Amy Carter

The Influencers: Amy Carter

I was amazed to learn that there are just over 2100 registered charities in Christchurch. On top of that, there will be many, many other causes that most of us don’t even know about unless they have touched us in our private lives.   The problem is, if you are wanting to gift some money […]

Amy Carter

Promoting Philanthropy: Q&A with Amy Carter

Communities, charities and projects are the benefactors of the new Christchurch City Foundation, set up a year ago to positively impact the city. We catch up with Head of the Christchurch Foundation Amy Carter to discuss the philanthropy driving this positive outcome.     How did the Christchurch Foundation story begin? The initial concept came […]

Amy Carter

The Influencers Column: Amy Carter

Irecently had the pleasure of attending a presentation from four millennials talking about social enterprises here in Christchurch. The future leaders were excited to share their findings with the baby boomers and gen Xers. After all, in their minds, social enterprise is a relatively new concept, largely driven by their generation.   Those of us […]

Amy Carter

The Influencers Column: Amy Carter

New Zealand was recently named as the most prosperous country in the world by The Legatum Institute. The London based think tank has recently released its annual global Prosperity Index for 2018, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous nations. New Zealand now outranks Finland – a country we are often highlighted as performing […]