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From a wardrobe clearing day in Dunedin, a golf day in Rotorua, a quiz night in the Hawkes Bay and a ‘funny money' Las Vegas night in Franklin, BNI chapters around New Zealand joined together to raise more than $107,000 for hospice in 2009.
BNI National Director, Graham Southwell, said that BNI owes its success to the concept of businesses helping each other through the ‘Givers Gain' philosophy, and giving back to the community is a natural extension of that philosophy.
Every week our more than 2,600 SME members combine their resources to grow each other's businesses through giving referrals, while also recognising that we are part of the community and that the power of reciprocity is only released when you give without the expectation of getting something back - as we do with hospice.
Chairman of Hospice New Zealand, Wilf Marley, said the involvement of BNI members and the funds they raise for hospice work around NZ is an inspiration. We are very grateful for your support and highly value our partnership with BNI. Thank you all so much.
Each chapter donated money it raised - whether through an auctioneer donating his time in Northland or a comedy and cocktail's evening from the Rangitoto chapter in Auckland - to its local hospice.
Since we began working together in 2005, BNI's chapters have raised over $300,000 for hospice. As well as supporting Hospice NZ to provide the BNI Scholarship programme since 2007.
With over 120 chapters in their network BNI (Business Network International) is a business and professional referral organisation whose primary purpose is to exchange qualified business referrals and develop word-of-mouth marketing techniques. Click here to visit their website.
You can also click here to read the BNI & Hospice Blog - to find out what chapters have been up too.
Pictured at the BIG CHEQUE handover are from left, BNI Marketing Director Colin Kennedy, BNI Financial Director Sue Redknap, National Director Graham Southwell and Hospice New Zealand Chairman Wilf Marley.