Make a donation to Inspiring Stories, and help us back more young New Zealanders.

Make a donation – we need your support!

Thanks to people like you, we’ve been able to inspire and support thousands of young people to build their capability and make a difference for our communities and country. The truth is – this work is hard. We’re a tiny team and charity. We’ve all been navigating the ongoing impacts of covid, the recession and rising cost of living, and we’ve seen big shifts in the funding landscape.
Donations and support from our community can play a critical role in helping to enable this work, to plan with confidence, and to back young New Zealanders now and into the future.

Your support can help to increase access to more life-changing opportunities and provide scholarship support, as well as helping to fund the things that no one else will like the day-to-day operations. And, because we’re a charity (#CC45932), you should be able to claim back 1/3 of your donation back in tax. Join the movement. Let’s back young New Zealanders!

Donate now.

“I can honestly say that being involved with Inspiring Stories has changed my life in the best way possible. It gives those of us who financially couldn’t otherwise afford to access these experiences.” – Talei Bryant, Whakatāne

Keen to donate via online banking instead?

If you would prefer to set-up an automatic payment or make a one-off donation to Inspiring Stories via online banking, you can direct these payments to our Inspiring Stories Kiwibank account – #38-9017-0138250-07

Please leave your Name and Email address in the payment reference section, so that we can email your donation receipt and our thanks. If you haven’t heard from us within two business days of making your payment, please contact us at contact@inspiringstories.org.nz.

Keen to speak with someone from our team or board about making a donation?

Devon Murphy-Davids, CEO at Inspiring Stories – Devon@inspiringstories.org.nz
Jo Bailey, Operations Manager at Inspiring Stories – Jo@inspiringstories.org.nz

Watch: the next chapter – our Founder, handing over to our new CEO, Devon Murphy-Davids.

What began as a tiny charity founded by a 24-year-old in 2011, would go on to inspire and support thousands of young New Zealanders to make a difference for our communities and country. In this video our Founder, Guy Ryan, shares some of the journey, handing over to our new Chief Executive, Devon Murphy-Davids, who joined us in 2023.

Our Values.

Whakawhanaungatanga – with great partnerships and relationships, anything is possible.
Be courageous – dare to dream, to do things differently, and stand up for what’s right.
Lead by example – positive role modelling to influence attitudes and behaviour.
Impact driven – striving to be more effective in everything we do.
Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and stewardship for future generations.