For many of us the festive season and Christmas has become all about the gifts, the food, the summer holiday.... But it is possible to give something back this Christmas. At The Gift Trust we’re celebrating generosity of all kinds with our festive top 10 list.

We’re celebrating #GivingTuesday today by promoting some great ways to plan your giving.

The Gift Trust has donated our first $1million to good causes on behalf of our generous donors. So we’re celebrating!

A Gift Trust donor, The Namaste Foundation, recently made a donation to AmbitionNZ, a project that explores what ambition means in New Zealand. The project is collecting interviews with a diverse range of people to find out how we can improve our ambitions as Kiwis. If you’re interested you can contribute your ideas to their survey.

An increasing number of NZ businesses are making charitable donations - its good for business, good for employees and good for the community. Read how The Gift Trust can help you achieve your business giving goals.

This year has been a year of growth for The Gift Trust, but we’ve remained true to our roots by doing what we do best: helping people spread their generosity to those who need it most.

As the end of the financial year looms, we look at how to use your donation tax credits more wisely to make an even bigger impact on the causes you care about.

This month we highlight the wonderful work done by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative, a project whom The Gift Trust has funded on behalf of three generous donors including the Namaste Foundation.