Our Funders
Cosy Homes is a key delivery partner for the Dunedin City Council's Energy Plan for objectives relating to making homes warmer and more energy efficient. The DCC provides crucial general operating and in-kind support to the Trust in the form of funding and technical assistance to the Project Manager. Cosy Homes and Dunedin City Council have a shared goal of ensuring all homes in the city are warm and cosy by 2025.
Dunedin City Council contributes $62,500 annually in matching funds to leverage Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Funds through the Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes programme. Cosy Homes administers the DCC’s contribution, with 100% of funds going to insulating homes.
Dunedin City Council contributes $62,500 annually in matching funds to leverage Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Funds through the Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes programme. Cosy Homes administers the DCC’s contribution, with 100% of funds going to insulating homes.
We are pleased to confirm funding support from New Zealand Oil & Gas, as recommended by the New Zealand Oil & Gas Southern Community Panel. The Panel provides a voice for the southern community to give feedback to New Zealand Oil & Gas on their activities in our region. The Panel and the company collaborate to identify local projects to support, and both see the huge benefits of helping Trusts like ours leverage and expand existing schemes that deliver insulation to Dunedin and Otago households.
“Poor home insulation has significant health, social, energy savings and economic impacts for many Kiwi households. It remains a big social issue for the country. We’re very pleased to support Cosy Homes to coordinate home insulation schemes and be part of the solution.”
- New Zealand Oil & Gas CEO Andy Knight
Find out more about the Southern Community Panel – your representatives – here. They’re keen to hear from you.
“Poor home insulation has significant health, social, energy savings and economic impacts for many Kiwi households. It remains a big social issue for the country. We’re very pleased to support Cosy Homes to coordinate home insulation schemes and be part of the solution.”
- New Zealand Oil & Gas CEO Andy Knight
Find out more about the Southern Community Panel – your representatives – here. They’re keen to hear from you.
The Otago Community Trust is a philanthropic organisation which applies its Trust funds for charitable and other purposes which are of benefit to the community. Otago Community Trust has invested over $1.0 million since 2013 into its Warm Homes through the Funding for Change Initiative, a partnership programme with Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA). In working with local insulation companies Smart Energy Solutions and Technobond, over 1500 houses in Dunedin and across Otago have been insulated.
Chief Executive Barbara Bridger highlights that there are very good synergies between what the Cosy Homes Charitable Trust is aiming to achieve and the Warm Homes programme the Otago Community Trust already champions.
“It is often quoted that $1 spent on insulation saves $5 in health savings to families, this relates to reduced medical bills, less time away from work due to ill children. Therefore, we passionately believe in helping people across Otago improve the insulation and heating of their homes.” - Chief Executive Barbara Bridger
Chief Executive Barbara Bridger highlights that there are very good synergies between what the Cosy Homes Charitable Trust is aiming to achieve and the Warm Homes programme the Otago Community Trust already champions.
“It is often quoted that $1 spent on insulation saves $5 in health savings to families, this relates to reduced medical bills, less time away from work due to ill children. Therefore, we passionately believe in helping people across Otago improve the insulation and heating of their homes.” - Chief Executive Barbara Bridger
COGS provides grants to non-profit community organisations delivering community-based social services. COGS grants support organisation running costs, projects and events. The Coastal Otago COGS committee awarded a grant that allows Cosy Homes to attend various expos, clinics and other community events in the area.
Lottery Community funds projects, activities, resources or services that have a community or social service focus, and which help connect communities, improve well-being and the quality of people’s lives. Lottery Community provides general operating support to Cosy Homes.
Other Supporters
Cosy Homes is supported generously in-kind by Kai Tahu Ki Otago Ltd, an iwi consultation service that works on behalf of manawhenua in the arena of environmental health. KTKO hosts the Project Manager in their office on Stuart Street, provides use of office equipment, IT and administrative support, and use of a shared vehicle. This incredible contribution allows Cosy Homes to operate with low overheads, and provides many networking opportunities with the seven other organisations working on the KTKO floor.
