One Percent Collective

In 2009, 700 legends came together and removed a massive 2.8 tonnes of rubbish from the coastline of Aotea Great Barrier Island. That was their first-ever clean-up as Sustainable Coastlines. 15 years on, they’re still motivating people to protect the beaches and environments they love.

Check in with what Sustainable Coastlines have achieved over the past year, here: opc.nz/Sustainable_15

“𝑰 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 – 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕.” The Alumni Squad from our partner charity, Mixit, are delivering ‘Express & Empower’ workshops around Aotearoa to support former refugee youth in resettlement regions.

Do you want to help young people with migrant and refugee backgrounds to increase their confidence, self-expression, and communication skills through creativity? We can help with that. onepercentcollective.org/charity/mixit

A sea container full of important medical equipment and supplies is on its way to Nuku'alofa in Tonga thanks to our partner charity, TAKE MY HANDS. In New Zealand, most of us have easy access to healthcare services to get the support we need when we need it. That’s not always the case in Tonga so Take My Hands is stepping up to make a meaningful difference for our Pacific Island neighbours. Read how.

A Lifeline of Medical Supplies – One Percent Collective A sea container full of important medical equipment and supplies is on its way to Nuku'alofa in Tonga thanks to our partner charity, Take My Hands. They’re creating a healthier future for our Pacific Island neighbours.

BIG NEWS for over 300,000 Kiwis living with a rare health condition. After 20+ years of advocacy by our partner charity, Rare Disorders NZ, the government has released the country's first Rare Disorders Strategy. While there's still work to be done, this is a significant step towards improving health and wellbeing for those affected. Read the strategy doc at opc.nz/RDstrategy

Meet Brad Clark. Brad has recently been appointed as the new CEO of our partner charity, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand. With 30 years of leadership experience and a background in charity management, Brad brings a wealth of expertise to the role. He is well-positioned to lead the organisation forward and support the important work of grandparent caregivers in New Zealand.

Learn more about Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and lend your support at opc.nz/support_GRG

Need something to warm you up and lift your spirits? Kindness can do that. $𝟭𝟲𝟱,𝟴𝟱𝟮.𝟵𝟭 of kindness has been contributed to our partner charities by One Percent Collective donors over the past 3 months. Thank you to everyone in the Collective.

That regular and reliable funding helps our partner charities plan and budget for future impact where it's needed most – and right now it's needed more than ever.

Here's where the Collective's kindness went:
ADC Microfinance received $7,496.28
Bellyful NZ received $10,994.67
Digital Future Aotearoa (Code Club Aotearoa + Recycle A Device) received $5,888.28
Fair Food received $8,119.83
Garden to Table received $14,644.35
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand received $4,116.40
Inspiring Stories received $8,036.93
The Little Miracles Trust received $11,569.38
Mixit received $6,977.85
Ngā Rangatahi Toa received $15,770.36
OutLine Aotearoa received $5,622.23
Rare Disorders NZ received $3,658.88
TAKE MY HANDS received $8,681.37
UpsideDowns received $8,771.40
WELLfed received $4,990.17

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
DCM Wellington received $14,708.25
Kaibosh received $12,744.83
Sustainable Coastlines received $10,415.48

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 directed $2,645.97 of their donations towards covering our running costs.

One Percent Collective can't exist without the businesses and individuals below who contribute to our financial sustainability.
☕ Our Superhero sponsors FNZ and Supergood
☕ Our Hero sponsors 1000minds and Klim Type Foundry
☕ Our Future 70 👉 opc.nz/Future_70
☕ Friends of the Collective 👉 opc.nz/FOTC

Thanks again to everyone in the Collective making a difference to the wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand.

~ Pat, Ben, Sheridan, and the One Percent Collective Board of Trustees.

P.S. If you're not yet part of the Collective and you want to contribute to grassroots charity impact here in NZ, learn more about why we exist, what we do, and how you can be a part of it at onepercentcollective.org

Imagine 4 million kilograms of food going to waste while people go hungry. Thank goodness our partner charity Kaibosh exists! Since 2008, they've filled tummies with 11.5 million meals worth of perfectly good food that would have otherwise gone to landfills.

Since 2012, One Percent Collective donors have contributed over $450,000 to help make that happen.

Read about Kaibosh's milestones, news, and achievements over the past 12 months.

Connecting the Dots Between Food, People, and Planet – One Percent Collective Kaibosh continues to reduce food waste and feed communities. Their impact goes beyond logistics, strengthening community bonds and providing a vital lifeline to those in need. Here’s the news and milestones from the Kaibosh camp over the past 12 months.

Bellyful NZ has been a One Percent Collective partner charity since 2016. They’re driven by volunteers cooking and supplying meals for whānau in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Special Care Baby Units across the country.

Bellyful also coordinates with another of our partner charities, The Little Miracles Trust to make sure exhausted families have yummy, easy-heat meals to keep them going.

🩷 Learn more about Bellyful at opc.nz/Support_Bellyful
​💜 Learn more about The Little Miracles Trust at opc.nz/support-TLM

Meet Oscar and Ray. They're part of the Alumni Squad from our partner charity, Mixit. Oscar and Ray are delivering workshops around Aotearoa, supporting former refugee youth in resettlement regions.

Mixit Alumni Lead The Way – One Percent Collective Our partner charity, Mixit, is transforming lives and inspiring a new generation of leaders and change-makers who are passionate about paying it forward and making a difference in the lives of young people across Aotearoa.

Our partner charity, DCM Wellington, supports Wellington's most marginalised. Here are some of DCM's success stories and updates from the past 12 months. Thank you to all One Percent Collective donors who contribute to the work they do.

2024 Alumni Charity Update: DCM – One Percent Collective The invaluable work DCM does for Wellington's most marginalised would not be possible without the support of One Percent Collective donors. Here are some of DCM's success stories and updates from the past 12 months.

Our partner charity, OutLine Aotearoa, recently participated in the Pacific Human Rights Conference on s*xuality, gender and s*x characteristics in Fiji, gaining valuable insights into the diverse needs of MVPFAFF+ (Pacific rainbow) and Pacific communities. The conference was an enriching experience for their team, fostering connections with other rainbow organisations and advocates, and informing their work in Aotearoa.

OutLine Aotearoa is an all-ages rainbow mental health organisation. Learn more and give a % at opc.nz/support-OutLineAotearoa

Over 33,000 Kiwi kids are growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing their own kai thanks to our partner charity, Garden to Table. Their food education programmes now run in over 317 schools across the country.

Learn more or lend your support at https://opc.nz/support-GTT

Sonia and Graham wanted to give their grandchildren a loving and safe home when the children's parents weren't able to do so. Read about the help and guidance Sonia and Graham received from our partner charity Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand.

Finding Strength Together – One Percent Collective Sonia and Graham are grandparents who have been taking care of their two grandchildren full-time since 2021. This happened because the parents weren't able to care for them safely. Sonia and Graham wanted to give their grandchildren a loving and safe home, but they needed the help and guidance provi...

A woman sells aubergines by candlelight in the pre-dawn street market in Kalaymyo, northwest Myanmar.

Empowerment of women is central to our partner charity, ADC Microfinance. Over 90% of ADC's clients are women. Many are widowed, divorced, single, or have partners working overseas. Micro loans to small businesses enable economic independence, and help to give women a voice in their communities.

Donations to ADC Microfinance have an impact for years, supporting countless people, families, and communities. Learn more and lend your support at onepercentcollective.org/charity/adc-microfinance

Over the past year, our partner charity, The Little Miracles Trust, gave out 4,000 care packs of thoughtful and practical items to parents of babies in intensive care. Here’s what’s inside:

• Chiller bag for breastmilk
• Reuseable breast pads
• Baby wipes
• Ni**le cream
• Handcream
• Lip balm
• Baby wash
• Maternity sanitary pads
• Tissues
• A knitted item (cardigan, singlet, hat, or booties)
• A baby onesie
• Scent pads (Helps with bonding and feeding)
• Keep cup
• Hot chocolate sachet
• Journal and pen
• Milestone cards

The Little Miracles Trust supports the families of premature or sick full-term babies as they make their journey through neonatal intensive care, the transition home, and onwards. Learn more and give a % at opc.nz/support-TLM

Ellie is the first girl with Down syndrome in New Zealand history to compete in the national marching competition. Read how speech and language therapy provided by our partner charity, UpsideDowns, helped her get there.

Marching to Her Own Beat – One Percent Collective As the first girl with Down syndrome in New Zealand history to compete in the national marching competition, 9-year-old Ellie is breaking barriers with help from our partner charity, UpsideDowns.

THEY’LL BE THERE FOR YOU: This is the amazing team at our partner charity WELLfed – an award-winning free adult education programme based around kai, cooking, connection, and life skills.

This team has worked together to deliver seven cooking classes per week, 15 extra courses, a pop-up programme, and CV and driver licensing support that has totalled 4,022.75 hours of contact time with WELLfed Learners! That's as long as watching every episode of the sitcom, FRIENDS, 5 times!

Learn more and lend your support at onepercentcollective.org/charity/wellfed

Leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter, but one thing never changes – One Percent Collective givers keep on giving. They raised $𝟭𝟲𝟮,𝟮𝟴𝟬.𝟵𝟵 for our partner charities during the first 3 months of 2024. Thank you to everyone in the Collective.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱:
ADC Microfinance received $7,451.36
Bellyful NZ received $10,562.39
Digital Future Aotearoa (Code Club Aotearoa + Recycle A Device) received $5,894.80
Fair Food received $8,835.50
Garden to Table received $14,582.26
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand received $4,291.89
Inspiring Stories received $7,609.09
The Little Miracles Trust received $11,478.32
Mixit received $7,073.19
Ngā Rangatahi Toa received $15,246.27
OutLine Aotearoa received $4,083.29
Rare Disorders NZ received $3,265.94
TAKE MY HANDS received $8,810.35
UpsideDowns received $8,167.19
WELLfed received $5,122.82

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
DCM Wellington received $14,611.06
Kaibosh received $12,169.19
Sustainable Coastlines received $10,645.87

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 directed $2,380.21 of their donations towards covering our running costs.

One Percent Collective can't exist without the businesses and individuals below who contribute to our financial sustainability.
🍂 Our Superhero sponsors FNZ and Supergood
🍂 Our Hero sponsors 1000minds and Klim Type Foundry
🍂 Our Future 70 👉 opc.nz/Future_70
🍂 Friends of the Collective 👉 opc.nz/FOTC

Thanks again to everyone in the Collective making a difference to the wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand.

~ Pat, Ben, Sheridan, and the One Percent Collective Board of Trustees.

P.S. If you're not yet part of the Collective and you want to contribute to grassroots charity impact here in NZ, learn more about why we exist, what we do, and how you can be a part of it at onepercentcollective.org

After years of tireless advocacy, conversion practices are illegal in Aotearoa. But for many survivors, the journey to healing has only just begun. Now our partner charity, OutLine Aotearoa, aims to provide a safe space for survivors to heal together. Read about their groundbreaking new peer support service for conversion practices survivors.

From Advocacy to Healing: Peer Support for Conversion Practices Survivors – One Percent Collective Years of advocacy led to the banning of conversion practices in Aotearoa. Now, OutLine Aotearoa's Conversion Practices Survivor Network offers vital peer support, creating a safe space for survivors to heal together.

💻 Urgent Call for Laptops! 💻

Do you have a laptop that:
➡️ Is less than 10 years old
➡️ Has its charger

Our partner charity, Digital Future Aotearoa, runs the Recycle A Device (RAD) program. Their stocks are low and waiting lists are full of rangatahi in need of a laptop for learning and accessing job information.

🧠 Why donate laptops to RAD?
Your preloved laptop can live a second life and open the door to education, employment, digital skills and participation with RAD.

♻️ All donated devices are securely data sanitised at Entelar Group to an enterprise grade.

🛠️ Laptops are then whisked away to be refurbished by a RAD club based in a High School or Community Group around Aotearoa.

✨The RAD refurbishers are wizards at getting your laptop looking and feeling like new before it finds a new home with someone who needs it.

❤️ A RAD laptop can change someone's life and give them increased confidence and freedom to self-determine their future.

📣 So please... look around your office, email your IT department, ask your friends. RAD relies on laptop donations to continue supporting the growing need in communities.

💥 Get in touch with the RAD team at [email protected]

No parent wants to send their kids to school with an empty lunchbox. Our partner charity, Fair Food, is bridging the gap between hunger and education.

When Hunger Gets in the Way of Learning – One Percent Collective The rising cost of living is leading to some Kiwi kids facing hunger and barriers to school attendance. Our partner charity, Fair Food, is committed to bridging the gap between hunger and education.

March is . 300,000 Kiwis live with a rare condition that our health system doesn't adequately cater for. Our partner charity, Rare Disorders NZ, are doing their best to change that. They have loads of ways you can get involved and show your support during March. We're loving the temporary tattoos!

RDNZ | Rare Disorders Month 2024 Rare disease information gateway, support groups directory, practical advice, health and disability resources, research information, news and issues

Parents with a baby in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit face tough choices if they're also experiencing financial pressures. Do they look after family at home or spend time with their baby at the hospital?

In one South Auckland Hospital, Our partner charity, The Little Miracles Trust stepped in to provide a freezer filled with nutritious meals to ease the burden for exhausted families.

Read the story.

Nourishing Hearts: Making Difficult Starts Easier – One Percent Collective Parents with a baby in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit face tough choices if they're also experiencing financial pressures. Do they look after family at home or spend time with their baby at the hospital? In one South Auckland Hospital, The Little Miracles Trust stepped in to provide a freezer filled...

"The show is a raw, honest and empowering retelling of the experiences of an ensemble of rangatahi through dance, song, rap, and drama." Our partner charity, Ngā Rangatahi Toa, helps Auckland students facing challenges in school through art and wellbeing programs. The biggest event in their annual calendar is Manawa Ora – an annual theatre project guided by some of Aotearoa’s top performing artists.

Ngā Rangatahi Toa is unlocking the potential of Auckland's youth in a way that links them to education and jobs. If that sounds like something you'd like to support, learn more at https://opc.nz/SupportNRT

📷 Emily Raftery

Our partner charity, Garden to Table, delivers a food education programme for international students at Torbay School on Auckland’s North Shore. But the students' journey goes beyond food education.

Planting, harvesting, preparing and sharing kai, art projects, and animal encounters shape a well-rounded experience fostering language skills, teamwork, and social adaptability.

Growing Together: A Cultural Bridge for International Students – One Percent Collective Garden to Table's programme at Torbay School is a journey for international students that goes beyond food education. Planting, harvesting, preparing and sharing kai, art projects, and animal encounters shape a well-rounded experience that also fosters language skills, teamwork, and social adaptabil...

Look what we’ve built together! Over the last 3 months of 2023, around 700 donors raised $170,670.74 as a Collective of Kiwis who give a %. That's helping grassroots charities to plan future impact, knowing that there's funding for it – funding from One Percent Collective donors.

Here's how the numbers crunched:
ADC Microfinance received $7,528.29
Digital Future Aotearoa (Code Club Aotearoa + Recycle A Device) received $5,466.81
Bellyful NZ received $10,862.67
Fair Food received $8,388.56
Garden to Table received $14,088.44
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust New Zealand received $4,472.08
Inspiring Stories received $8,138.55
The Little Miracles Trust received $12,710.95
Mixit received $7,423.69
Ngā Rangatahi Toa received $15,560.47
OutLine Aotearoa received $4,528.74
Rare Disorders NZ received $3,693.31
TAKE MY HANDS received $8,982.12
UpsideDowns received $8,019.58
WELLfed received $5,061.12

Our Alumni and Legacy Charities
DCM Wellington received $14,103.52
Kaibosh received $11,332.52
The Period Place received $125.00
SpinningTop received $6,769.09
Sustainable Coastlines received $11,443.40

Friends of the Collective directed $1,971.83 of their donations towards covering our running costs.

One Percent Collective can't exist without the businesses and individuals below who contribute to our financial sustainability.
🏰 Our Superhero sponsors FNZ and Supergood
🏰 Our Hero sponsors 1000minds and Klim Type Foundry
🏰 Our Future 70 👉 opc.nz/Future_70
🏰 Friends of the Collective 👉 opc.nz/FOTC

Thank you to all donors in the Collective. They're making a difference in the lives and land of Aotearoa New Zealand and helping us to inspire generosity in others.

~ Pat, Ben, Sheridan, and the One Percent Collective Board of Trustees.

P.S. If you're not yet part of the Collective and you want to help have a grassroots impact here in NZ, learn more about why we exist, what we do, and how you can be a part of it at onepercentcollective.org

One Percent Collective - Regular Giving Made Easy Join hundreds of Kiwis regularly giving little amounts to causes they care about. We make it super-easy to donate to multiple trusted charities with one simple signup. Give as much as you like, as often as you like. It's like your subscription to Spotify or Netflix. Think of us as your positive chan...

Congratulations to these award-winning young New Zealanders who are demonstrating courage and leadership by making a difference for our communities and country. Here are the category winners from the 2023 Impact Awards – an initiative of our partner charity, Inspiring Stories.

Climate: Amy Klitscher - The Sustainable Food Co.
Enterprise: Georgia Latu - Pōtiki Poi
Inclusion: Elina Ashimbayeva - Storyo
Wellbeing: Neighbourhood NZ
Local: Luke Gray - PETRA (Preventative Education and Training for Resilient Adolescents) Programme.

Inspiring Stories is backing young people to change the world by increasing access to life-changing experiences and programmes like Future Leaders NZ, Festival for the Future, and The Impact Awards. You can back Inspiring Stories at onepercentcollective.org/charity/inspiring-stories

Inspiring Stories + One Percent Collective At Inspiring Stories, we’re backing young people to change the world, and increasing access to life-changing experiences and programmes like Future Leaders, Festival for the Future and The Impact Awards.

Get your hands dirty! Our partner charity, WELLfed, runs Container Gardening workshops that bring people together for a hands-on experience that fosters community connections and empowers learners to grow nourishing food at home.

Containers, Community, and Kai – One Percent Collective WELLfed's Container Gardening workshops bring people together for a hands-on experience, fostering community connections and empowering learners to grow nourishing food at home.