The Christchurch Foundation has transformed into  Kura Tāwhiti – Canterbury Community Foundation , marking an exciting new chapter in how we serve Christchurch City and the Selwyn and Waimakariri districts.   It was important for our name to represent the whole region, and our approach to building an endowment for this community and place we call home. This pausing and reassessing who we are and what we stand for reflects the shift in our purpose: to build a long-term funding

Joy Shivas partnered with The Christchurch Foundation to establish the Women Entrepreneurs Fund, providing financial and holistic support to female founders to cover their living expenses while they drive their business forward.

The Christchurch Foundation’s Women Entrepreneur’s Fund continues its mission to close the gender gap in entrepreneurship by backing innovators like Emily Blythe, whose ideas are redefining the aviation industry.