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Positive change is normal, we need more of it, and it’s coming to your board room

27 September 2023 / kate / 7 Comments

Here are some reflections prompted by the Philanthropy NZ conference earlier this month: 1. Positive change is normal and happens all the time: When I was growing up, way back in the 1970s, these things were true: Smoking was everywhere, even in planes and restaurants. Children were regularly smacked, strapped and caned in homes and…

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A South Pacific approach to philanthropy (and other inspirations)

24 April 2015 / kate / 2 Comments

Philanthropy New Zealand’s Philanthropy Summit 2015, held 15-16 April in Auckland, challenged us with nothing less than rethinking our philanthropic paradigm and embracing other cultural approaches to giving. And, in case that seems a little too ambitious for this week’s to-do list, we were also invited to consider impact investing and to take a hard…

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Warm heart, cool head and hard nose…

2 January 2014 / kate / Leave a comment

Ten years ago, when I was focused on business rather than philanthropy, it occurred to me that business leadership requires a balance between a warm heart, a cool head and a hard nose.  To test this concept, I interviewed three New Zealand business leaders – Hubbard Cereal’s founder Dick Hubbard, then Telecom NZ CE Theresa…

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