We’re so pleased you’re interested in our Community Investment Programs. We’d love you to apply and contribute towards our thriving local community.
Our Community Investment Program has returned over $3 million to local community groups and organisations.
We’ve funded meaningful and impactful projects across Gisborne and district and strengthened community connections in the process. See our 15-year impact map for some of our major contributions to Gisborne and district.
We’re focused on significantly investing in purposeful projects over the coming years.
We know successful communities mean successful businesses and we’re all about our region thriving so everyone benefits.
We’re focused on developing partnerships with local community organisations to leverage our funding sources and ensure we’re a key community asset for all.
Community and not-for-profit organisations can apply for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for the community and align with our 3 Key Impact Pillars.
However, we need you! Our jam is operating banking services and while we can enable your project, we need your community group to deliver it.
Community banking is a ‘profit-for-purpose’ model, meaning profits are returned directly to the community that has generated them. In our case, the beautiful Gisborne region.
Community banking is designed to feed a positive cycle of good business, community and giving back.
To run a successful Community Investment Program and return as much as possible, we first need to run a successful business. That’s why it’s important customers bank with us in the first instance.
Our community investment funding is made possible by the profit generated from banking services provided at our branch in Gisborne.
Simply, we invest in local community groups and organisations that undertake projects to build and strengthen our community.
When we invest, we’re also enabling community groups to leverage our funding and implement sustainable practices for future proofing their organisation’s success. That’s sustainability at its core.
If you’re part of an eligible community group doing great things, making change and delivering exciting projects, please apply for community investment funding.
Imagine what your community organisation can do for the betterment of Gisborne and surrounds. We’re looking for bold ideas, clever ideas, creative ideas and projects your local community group can bring to life with our support.
The types of organisations we typically support (but are not limited to) include community interest groups or organisations, sporting clubs, schools, and/or community service projects. The aim of the Community Investment Program is to achieve impact widely across many industry sectors.
Our grants are paid to an organisation to address a social issue within the community or to enable them to deliver a specific, standalone project that will benefit local residents.
We sponsor events, projects or organisations through the provision of money, goods or services in return for customer acquisition opportunities and brand recognition.
Applicants are encouraged to apply in a community investment round well before their event as funds will only be made available after formal announcement has been made and a partnership meeting has taken place.
We understand that in some instances funding applications need to be made outside of our autumn and spring community investment rounds. Chief Executive Officer, Jo-Ann Irwin on the contact details at bottom to discuss out-of-round funding applications.
The actual process itself is quite simple:
Before you begin make sure you are eligible to apply and have:
Keep up to date with our upcoming community investment programs, by visiting our Facebook page.
We understand applying for funding can be challenging for volunteers. Please contact our our Chief Executive Officer, Jo-Ann Irwin, on ceo@macedonrangescommunityenterprises.com.au with any questions on our community funding programs and she’ll be in touch to help you.
There are no rounds available for Community Bank Gisborne & District at the moment.