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Guides, updates and stories from the Generous.nz community.
149 posts
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How to Get Your Staff Involved in Community Partnerships
Support that lives only in the owner's head is half a partnership. Here's how to get your whole team behind a cause.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
Why Community-Minded Businesses Thrive in Small-Town New Zealand
In small towns, everyone knows who shows up. Here's why community-minded businesses thrive — and how to earn the reputation.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How to Use a Fundraiser Partnership to Launch Something New
Launching something new is hard and expensive. A fundraiser partnership gives it an audience, a story and a reason to try.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How Fundraiser Partnerships Can Fill Your Quiet Periods
Your slow periods are an asset you're leaving on the table. Here's how quiet-time vouchers turn empty hours into revenue and goodwill.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How to Create a Community Event That Brings Customers and Causes Together
A voucher partnership is a great start; a community event is the amplified version. Here's how to run one that everyone remembers.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
The Rise of Conscious Consumerism in New Zealand
Kiwis increasingly choose businesses that reflect their values. Here's how conscious consumerism is reshaping local spending — and what it means for you.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How Local Businesses and Fundraisers Are Rebuilding Community Economies
There's a quiet economic engine in NZ towns: the loop between businesses, fundraisers and supporters. Here's how it works.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
What Big Brands Can Learn From Community-Minded Local Businesses
Big brands spend fortunes trying to buy what local businesses have naturally. Here's the lesson — and how to use the asset.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
The Future of Local Business Marketing Is Community First
Ads are fading; belonging is winning. Here's why the future of local marketing is community first — and how fundraising fits.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
Why "Support Local" Means More Than Where You Shop
Support local gets said a lot. For businesses, it should mean more than a slogan — it should mean being worth supporting.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How Fundraising Partnerships Create Lasting Goodwill for Businesses
Goodwill is the quietest asset a business can build — and the longest-lasting. Here's how fundraising partnerships create it, and keep it.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How to Thank the Community That Supports Your Business
The community keeps your business alive. Here's how to thank it properly — in ways that deepen loyalty, not just acknowledge it.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
The Quiet Power of Consistency in Community Marketing
The quiet superpower in community marketing is the opposite of splashy: consistency. Here's how showing up again and again compounds.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How to Support Emergency Appeals as a Local Business
When a fire, flood or tragedy hits, businesses can help fast. Here's how to support emergency appeals in ways that matter.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How Churches and Cultural Groups Can Be Great Business Partners
Some of the most loyal communities in NZ are churches, marae and cultural groups. Here's how to partner with them well.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How to Partner With Local Artists and Makers Through Fundraisers
Artists and makers are some of the most creative fundraisers around. Here's how businesses can partner with them — well.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
How Local Businesses Can Support Fundraisers Without Offering Vouchers
Not every business fits the voucher format — and that's fine. Here are the many other ways to support a fundraiser.
24 August 2026 · Generous.nz Team · 3 min read
Why Your Business Should Support Fundraisers Even in Tough Times
When money is tight, community support feels optional — but it matters most then. Here's why supporting fundraisers in tough times pays off.