Building Stronger Communities Together

Next Round Opens: May 2025

Our Community Grants program helps non-profits and charities by offering skilled labour for projects like marketing, events, and digital support—all at no cost. We’re here to lend a hand and make sure your project has what it needs to succeed.

Our goal

Our goal is simple: to back our communities by providing the support that charities and non-profits need to get ahead. We know that sometimes the biggest hurdle is having the right skills or time to make things happen, so that’s where we come in. Through Community Grants, we aim to remove those barriers, helping you grow your impact and support your community.

OUR PEOPLE

Meet our community grants panel

Recent Recipients

Celebrating Local Champions

We’re proud to support incredible projects and initiatives that make a real difference in our communities. Each grant represents our commitment to helping local organisations thrive, creating positive change, and building connections. Below, you’ll find just some of our recent grant recipients and the support they’ve received from our program.

$22k

Plunket Foundation Lottery

$3k

Echo Walking Festival 2025

$5k

KK & WB Community Awards

$25k

LCI

$2.6k

Waihi Beach Events

$3k

Echo Walking Festival 2024

$200

Waihi Beach Matariki

$900

Lions Club of Wigram

$250

Child Mobility Foundation

$3k

Echo Walking Festival 2023

$8.5k

PRF Fiji

$3k

Lions Club of Orewa

Project & Marketing

This grant offers skilled help with a variety of project and marketing needs. Whether you need to launch a campaign, create digital assets, or run a special initiative, we provide the expertise to get it done. From social media management to creating marketing materials or even setting up an online presence, we’ll support you in delivering your project with maximum impact.

Covers assistance with:

  • Designing Marketing Materials (i.e. Posters, Graphics, Posts)
  • Social Media Support (i.e. Content and/or Strategy)
  • Creating branded assets (i.e. logos, images, or videos)
  • Websites (i.e. Build or Update a Website)
  • Advertising Management (i.e. Manage or Create Ad Campaigns)
  • Email Newsletters (i.e. Create New eNews, or Train you to)
  • Providing Marketing Training or Support

Eligibility:

Registered non-profits and charities looking to promote a specific project, event, or campaign that benefits their community.

 

Applicants must be registered with either Charities Services (NZ) or the Australian Charities & Not-for-profits Commission (AU).

 

Not registered yet? Email us at [email protected] with your details, and we’ll explore how we might be able to assist.

Application Info:

You can apply for up to $3,500 + GST in support per project. This grant can be applied to one project or initiative per round. This grant can only be used for the project outlined on your application, and is non-tranferrable. 

Strategy & Operation

This grant is for organisations looking to improve their internal processes, plan an upcoming project, or set a clear direction for their future efforts. Whether you need help planning an event, creating a strategic roadmap, or developing an operations plan, we provide tailored support to strengthen your capacity to deliver on your mission.

Covers assistance with:

  • Event planning and coordination, from logistics to budgeting
  • Developing an annual strategy or operational plan
  • Creating workflows to improve efficiency or project management
  • Support with setting up systems for volunteer coordination or donor management
  • Strategic consultations to refine the direction of your programs or services

Eligibility:

Registered non-profits and charities needing help with planning, logistics, or operational improvements for a specific project or organisation-wide initiative. 

 

Applicants must be registered with either Charities Services (NZ) or the Australian Charities & Not-for-profits Commission (AU).

 

Not registered yet? Email us at [email protected] with your details, and we’ll explore how we might be able to assist.

Application Info:

Up to $1,000 in support per project. This grant can be applied to one project or operational initiative per round. This grant can only be used for the project outlined on your application, and is non-tranferrable. 

NVG is proud to have supported hundreds of local initiatives & causes.

We’re ambitious, passionate, and deeply committed to the communities we work in. It’s not just our privilege—it’s our responsibility to give back. We believe every business should step up and do the same.

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Provided by us in in-kind support to local initatives since 2016.

2

Amount of funding and grants we've sourced for local non-profit initiatives.

1

Amount of Volunteers Our Network Reaches Globally

25

The amount of time our employees spend per year working with local charities.