Announcements
30 years on trust makes worthy things happen
It is the end of an era for the Otago Community Trust, as grants manager Carol Melville steps down after 30 years with the trust.
Read moreNew Trustee Appointments for Otago Community Trust
Otago Community Trust welcome five new trustees.
Read moreNew Grants Portal Open
We are pleased to advise that our new Grants Portal is now open. Thunderbirds Are Go Otago!
Read moreOtago Community Innovators Workshop
The Otago Community Trust is pleased to be working with Community Builders and the Valley Project to provide a one day workshop for community people to explore community innovation, assets, enterprise and capacity building through relationship.
Read moreChanges to Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes
Have you heard the great news Otago? The Central Government announced in late June that it will open up their Warm Up New Zealand insulation subsidy programme to low-income, owner-occupied homes due to lack of uptake of the tenanted property offer.
Read moreSupport for Volunteering Fund
The ‘Support for Volunteering’ fund is now open. This fund provides government grants for community projects that support and promote volunteering in New Zealand. We are a little biased but our Otago volunteers are among the best, so don't miss out on submitting an application that can support your group in 2017.
Read more"It's time we talked" - Parent Workshop
The Otago Community Trust in conjunction with St Hilda's Collegiate School are proud to offer an Otago wide workshop / seminar for parents of teenagers and pre-teens being presented by Maree Crabbe. For interested parents this will address the important issues our children are faced with through the internet, media and various social media sites.
Read moreNational Rural Health Conference 2017 - Scholarships
The Otago Community Trust is delighted to confirm that it will be supporting up to ten people from rural Otago to attend the 2017 National Rural Health Conference in Wellington (March 30 - April 2) with a scholarship fund of $10,000. The scholarship will be $1,000 per person to be used towards the registration fee, flights and / or accomodation.
Read moreSaving the Application Form Smart Version 2
Chrome has it's own PDF reader that opens within the browser. Although in most occasions this is convenient, but it does have drawbacks when dealing with PDFs you fill in.
Read moreFunding Support for Productions, Events & Festivals
The Otago Community Trust receives many applications annually for donations toward productions, festivals and events occurring within the region. The Trust would like to remind all applicants that applications for assistance toward Productions, Events & Festivals should reach the trust at least three months prior to commencement or opening. Applications received later than three months may not be considered.
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