In 2023, the J R McKenzie Trust and CSI have partnered to develop a companion volume – The Philanthropic Landscape Volume II: Shifting Culture and Power though Mana-Enhancing Partnerships to follow on from their eariler publication - The Philanthropic Landscape: A Review of Trends and Contemporary Practices. Volume II examines the skills, mindsets, and ‘ways of being’ that philanthropy must adopt to give effect to the themes identified in Volume I.

Volume I, 'The Philanthropic Landscape: A Review of Trends and Contemporary Practices' identified five key characteristics of contemporary philanthropy – a focus on equity, power sharing, systems change, decolonising practice, and adaptability and learning. These themes weave across all aspects of philanthropic practice, including strategy, models of grantmaking, relationships with community, and approaches to understanding impact.

The Philanthropic Landscape Volume II: Shifting Culture and Power through Mana-Enhancing Partnerships, centres on the ‘how’ of impactful philanthropy; specifically focusing on the characteristics of mana-enhancing partnerships. This new volume examines the skills, mindsets, and ‘ways of being’ that philanthropy must adopt to give effect to the themes identified in Volume I.

The work builds on our sector’s body of thought, and to inspire and influence mana-enhancing philanthropy in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. 

For those engaged in philanthropy, it's an essential read to stay informed and ahead of the curve. 

The 2019 The Philanthropic Landscape: A Review of Trends and Contemporary Practices can be downloaded from the J R McKenzie Trust website.

About J R McKenzie Trust

The J R McKenzie Trust is a philanthropic family trust that has been grantmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1940. Known for funding groups and initiatives that often struggle to get grants elsewhere, J R McKenzie Trust distribute allocated funds through a variety of approaches and mechanisms to organisations that align with our vision of a socially just and inclusive Aotearoa New Zealand.

Their funding is made possible by dividends received each year from Rangatira Investments, a company established by Sir J R McKenzie in 1937, that pioneered private investment in New Zealand. Today it grows iconic New Zealand businesses utilising a co-investment model.