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Tāmaki Makaurau · Auckland

Fund Yourself Strategy

Grants are optional. A strategy is not.

One pathway, four stages, one printable pack. Snapshot your club, set the mix, shortlist from the tree, then print. Answers stay in this browser only.

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Not legal, tax or financial advice. City Builders Association Limited, NZBN 9429053649225. Verify funder rules. Mid-2026 snapshot.

Stage A · Snapshot

Step 1 of 8

Entity and offer

You cannot ask for money before you can say who you are and what you offer.

If you cannot write the offer in 25 words, you are not ready to ask anyone for money.

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Tick all six rules in Step 8 to enable printing.

12-month funding pathway

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City Builders Association · Tāmaki Makaurau · 2/10/2026

Section 1 · Snapshot

Offer: Not written yet.

Legal form: - · GST: - · Local board: -

Cash need: $0 · Banked: $0 · Gap: $0

Incorporated under ISA 2022 / re-registered?-
Constitution reviewed in last 3 years?-
Officers named and duties minuted?-
Last grant accountability filed?-
Community lease or land tenure clear if capital is in the need?-

Section 2 · Mix

Members & majors 35%Local business 25%Earned income 15%Crowdfunding + match 15%Grants 10%

Owners: Members - · Business - · Earned - · Crowd - · Grants -

Section 3 · Self-funding actions

0 members · 15 ambassador target · Monthly giving target $0

In-kind is booked at fair value. Sponsorship is invoiced + GST if registered, not a donation receipt.

Section 4 · Grant shortlist

No grants selected. That is allowed.

Section 5 · 90-day sequence

Days 1–14Entity + 2-pager + claims sheet-
Days 8–21Ambassador compact-
Days 15–35Ten business conversations-
Days 30–45Lock match before any public thermometer-
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Section 6 · Rules

  • ☐No donation receipt on sponsorship money
  • ☐No invest / return / share of the club language
  • ☐Privacy: ambassadors use their own networks
  • ☐Failure clause written (refund or roll unused funds)
  • ☐Year-2 maintenance named if capital is in the plan
  • ☐Lawyer or accountant reviewed if raising over $25,000 or security-like

Pack will not print until all six rules are ticked.

City Builders Association Limited NZBN 9429053649225 · thecitybuilder.com/funding-strategy · Not legal, tax or financial advice · Mid-2026 snapshot · Verify every funder

Not legal, tax or financial advice. City Builders Association Limited, NZBN 9429053649225. Verify funder rules. Mid-2026 snapshot.