Help us grow a village

We teach our little farmers that we each have two hands, one for giving and one for receiving.

Our project relies on gifting and generosity of people like you who share our vision that every child has a village. All donations are gratefully received.

Ways to donate

At Common Unity, it truly takes a village. The heart of our village is our whānau — the beautiful people who care for our gardens, harvest vegetables, share their skills, balance the books, cook delicious meals, make the coffee, and keep the lights on year round.

We are grateful for all financial contributions.

  • Become a Common Unity Champion. Regular donations per week, month, or quarter, help us plan for the year ahead, get through lean times, respond to emergencies and new opportunities, and scale up when things get busy. Consider spreading your donation out across the year on a timeline that works for you. Common Unity is a registered charity and all donations are tax deductible.

    Every little bit helps!

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    (one-off or regular donations)

    Please include your name as a reference and contact us so we can ensure we have your details to keep you updated and to provide tax receipts.

  • Through our Givealittle page.

  • Visit Inland Revenue’s website for more information about payroll giving.

  • Download an automatic payment form to take into your bank

    We are able to provide a receipt for tax purposes (you can claim up to one third back from donations over $5). Visit Inland Revenue’s website for information about tax credits for donations.

Will You Become A Common Unity Champion?

Funds raised will go to support our people — what we call ‘celery ops.’ (We can’t resist a gardening pun around here!) We reckon it’s a perfect summary.

Celery may not be the fanciest vegetable, but it’s the foundation of a lot of tasty meals. And so it goes for our people — it’s not too difficult to find funding for shiny new projects, but it’s harder to fund the people who make those things happen between the heartwarming photo ops and delicious harvests. 

So we’re turning to you, our community, to help us make sure we can keep our whānau going all year round.

Donation levels

$5 Gift a Meal to a community member in need.

$10 Nurture a Seedling to grow delicious produce for our community.

$20 Give a Poo to keep our soil and gardens healthy and thriving.

$30 Fix a Bike to reduce what we send to landfill and help someone get around town.

$50 Bake a Cake to celebrate a special occasion with a friend.

$100 Feed a School a nutritious and delicious lunch.

$250 Build a Hive to provide new homes for bees and sweet treats for people.

$500 Make a Friend and connect with loved ones over fresh, seasonal food in our Cafe.

Gifts In-Kind Donations

We’re big on sustainability and recycling unwanted items, so get in touch if you have something you no longer need. We may be able to turn it into something new that others want, get in touch!

Some things we may be interested in are:

  • Heritage Seeds

  • Rīwai

  • Fresh local produce – if you have a surplus or would like to grow a crop to donate

  • Quality kitchen equipment

  • Quality knitting yarn and needles

  • Knitted squares for children’s blankets

  • Quality natural fibre fabrics, and equipment

Support Our Mission

If you’ve ever donated to our work, please consider becoming a regular giver and spreading your donation out across the year on a timeline that works for you.

Common Unity is a registered charity and all donations are tax deductible.

Every little bit helps!

Nga Hui Kai, He Matauranga.

Note: In order to provide our supporters with an option to give regularly, we are using a platform called Custom Donations. They support non-profits by only charging a 1.5% fee on donations. You can choose to cover this cost in your donation so your full donation goes to Common Unity, or you can opt out and Common Unity will pay this fee.