahi Development Fund, with the main aim of strengthening...
Not all superheroes wear capes
Life can throw up all kinds of challenges, and sometimes you need a guiding hand to help navigate the storms. SuperGrans Tairawhiti is leading the...
Racing to new adventures in Wairoa
Up until now Wairoa hasn’t had a reputation for adventure sports – but a new mountain biking park aims to make it a destination of...
Dannevirke community Toy Library
With the cost of everything skyrocketing, how do you keep young children affordably amused? Dannevirke community Toy Library has been a go-to resource for the...
Creating space for a diverse community in Manawatu
With aging facilities and an increasingly diverse population in its region, the Manawatu Chinese Association devised a plan to create a more effective space to...
Pumping positive energy into Horowhenua youth
How do you turn around statistics in an area known for crime? For the last five years the Taitoko community in Horowhenua have been collaborating...
Consolidating community connections for a wonderful Wairarapa
If you’re part of a community group doing great stuff, it’s often hard to work out who else in your area is doing similar work...
Bringing theatre to the regions
How do you bring all the facets of professional theatre to life for young people? The team at Young & Hungry Arts Trust have found...
Answering the call
When the team at Rowan House needed to upgrade their call bell system, they applied to Eastern & Central Community Trust (ECCT) for funding to...
Keeping safe and active on the water
How do you grow a love of the sea, and keep active at the same time? By learning how to sail traditional waka, people of...
Painting a brighter future
Community art projects don’t just happen by themselves – they need a team of dreamers, believers, and creators, and someone to ignite the spark. Add...
Levelling the playing field
The benefits of playing sports and being outside are well-documented for children of all ages. Having the right pitch to play on is key these...
Designing school pride
How do you maintain school pride without a regular uniform? The students at Koputaroa School have come up with a solution that enables them to...
Climbing the walls in Levin
Finding the right play equipment for a busy community takes time and effort, and the team at Levin Adventure Park Charitable Trust were keen to...
A quarter-century of community love
For the last 25 years the team at Palmerston North Street Van Inc. (PNSV) have been out in the community every Saturday night in Palmerston...
Growing generations of great gardeners
How do you get young people interested in the food they eat? By showing them how it all works – from plant to plate. For...
ChangeAbility Inc.
When you need support and counselling, finding the right place to go can be a challenge. For folks in Wairarapa there’s a place where there’s...
Connecting communities through community-led development
Amazing things are happening in Kiwi communities but most of the time we don’t hear about them, and often other communities don’t get to benefit...
Books a hit with kids thanks to Summer Reading Programme
Palmerston North City Library has recently completed its twenty-third successful Summer Reading Programme to the delight of more than 500 children. Funded by Eastern and...
Restored bike track brings old school BMX back to Wairarapa
The dust has barely settled on the recently refurbished Central Wairarapa BMX track, and yet the locals are already turning up in droves each weekend...
Only aroha spread in isolated East Cape communities during COVID-19 lockdown
When New Zealand came under threat of deadly pandemic, COVID-19, Tairāwhiti’s Te Aroha Kanarahi Trust knew it had to act quickly to protect vulnerable communities...