Corporate Partners

thank you to our sponsors

We are immensely grateful to our corporate partners for the funding support we receive, which helps us sustain our programmes long-term and gives us the ability to plan ahead with confidence.

Our partners' support truly impacts the lives of children, young people and families propelling them towards brighter futures.

Corporate Partner: MERCHANT 1948 (formerly Overland)

We particularly want to acknowledge our Corporate Partner, the Merchant 1948 Young Hearts Project. Their support enables us to deliver the MATES Junior programme in four Auckland Intermediate schools, and supports our young mentees in other ways as well.

Through Deuce Generation's involvement with The Young Hearts Project, and as part of Great Potentials' MATES mentoring program, inspiring brand ambassador Matt-Lewis Hewitt had the privilege to visit and speak to Manurewa Intermediate, explaining the trials and tribulations of competing throughout the world in the ASP Qualifying Series.

Through The Young Hearts Project, $5 from every single pair of Deuce sold in New Zealand goes directly toward helping provide empowerment, support, inspiration and hope to young New Zealanders.

JOIN OUR PARTNER FAMILY

Are you looking for a cause where your company and your workforce can actively make a difference in the lives of our future generation- bridging the knowledge divide between the poor and the wealthy; helping young New Zealanders unleash their potential and develop the resilience and confidence to embrace a world of technology, rapid change and uncertainty.

To have a conversation about joining our Partner family, please get in touch with our Fundraising Manager, Tony Naidu.

Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving is an easy way your company and employees can contribute to Great Potentials. For every dollar an employee donates, they receive one third back as a tax credit in the same pay period. For more information on Payroll Giving please visit the IRD website.

The work we do helping people towards brighter futures is only made possible by support from so many generous donors.

There is still so much more we could do with greater resources. You can help us make a difference.

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From the Archives – Marietta Ulugia

In this series, we are dipping into the archives to share inspiring HIPPY stories from years gone by. Here is the story of Marietta Ulugia, our HIPPY Coordinator in Otara from 2009-2011 - living proof of the success of HIPPY.
Weathering the Covid Storm

After more than 100 days without any community transmission, life in NZ had pretty much returned to normal – until a second community outbreak hit Auckland and we found ourselves back in lockdown. We are thankful that Great Potentials has remained on course through the Covid storm...
Making Ice Cream, Shaping Lives

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Teenagers Studying during Holidays?

During the last school holidays, MATES ran a Study Fono with a focus on mentoring and tutoring senior students who have been doubly disadvantaged by the first Covid lockdown and loss of nearly a term of schooling...

Individual Donors

We are grateful for our individual donors - your contribution helps us make a difference.
Government Funding

We are tremendously appreciative of the Government funding we receive. We have an MSD contract to deliver HIPPY in New Zealand, Oranga Tamariki assists with funding our Social Workers in Schools, Ministry of Education supports our Early Learning Centre in Papakura and the Ministry of Youth Development gives partial funding to MATES.
Trusts and Foundations

We are immensely grateful to all of our supporters who contribute in various ways to Great Potentials Foundation. Your generosity truly impacts the lives of children, young people and families propelling them towards brighter futures.

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Making Ice Cream, Shaping Lives

Through play children solve problems, test out ideas and explore their imaginations. HIPPY helps parents create a fun learning environment at home where creativity is unleashed, bodies get moving and children develop a life-long love of learning...
Making a Difference: Girl With Cake Project

Maiyah, a former "HIPPY child", is an 8-year-old girl from Hornby in Christchurch. Since she was five years old, Maiyah has been baking and selling cupcakes to raise money to help the homeless in her city. She’s just a young girl, but she’s making a huge difference...
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SWiS: Speaking the Lingo in Papakura Schools

Papakura Family Service Centre's enthusiastic Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) team work in five Papakura schools, offering support and assistance to the schools’ children and families who are increasingly facing significant challenges in this community.
Uniting Against Covid-19

As we enter what we hope is our final week at Level 3, we want to recognise and thank those who are continuing to work to maintain essential services and support our communities, including our Great Potentials team who have kept working from home to deliver our programmes to those who need them..
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Our Latest Annual Report is Out

Our latest Annual Report is out, sharing inspiring stories of the difference we are making. "Our Foundation has a strong foundation; we have robust theories of change, we seek the evidence and we look to intentionally improve," says CEO Jacki RIchardson
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For almost 30 years Great Potentials has been focused on breaking cycles of disadvantage and unleashing the potential of our most at-risk families and youth. Research and Evaluation is an integral part of our work, and after years of quality research and evaluation, we have the numbers to prove the value of what we do...