2025 - New Zealand Projects
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Happen Films
Inspiring Stories for a Changing World
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Papawhakaritorito Trust
Uplifting Māori Food Sovereignty
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Rewiring Aotearoa
An Electrified Future for Kiwis
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Bringing Together New Zealand Givers
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Kaupapa Tu Wairua
Navigating Taonga Species Protection
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Future Whenua
Transforming the Rural Sector, in a Life-Affirming Culture
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UNDERGROUND Festival
Festival celebration soil, food and farming
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Ruamahanga Farm Foundation
Learning from Land, River and Community
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2024 - New Zealand Projects
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Happen Films
Inspiring Stories for a Changing World
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Papawhakaritorito Trust
Uplifting Māori Food Sovereignty
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Rewiring Aotearoa
An Electrified Future for Kiwis
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Koanga Institute
Saving New Zealand’s Heritage Food Plants
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Toru Education
Enhancing Skills for Sustainable Living
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Kaicycle
Urban Farming and Localised Composting
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Bringing Together New Zealand Givers
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Tiwaiwaka
Restoring the Mauri of the Whenua
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The Gift Trust
Making Good Happen
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Waiwhetu Te Ati Awa
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Every Body Is a Treasure
Developing Youth through Art and Nature
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Organics Aotearoa
Supporting NZ Organics
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Kaupapa Tu Wairua
Navigating Taonga Species Protection
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House of Science
STEM Begins with Science
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4 A Better City
Making a Positive Difference in Upper Hutt City
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Eco-Index
Guiding Biodiversity Investment in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Globaïa
Cultivating Planetary Awareness through Science and Art
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Future Whenua
Transforming the Rural Sector, in a Life-Affirming Culture
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Kelmarna Gardens
Community Farm in Central Auckland
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Te Weu Tairāwhiti
A Just Transition for Whenua and Whānau
2023 - New Zealand Projects
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The Learning Environment
Holistic Learning Experiences for Wellbeing
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Bringing Together New Zealand Givers
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The Gift Trust
Making Good Happen
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Happen Films
Inspiring Stories for a Changing World
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Wakatū
Tūpuna Pono, Being Good Ancestors
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Kaicycle
Urban Farming and Localised Composting
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Tiwaiwaka
Healing the Mauri of the Whenua
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Spacebase
Space for Planet Earth Challenge
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Inspiring Stories
Backing Young People to Create Change
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Common Unity
Community-Based Urban Development
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Aspen Institute NZ
Deeper Conversations for New Zealand
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4 A Better City
‘Working the Food’ in Upper Hutt
2023 - Global Projects
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Agrarian Trust
Land Access For Next Generation Farmers
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Amazon Sacred Headwaters
Shared Visions for a Bioregional Plan
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One Earth
Collective Action to Solve the Climate Crisis -
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Regen Foundation
Co-Creating the Shift to Global Regeneration
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Earth Law Center
Rebalancing the Human-Nature Relationship
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Global Alliance for Rights of Nature
Respecting and Enforcing Rights of Nature
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Stop Ecocide International
Driving the Conversation on Ecocide
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For the Wild
An Anthology of the Anthropocene
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Mother Tree Labs
Weaving Worldviews for Nature
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The BioFi Project
Bioregional Finance for Planetary Regeneration
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Climate Emergency Fund
Waking Up to the Climate Emergency
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Glitch3 Residency
Alternative Intelligences for Blockchain x Nature
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Local Futures
Promoting Localization Globally
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Culture Hack Labs
Supporting Movements Creating Cultural Interventions
2022 - New Zealand Projects
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The Learning Environment
Holistic Learning Experiences for Wellbeing
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Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Bringing Together New Zealand Givers
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Koanga Institute
Saving New Zealand’s Heritage Food Plants
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Future Whenua
Innovative Thinking for Rural Production
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Kaicycle
Urban Farming and Localised Composting
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Toru Education
Enhancing Skills for Sustainable Living
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4 A Better City
‘Working the Food’ in Upper Hutt
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The Workshop
Changing Narratives for Complex Issues
2022 - Global Projects
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Big Green
Growing Food Changes Lives
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