Otago Community Trust

03/06/2026

🌱 If you have some community mahi or projects you're doing and have questions around what funding is available and how to apply, we'd love to see you at this online funding hui in a few weeks time.

RSVP at the link below - we're looking forward to seeing you!

⏰ 12pm, 18th June
📍Online via Zoom: tinyurl.com/FundingClinic
Passcode: 589352
🔗 Sign Up: https://www.clt.net.nz/event-details/online-funding-clinic

27/05/2026

Otago Community Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacey Honeywill (Kāi Tahu) as Chair and Rebecca Williams as Deputy Chair of its Board of Trustees. The Trust acknowledges with gratitude the outstanding leadership of previous Chair Andy Kilsby and Deputy Chair Barb Long, whose dedication has significantly shaped the organisation.

Stacey Honeywill brings a wealth of executive leadership and governance experience to the role of Chair and Rebecca Williams brings more than 20 years of experience across local government and education sectors.

Find out more at the link below!

https://www.oct.org.nz/news/new-chair-and-deputy-chair-appointed-to-otago-community-trust-board

19/05/2026

📣 If you're in and around Alexandra, you are invited to join huddl for a Fundraising & AI Workshop with Guest Speaker Lani Evans co-founder and CEO of Fundsorter!

This workshop will explore how AI is changing the fundraising landscape and how organisations can use it in practical ways to boost their fundraising. They’ll also spend time demystifying AI, discussing the ethical challenges it raises, and sharing frameworks for good governance so charities, for-purpose organisations and community groups can approach AI with confidence.

This workshop is ideal for staff, volunteers and board and committee members - all welcome.

Workshop Details -
⏰Date: Thursday 11 June, 4.30pm - 6.00pm
📍Where: Alexandra Community House, 14/20 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra

This is a FREE workshop, but spaces are limited. Grab your spot via the link below:

https://huddl.nz/existing-groups/upskilling-and-connections/fundraising-and-ai-workshop

13/05/2026

🌱 Middlemarch, we're coming to see you next week! If you have some community work or projects you're doing and have questions around what funding is available and how to apply, we'd love to see you at our funding hui.

⏰ Thursday 1pm, 21st May
📍Middlemarch Bowling Club, 26 Swansea St, Middlemarch
🔗 RSVP: https://www.oct.org.nz/middlemarch-funding-hui-2026

12/05/2026

11/05/2026

Ōtepoti Community Builders, in collaboration with Inspiring Communities, is pleased to host Social Impact - Measuring what matters, a 1½-day professional development opportunity for people working across the community, arts, and social sectors. This event will support organisations to better understand, measure, and communicate the impact of their mahi.

Book your spot at the link below!

A 1½-day capability-building event for community organisations to better understand, measure, and communicate the impact of their mahi.

06/05/2026

Otago Community Trust has approved $1,338,085 across 37 grants in our April funding round.

This round supports an amazing range of kaupapa — from restoring the historic Lawrence Chinese Camp, to live music opportunities for young musicians including Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats, events and programmes for Samoan, Pakistani and Tamil communities, and essential social services for people across Otago.

Read the full media release here:

https://www.oct.org.nz/news/otago-community-trust-backs-arts-heritage-and-social-services-with-1-33-million-in-latest-round

06/05/2026

🌱 If you have some community mahi you're doing and have questions around what funding is available and how to apply, we'd love to see you at our funding hui in Mosgiel next week!

⏰ Thursday 7pm, 14th May
📍Taieri Parents Centre, 17 Green Street, Mosgiel
🔗 RSVP: https://www.oct.org.nz/mosgiel-funding-hui-2026

06/05/2026

🌿 Opportune and Otago Community Trust invite you to join us for a free 2-hour workshop in Wānaka which offers practical tools and strategies for measuring your organisations carbon footprint.

Here at OCT we are committed to caring for our resources as kaitiaki and supporting our Otago communities environmental aspirations.

🔗 Please RSVP online at the link below, or call 0800 10 12 40: https://www.oct.org.nz/climateworkshoprsvp

🗓️ When: Tuesday May 12th
📍Location: The Edgewater Hotel, Sargood Drive, Wānaka
⏰Time: The venue will be open from 9:00am for a 9:30am start – 12:30pm
☕️Morning tea will be provided. Please let us know your dietary requirements on the RSVP form.

03/05/2026

We're thrilled to see the Orange Sky New Zealand service now open in Ōtepoti Dunedin! Running from The Salvation Army's Crawford Street site, the service offers clean laundry, safe showers and genuine conversation for people experiencing homelessness or hardship.