Category Archives: NEXT Stories
Successes, learning and the future
Successes, learning and the future Reflections at sunset • Annette and Neal Plowman are the founders of NEXT, a ten-year spend down foundation, with a strategic focus on the environment and educat...
Sustaining the gains
Sustaining the gains Beyond NEXT • NEXT is a limited life Foundation and planning for transition and sustainability of grant partners began at the point of NEXT investment • NEXT looked to suppor...
Fellowship Roopu Tuatoru
Fellowship Roopu Tuatoru On the systems change frontier • In 2019 NEXT turned its attention to growing leaders in system change, via the NEXT Fellowship • The vision is to build, connect, and gro...
The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy
The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy An invitation to give thoughtfully • The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) is a place for givers with a strategic, business-like approach to meet, share...
NEXT vision, objectives and values
Guided by stars Vision, objectives and values NEXT’s vision reflects the philosophy of it’s founders, Annette and Neal Plowman, and their particular areas of interest in environment and educat...
NEXT friends
Caring for the land and people A whole lot of help from our friends NEXT’s vision is to leave a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for the benefit of future generations of New ...
NEXT Foundation Fellowships
Growing strategic agents of change Summary Aotearoa New Zealand is facing serious challenges - social, environmental, economic and cultural - many of which are complex, embedded, fractured and...
NEXT team and community
Creating a legacy for future generations The importance of people The NEXT team and community aspire to make a transformational difference for future generations of New Zealanders NEXT is a...
Guided by stars
Kia ora koutou, and welcome to the third issue of NEXT Stories. NEXT was formed eight years ago and I’ve been musing over recent months how much has changed during that time. We have witnessed C...
Storytelling as a tool for reflection
NEXT turned five earlier this year, which represents the half way point of it’s ten year life as a spend down foundation. Since then I’ve been reflecting on the NEXT journey, and in particular the imp...
Supporting sustainability and preparing for transition
NEXT’s approach to sustainability NEXT is a spend down foundation and planning for transition begins at the point of NEXT investment Sustainability of grant partners includes financial resilie...
Voices of grant partners
A learning journey Two independent evaluations of NEXT from a grant partner (‘partner’) perspective occurred over the ten year life of the Foundation. The first happened in 2016 and the second in...
NEXT Governance
NEXT’s approach to governance NEXT founders Neal and Annette Plowman wanted a board that was small, flexible and philosophically aligned, with people they knew and trusted The thinking in the ...
Selecting grant partners
NEXT’s approach to selection between 2014 and 2024 The NEXT Foundation launched in March 2014 and three months later ran it’s first expression of interest (EOI) round, calling nationally for ap...
Strategic practices in philanthropy
Strategic Philanthropy Different foundations have different tools in their philanthropy kete or baskets - money is just one of these tools Being strategic and thoughtful in approach can magn...
Predator Free New Zealand. A story of strategic philanthropy
Why it matters The health of New Zealand’s land and water is integral to national success. The health of our nation’s environment is critical for the local economy. Tourism, primary producti...
Why a limited life foundation
From the outset of NEXT Foundation the intent was clear - to deliver a 10-year $100 million spend down programme, be strategic in approach, focus in the areas of education and the environment and inve...