Jenny Gill

Jennifer Mary Gill ONZM (born 1951) is a retired executive from New Zealand who worked in philanthropy. She was New Zealand's first full-time paid employee working in philanthropy, and the chair of Philanthropy New Zealand.[1]

Gill in 2017

Biography

Gill was born in Lower Hutt in 1951 and studied at Victoria University of Wellington.[2] She began her career working for the aid agency Council of Organisations for Relief Services Overseas (CORSO) and traveled to visit CORSO projects in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[1] She was also on the board of the Wellington YWCA. In 1985, Sir Roy McKenzie appointed her the executive officer of his foundation, the Roy McKenzie Foundation.[3]

From 2004 to 2019 Gill was the director of New Zealand's largest community trust, Foundation North.[4]

She was a founding member of the board of the Wellington Regional Community Foundation, the Funding Information Service and Philanthropy New Zealand.  She was on the board of Philanthropy New Zealand for twenty years, and has also been involved with Fulbright New Zealand and the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium.[3]

Recognition

In the 2017 New Year Honours, Gill was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to philanthropy.[3][5]

Publications
  • Gill, J., & Roy Mckenzie Foundation (N.Z.). (1992). Foundations in Britain and the United States of America. S.l.: J. Gill.[6]

References
  1. "New Zealand's Women in Power: Where are they now?". Stuff. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Gill, Jennifer Mary (7 July 2019). "Interview with Jenny Gill". Interview with Jenny Gill | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "JENNY GILL". Rotary Oceania. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. "Seeds: Jenny Gill on lessons from a life in Philanthropy". seeds.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. "Jenny Gill, of Auckland, ONZM for services to philanthropy | The Governor-General of New Zealand". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. Gill, Jenny; Roy Mckenzie Foundation (N.Z.) (1992). Foundations in Britain and the United States of America. S.l.: J. Gill. OCLC 154127841.
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