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Community startup and home care platform join forces to care for the elderly
Social enterprise

Community startup and home care platform join forces to care for the elderly

Together, WeVisit and Mycare aim to address some of the most essential, personal challenges facing New Zealanders.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Nov 2017
Change accelerator participants making positive social impact
Accelerator

Change accelerator participants making positive social impact

New Zealand has some statistics we can't be proud of right now, statistics around youth suicide, around homelessness, around incarceration.

By Kai Ping Lew • 7 min read • Mon, 6th Nov 2017
Ākina Foundation announces new CEO, farewells Alex Hannant
Social enterprise

Ākina Foundation announces new CEO, farewells Alex Hannant

Akina's new CEO, Louise Aitken was previously the programme manager of global sustainability and social responsibility at Fonterra.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
Urban farm raising capital with 'Broccoli bonds' on PledgeMe for social good
PledgeMe

Urban farm raising capital with 'Broccoli bonds' on PledgeMe for social good

Cultivate Christchurch gears up to plant seeds of change with 'Broccoli Bonds', merging investment with social impact.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017
Ākina Foundation wins AUT Business Support Award
Auckland University of Technology

Ākina Foundation wins AUT Business Support Award

The award recognises organisations that deliver quality products and services to help businesses maximise their endeavours.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017
Social enterprise helps measure impact and equips minority groups with IT skills
Social enterprise

Social enterprise helps measure impact and equips minority groups with IT skills

Luis Duenas, EmpowerSE CEO, has over 10 years of experience in the industry, with a career across non-for profit and corporate sectors.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Oct 2017
NZ Post commits to supporting social enterprise
Supply Chain

NZ Post commits to supporting social enterprise

NZ Post is committing to purchase goods and services from at least three social enterprises over the next 12 months.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Sep 2017
Datacom hackathon pushes social impact and CSR to the fore
Health Technologies

Datacom hackathon pushes social impact and CSR to the fore

The first prize went to Team Happy Life for charity Child Matters which provides adult training to help prevent child abuse.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Social enterprise changing lives over coffee and stroopwafels
Small Business

Social enterprise changing lives over coffee and stroopwafels

The idea behind The Lifeboat is to create highly individualised experiences and interactions; no story is the same as the next.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Startup bringing STEM workshops to more schools with Mercedes win
EduTech

Startup bringing STEM workshops to more schools with Mercedes win

MindKits was established in December 2008 after seeing a lack of support for New Zealanders in learning robotics and physical computing.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Social Enterprise World Forum sells out with six weeks to go
Social enterprise

Social Enterprise World Forum sells out with six weeks to go

The Social Enterprise World Forum is an international event for social enterprises from all over the world to come together and share wisdom.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Aug 2017
Empowering indigenous communities driving force for EHF Fellow
Entrepreneur

Empowering indigenous communities driving force for EHF Fellow

Kaye-Maree Dunn, EHF Fellow, champions indigenous empowerment, weaving economic and social progress from her rich Maori legacy.

By Edmund Hillary • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Kiwi social enterprise drops a cherry bomb with new cola flavour
Social enterprise

Kiwi social enterprise drops a cherry bomb with new cola flavour

Wellington's Roxy Cinema teams up with Karma Cola to unveil a nostalgic cherry flavoured cola that supports Sierra Leone farmers.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Rotary kick-start award winner wants to break youth unemployment cycle
Social enterprise

Rotary kick-start award winner wants to break youth unemployment cycle

Zeal wins Rotary grant to combat youth joblessness with a creative studio aimed at unlocking young Kiwis' potential.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017

Global Stories

Social enterprise stories

Ethique raises half a million dollars in less than a day
Apple

Ethique raises half a million dollars in less than a day

Christchurch's Ethique clinches £500,000 in a record day to fuel fight against plastic waste with eco-friendly beauty bars.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
Social enterprise Ethique launches second equity crowdfunding campaign
Apple

Social enterprise Ethique launches second equity crowdfunding campaign

Ethique demands funds for global expansion, launching its second equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe on 29 September, seeking USD $350k to USD $500k.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017
Social enterprise award winners training immigrants and creating jobs
Social enterprise

Social enterprise award winners training immigrants and creating jobs

Cottonseed is the winner of this year's Rotary Newmarket $10,000 Kick-Start Award, run in conjunction with the Ākina Foundation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017
SAP and Akina Foundation bring together corporate and social enterprises to engage with community
SAP

SAP and Akina Foundation bring together corporate and social enterprises to engage with community

Working on Purpose, will be held in conjunction with Social Enterprise World Forum 2017 at Papa Hou in Christchurch on September 28.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017