Creating opportunities - Lifting each other up - Raising expectations - Challenging gender roles - Leading with purpose - Supporting women-led projects - Making a real impact.
We are a community of generous women who work, invest and donate together to support projects and charities that positively influence the lives of women in the Waikato, so they can achieve their aspirations and reach their full potential.
As a member of the Waikato Women’s Fund, you get to help us decide which projects to fund and how best to make a difference.
Be part of something special and through your generosity create a ripple effect of change in our region, our country and the world.
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Please add the code WWF to your payment to tell us where you want your donation to go.
We’ll send you a donation receipt so you can claim your tax credit.
If you encounter any challenges when donating, please contact us.
We can make a change if we work together
Women give differently.
We give more over our lifetime.
We are more likely to give collaboratively.
How it works
Donating to the Fund
The Waikato Women’s Fund is a philanthropic investment fund managed by Momentum Waikato Community Foundation. Every donation, no matter the size, is added to the invested pool. Most of the annual investment income is then granted to projects that support women and girls in the Waikato, while the rest is reinvested to ensure the Fund keeps growing and creating long-term impact.
By giving together, members build a sustainable resource that empowers women and girls now and for future generations.
Applying or nominating for support
Each year, usually in the third quarter, Fund members are invited to nominate groups or initiatives they would like to see supported. To be considered, the proposed activity must significantly benefit women and girls. The nominated organisation doesn’t need to work exclusively with women and girls, but women and girls must be a clear and principal focus of the initiative.
Being a Member of the Fund
Everyone who donates becomes a Member of the Waikato Women’s Fund. Membership means joining a giving circle - a collective that shares ideas, nominates potential grant recipients, and helps shape the Fund’s direction.
Leadership is provided by the Circle of Kaitiaki, who hold the Fund’s values and ensure decisions are made collaboratively, inclusively, and in line with our kaupapa.
How the Fund decides about grants
Grant decisions are guided by the Fund’s values and facilitated by the Circle of Kaitiaki. Members nominate organisations and initiatives, and the Circle works with the wider membership to create a shortlist and shape the granting process. The number and size of grants may vary from year to year, depending on investment income and community needs, but every decision is grounded in the same purpose: to make a meaningful difference for women and girls in the Waikato.
As a member of the Waikato Women’s Fund you help determine where grants are made.
You also get:
A community of like-minded women to inspire and encourage you.
Intimacy with the impact you are making.
Opportunities to learn, network and meet women from all walks of life.
Relevant updates via email.
We can make an impact that is proudly female.
To encourage leadership, lift our voices and confront barriers.
We can make an impact that cares and nurtures.
To keep ourselves well and strong and support others in our care.
We can make an impact that promotes independence
To help each other excel through financial independence, education, careers and transition points in life.
We can make an impact that builds resilience.
To support women who are dealing with adversity, helping them build healthy relationships and cope with the impacts of hardship.
Various ways you can support the Waikato Women's Fund
However you do it, your support for the Waikato Women’s Fund is always welcomed and celebrated.
One-off donations
Every single donation to the Waikato Women’s Fund is a much-welcomed act of generosity that will go a long way towards helping women and girls.
Payroll giving
Payroll giving is a great way to give regularly - you immediately receive a tax credit via your PAYE payable, and there's no need to keep records for the end of the tax year. Speak to your employer about donating, and then see, complete and send us these Employee and Employer Payroll Giving forms.
Recurring donations
Making weekly, fortnightly or monthly donations, ideally via Automatic Payment, allows us to plan ahead, address needs as they arise, and generally be more effective.
Corporate giving
Your business can back the Waikato Women’s Fund with an annual donation, giving your company the opportunity to show your support for Waikato women and girls. Talk to us about making this happen.
Bequests
To help support women and girls forever, you can also consider making a bequest to the Waikato Women’s Fund in your Will. For more information, contact us.
