$25 Million Special Fund

• Formed 25 years ago• Funded from Golden Bay to Rakaia River to Chatham

Islands• Grown capital base from $370 million to $530 million• Contributed nearly $340 million into communities• Donated $19million last financial year

Canterbury Community Trust has a proud history in Canterbury

• One off fund to help rebuild social infrastructure

• Second time in Trust history of digging into capital reserves

Special Fund launched to support social infrastructure of Canterbury

Special Fund – Breakdown

Social Housing Part-nership$10.0m

Ngai Tahu Partnership$2.0m

Rebuild Community Fabric Fund

$6.0m

Event De-velopment

$1.9m

Regional Fund

$5.1m

To enhance the reputation of Canterbury as an idyllic place to live and visit, and provide the following community returns:

• Help support employment opportunities and outcomes• Encourage innovation and self sufficiency• Encourage community participation

Social Enterprise Fund - Objectives

We are looking for projects which meet at least one of four pillars to benefit the community:

1. Social 2. Cultural 3. Environmental 4. Scientific

Social Enterprise Fund - Objectives

• This is the first time that we have done something like this

• We are very keen to see if the way we have selected produces the results everyone is looking for

• We have teamed up with University of Canterbury’s Dr Sussie Morrish

Learning through doing

• Setting the scene for Social Enterprise• A local example• Break• Business Case Planning• TCCT Application and Process• Business Mentors NZ• Q&A

The plan for today